On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:15:40 -0000, Joe wrote:

I woke up this morning to find a tree in my back yard had broken off
and fell about 6 feet off the stump. It's is buttressed by some high
tree branches of an adjacent tree. It's about a 50 foot tree with no
real width to it just basically a big one foot
diameter log. I need to get it to fall so I can cut it up but it looks
like it's in a pretty secure lean. How can I safely cut this tree down?


This can be a dangerous situation. Carefully think how the tree is
going to fall and how you are going to cut it. You may be better off
getting someone who is experienced in cutting trees. Recently I cut
down a tree and it did not fall where I thought it would--thankfully,
it did not do any damage to the garage. You could try throwing a rope
around the upper part and pulling it up off the branches. A few
strong men helps a lot, but I'd be concerned about anyone getting
hurt.