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Widow Shooter
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We went to look at this job, I climbed it, and after a bit, decided I had better re-think this one.
It is a large willow, on of the stems split 2 years ago, fell and is being held up at the tip by a birch on the lakeshore, it is also being held about 6 feet from where the split ends by another limb from underneath.
the problem is there is no stem that has anywhere near the strength to rig it off.
she doesn't want the birch hurt and there is also a cedar hedge just off to the west about 6 feet, they don't want that hurt either, they have all that chicken-wired off to keep the beavers out...
I could cut it back near the split, after removing the 3 limbs that are over the hedge.
But I'm guessing the birch will take a huge sudden weight as the hung-up limb suddenly surges forward