"Cuprager" wrote in message
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Father in law has about 9 of these massive trees in his back garden.
They are a bit taller than his 2 storey house and sit at the back of the
garden... there is a lane behind his garden about a cars width wide.
There is a greenhouse in front of the trees. You know whats coming next,
dont you! He had a quote from a tree surgeon to remove these trees, the
price was about 1k. Quite a lot of cash. The question is, is it a
diy'able job to take these down? The fears that i have are in their
rough order...

1. The height, how do you get 'up' high enough to lop the tops off?
2. Confined space to fell them. Should you rope them into the garden or
the lane... what about the greenhouse!
3. I dont think i would be comfortable with a chainsaw at height. Would
a bow saw or similar be ok?

All comments welcome please!!

TIA
Gerry

I payed £400 to have two 14 metre Leylandi removed from a difficult location
(no possibility of felling, and all the bits had to be hand-carried down a
narrow alley). This was probably slightly expensive, but I wouldn't have
liked to do it myself (I did try). The tree surgeons climbed to the tops of
the trees, and then climbed down, removing the branches and trunk with a
chainsaw as they went. The logs do burn well, so if you know someone who can
make use of them, the tree surgeons may give you a discount for leaving the
heavy stuff behind.