Our BIGGEST TREE to DATE! | 90ft Conifer Tree Removal
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So this week we removed a HUGE ROTTEN Conifer Tree That was putting the nearby house in danger, over 6ft at the base and over 90ft tall, we had our work cut out for us. We sent Garreth (our Tree Surgeon) up to tackle this beast and he did an astounding job. With Shots included from his head camera. Watch as he takes down the tree in sections and finishes off with an impressive fell at the end!
Cutting down and removing a dangerous Tree Using Stihl Chainsaws, including the World's Biggest Chainsaw - Stihl MS881 In Action!
The Chippings went to a local mototcross track as mentioned in the video along with the logs for processing, one or two were kept by the customer to make furniture! Enjoy.
Chapters:
0:00 Preview
0:51 Clearing Branches
1:51 Topping
4:14 Cherry Picker
10:17 Chipper Action
16:05 Reaching New Heights
25:07 A Nice Swing
31:16 Fell
31:47 Rot
32:12 Clean Up
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Awesome video great job stay safe
Man rules the earth, the animals and trees don’t have a say. My grand father had a massive ponderosa pine in his yard. Big enough to be designated as a point on an aircraft compass. There was a very small air port about five miles away. The pilots could use the ponderosa as a guidance point into the landing and take off from the small area air port. His house was destroyed in one of the many earth quakes that plague the Southern California area. He was long gone when this earth quake hit the area. The city fathers ordered the tree demolished and hauled away. Their opinion was that the tree was over two hundred years old. It dropped pineapple sized pine cones every year.it took 10 dump trucks to haul away the debris . I was a youngster when it was demolished ,I’m 80 years old now.
A neighbor had 3 tall mature tall conifers in his back yard along the fence line. He trimmed them in such a way to keep them alive and they looked like beautiful Art work.
@Enfrance2003
2 ай бұрын
We had a rather unruly Lellandii hedge at the bottom of our garden just the other side of the fence. It was deemed too unruly by the council so it was trimmed. We now have a 20 foot tall row of dead trees. I’m glad you’re happy with yours, maybe by the time ours has rotted into oblivion it will justify the council decision.
@amayastrata4629
Ай бұрын
Our neighbour has leylandii and never cuts them. We get barely any sun in our garden anymore.
Interesting to see a Conifer that has been left to grow to its fullest.
A shame you have to cut it down! If it could talk, what stories it could tell!
@michaelrupf776
6 ай бұрын
Story of wind clouds rain and sun :P
Greatjob guys! Sometimes a tree has to com e down for the safety of the people living nearby. During Hurricane Isabel in Eastern VA in 2003 many houses were cut in half(and a few people died) because the trees had gotten so large (100 ft plus!) we had taken down 14 of the 35 trees on our lot just 6 months before, and had no damage to our house or one neighbor. Two neighbors trees landed in our yard, but no house damage.
Each branch is its own tree 🌲
Why did they want to cut down that beautiful tree?
Whoa the tree trunk swaying so high up there scared the 💩out of me. Great job.
@gorillagroundsandgardens
3 ай бұрын
I can tell you it is no fun up on the MEWP! one small movement gets it swaying about. While its safe it is not very comfortable.
My two favorite colors. Green and Brown❤
What a Real shame. Such a Beautiful, Majestic Tree!
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
If you watch close to the end of the video you will see it was rotten in the middle.
@Sahadi420
6 ай бұрын
@@gorillagroundsandgardens Just curious, as a tree service do you ever say "Nah, that tree is too perfect to cut down." if it's healthy??
@seancampbell3950
5 ай бұрын
I worked as a groundie for a company called treehab, I can honestly say that no surgeon or tree company would remove or fell a healthy tree. If the tree is rotten, has dieback, then a 90-foot tree with dieback then becomes a serious hazard especially if a strong gust of wind blows it over and demolishes a house, as I've seen 35 foot london plane with dieback be blown over and destroyed the double extension & roof on this house causing thousands of pounds of damage!!!
@seancampbell3950
5 ай бұрын
@@Sahadi420normally if a tree is healthy then a reduction is done or a pollard depending it can be anything from a GP1 to GP4, I'm only speaking from my own experience though!!!
@seancampbell3950
5 ай бұрын
@@gorillagroundsandgardensjust wanna say what a fantastic job you guys did , proper professional
OH MY ...! What else can I say? Oh, I know ... "great filming", too. God bless.
Always sad when the great ones come to the end of life, it sure was a beauty! Job well done! 👍
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
Jeez, the view from OUTER SPACE was pretty great! Amazing job and RIP tree, thanks for the air and shade 🌲
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
This is the most relaxed I have been in days. I don't know why and I don't care to know why this was so satisfying. You all did an amazing job! That green substance on the tree branches essentially is pollen. Beautiful on the inside. ❤🌲🪵
That was a beautiful tree 🌲
Wow this was so freaking high 😮
Ive watched this with great interest several times. I like seeing things that are local to me. I even know the owners of this house. Good job well done.
Wow, epic!!! What happens to all the wood pieces and chunks? Amazing video, skilled workers!!!! 🪵🪵🪵
Dangerous job, expertly done....... Stihl, no substitute.
@gorillagroundsandgardens
3 ай бұрын
I have to say I like my Stihl machines!
My two favorite colors. Green and Brown
The View from the top is insane!
@gorillagroundsandgardens
7 ай бұрын
It really was great you could see over the trees for miles!
Timber!!!! You made it look easy.
It's a beautiful tree what a shame.
Вот это смелость и сила!💪🏻👏👏👏👏
Class well done
Brilliant job! loved how you dismantled it with no chance of the limbs falling in the wrong direction. It's the best tree felling video I have come across. 👌🏻
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it 😁
@stendecstretcher5678
6 ай бұрын
I concur.
IMPRESSIVE !!! Like a fine tuned violin !! Great teamwork and Garreth is a Rock Star !! Great editing ,also!!
Cracking job done Therapeutic 👍👍👍😜🏴🦕🦄😁🤞✌️
I enjoyed watching you take down that majestic old tree Main thing I watched with comfort Not worry about the safety of your team I watch Blair Glen in California I’m comfortable watching him Well done again taking that old tree down
Wonderful work, made exceptionally interesting, by the fact that there is no aggravating music distracting attention to the job in hand. Thanx guys.
@copa1856
6 ай бұрын
I had to turn the sound off. Anything but Jazz 😖
The waste from a conifer is unreal, even relatively small ones! That was more wood than Ron Jeremy!😂
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
A man that knows.
Watching the cleaning up process was just as good as watch as the actual felling 😅
I couldn't help noticing the seating area closest to the tree was being completely shaded by the tree. Great to watch a dangerous tree being removed. Another one can always be planted in it's place.
Parabéns pelo belo trabalho! Equipe maravilhosa.
That sure was a lot of cuts to get that job done
OMG spectacular I mean not the view but the job in itself. I was frightened just by watching 🇨🇵
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
It is a bit scary up there but with the right qualifications, experience and equipment it is perfectly safe.
@sylviacheve7837
6 ай бұрын
@@gorillagroundsandgardensoh yes very true. I was just wondering when the tree pruner has its chainsaw tied to his body if he pulls the brake on the machine before dropping it... thanks for the answer, hope I can make myself understood as my English is not perfect...
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
@@sylviacheve7837 The chain brake will be on when not cutting.
@sylviacheve7837
6 ай бұрын
@@gorillagroundsandgardens ah OK 👍
Great job you should get a truck mount hoist put on to help load large logs
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
Its somewhere on a very long list of things to get in the future. Would have been much easier on the lads backs!
What a crime against nature.. 😢Need to leave these grand old trees alone.
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
I can tell someone didn't make it to the end of the video.
WOW!
Je bežné ze sekvoja v strede odhnije ale okolité drevo je pevne ako železo a môže rásť ďalších 100 rokov s dutinou nádherný strom mohol sa len zredukovať a znížiť o nejakú väčšiu tretinu strom by sa dal do kondícii
What variety was the tree. It looked a bit like a Wellingtonia?
Good one, would not want a tree that big in my garden..
Why on earth would any body get rid of this tree
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
Watch until the end and you will get a clue 😉
Impressionnant
SHAME ON THE HOMEOWNER, AND YAW FOR CUTTING DOWN SUCH A GORGEOUS EXTREMELY OLD TREE!!! HOW 😔 😔
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
Much better to let it rot and fall on the house....
3:29 when cutting a limb with that much weight, I’d watch out having your lanyard so close. If it rips and don’t break off your gonna feel it in a bad way! But good job bro 🤘
Shame you couldn't use the wood for something
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
The wood is being processed for firewood by the person we dropped it off to.
Im sad to see this. No need😢 where is the rotting exactly.
Great music.
Would a large tarp be an option to wrap around the tree on the ground and stick the two sides together? Obviously branches and logs falling will make some holes but at the end when you've got the logs and branches up, you could go around dealing with most of the cuttings/saw dust a bit easier?
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
That would work on a much smaller tree. There was about 8t of wood chip once we had finished chipping the branches + another estimated 10t of logs. No tarp would do that.
@zuzuspetals9281
3 ай бұрын
It is crazy watching you all use electric saws to cut so much of this tree up. Gas powered saws would have done quicker work but I am surprised at how much you were able to get done with the electric saws. Nice job.
I sure don’t miss doing jobs like these without equipment to move and lift debris..a lot of back breaking work
@gorillagroundsandgardens
3 ай бұрын
Equipment to make the removal part of the job easier is on my very long list of wants!
Why was this beautiful tree cut down???
Wow 💪
Awesome job brother
@gorillagroundsandgardens
4 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Interesting video. Are you letting the bottom of the tree like that ?
A shame it started rotting. About how old do you think the tree was?
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
Estimated the tree was around 100 years old.
@Muppet.master
6 ай бұрын
The only rot I saw was in the soul of the.owners ..karma will catch up soon .🃏🐰🕳️
Это ель была шикарна😢
thats aton of whittling, fall it in one piece , then use the miniskid to pull it apart after after cutting branches, when you have room .
@gorillagroundsandgardens
2 ай бұрын
In this case the client wanted the lawn protected. Dismantling the tree was far less damaging than falling it would have been. It is difficult to see on the video but the tree also has a significant lean towards the house.
Job well done.
Why was it cut down?
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
We have painstakingly hidden some clues in the video. Watch it to the end and you might see
Was that a cedar of Lebanon? Great job working your way down!
@gbentley8176
5 ай бұрын
Western Red Cedar. Introduced in Victorian times. I have several that make that one look small. Internal pruning creates a cathedral effect and ensures air flow. As a biologist I can tell you that a rather inflammatory alga loves that species. Dust in the eye is not to be recommended.
good video
Beautiful old tree such a shame.
Why couldn't they get rid of the clearly dead tree that was in like 90% of the shots.
Vua khi Việt Nam cut tree very good
Why was the tree chopped down it looked beautiful??
Couldnt you have felled it whole?
It's a shame, the tree would have been great for a tree house, but if it's rotten then it's better that way, safety comes first!
Was it a Leylandia ?
Why did they take the tree down? Did it have a disease?
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
If you watch until the end you can see it was rotten in the middle.
@gmac8852
5 ай бұрын
It was attracting chainsaws so it had to go 😂.
Hey, is it possible for you to talk about why the tree was removed. It looked really healthy. Was there a special reason why it was cut down love from Canada
Schade um den schönen Baum! Traurige Grüße aus Deutschland 🌲🌲
I wish someone could help me cutting down three trees in front of my house it’s getting too big and dangerous for my house and neighbors it belongs to the city I’m so frustrated now
What a waste why did you fell it 😢
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
Try watching at 31:50 the tree was rotten in the middle and had lost several large limbs despite appearing healthy on the outside.
@welshwizard822
6 ай бұрын
How much is a job like that worth in £
@stockrose699
6 ай бұрын
Greatings from Germany. My English is not the best , but I try to write , what I think. You have done a great job. But this tree shoud never cut down in our country. It is not ill. The process of rottening in the middle is normal by a tree of this age. The stem is healthy and in a very good behaviour. Broken branches are a normal process of becoming older. There is no traffic, no electricity. Hauses are far away enough. In Germany we have a law called „Baumschutzsatzung“: Cutting of trees with more than 80cm Diameter at the height of 1 m is forbidden.“ Such a big tree is Home for hundreds of Bords, sqirrels, insects, and so on. It will need 400 new planted young trees to produce the same amount of oxygene (just read in a scientist Magazine) We need such old methusalems in our nature.
@gmac8852
5 ай бұрын
It was attracting chainsaws.
@gbentley8176
5 ай бұрын
Agree@@stockrose699
Yer stihl needa work on a battery top handle. Shame nice tree. Thanks
@gorillagroundsandgardens
5 ай бұрын
We have the msa220t and it works well in a lot of situations.
Pohon apa ini ,? Kayu nya bagus banget
We a currently in the process of having a 60ft Conifer taken down as it has destroyed the back wall and stops the whole garden getting any light. Any suggestions on what we can do with the logs? Want to make use of them in some way
@gorillagroundsandgardens
7 күн бұрын
These logs will be seasoned and sold as firewood. They are not the best firewood especially when not completely dry. But at least they are being used.
Eastern Redcedar ?
What kind of tree was that?
Nice big garden. Shoulda dropped it in one. 🤪😂😂
Didnt look rotten in the middle at all
What happened with the stump?
@gorillagroundsandgardens
3 ай бұрын
Once we have sorted it out we will make a part two.
You did a great Job, but why did anyone want this lovely looking tree cut down? Was it becoming dangerous? or just to big?
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
It was too large and had lost several limbs. If you watch later into the video you can see it is rotten in the middle.
@maxthecat14
6 ай бұрын
@@gorillagroundsandgardens Thanks for answering, I just thought it looked a nice tree,.... nice, but big. Shame about the rot, but nothing lives forever. I have an Apple tree that I am considering having taken out as it is slowly dying, but haven't had the heart to do it yet, as it is so big it provides a lot of shade and a perch for many birds, but one day soon, it will have to go.
Where is this located? Have a super great day 🌻
@gorillagroundsandgardens
3 ай бұрын
We are Devon based and this was local to us.
Amazing what that wee saw can do with one hand! That lumber would go well in my woodburner 👌🏻
I’ve been climbing 4 years and Jesus my calculations for tree height must be way off I did a pine the other day which I though was 90ft but it was way bigger then this must of been around the 120-130 mark
@ Reon Rounds, how many picks?
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
Amazing what equipment is out there. We can only aspire to have just one of those cranes. Knuckle boom for me I think.
One think I do not understand,why it was not cut in one pice. Looks like there is enough spice to lay it down.
@gorillagroundsandgardens
5 ай бұрын
The client wanted to keep their lawn in good shape. It was also leaning enough in the wrong direction that we could not have pulled it over safely.
27:03 how dangerous!!!
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
What is dangerous about that?
@eduardosapples1997
6 ай бұрын
@@gorillagroundsandgardens have a closer look at his hand being so close to the chainsaw
@liamyabsley6691
6 ай бұрын
I'd really say that is the camera angle , seems like this guy is very experienced in what he does 👌
new subscriber its scary bec I'm afraid of heights.
@gorillagroundsandgardens
6 ай бұрын
Just being up on the lift takes a lot of getting used to. Never mind double that height.
What length is that longest bar for the MS881 please?
@gorillagroundsandgardens
11 күн бұрын
This bar is a 74" bar. There are larger bars available 84" at least.
Para que cortar uma árvore tao linda ???????? Mais tarde estarao pedindo ajuda quando chegarem as catastrofes com que a Natureza retribui.
What was battery stihl and what size chain I do garden maintenance ie apple trees and a like please.
@gorillagroundsandgardens
2 ай бұрын
We have an MSA300 and a MSA220T as the saws used on this project. The top handle should only be used while climbing if you want to stay insured.
What would the total weigh have been much fire wood
@gorillagroundsandgardens
2 ай бұрын
I would say we moved over 30t of material in total between what went though the chipper and the logs.
Это можжевельник такой гигантский???
Age of Tree?
@gorillagroundsandgardens
Ай бұрын
About 70 years old.
I assume that is not a job you should do 8hours a day for 5 days straight, how is your work scheduled?
@gorillagroundsandgardens
29 күн бұрын
We estimate the time required for jobs and are normally fairly well on schedule with how much we allow.
A lot of good lumber in that log
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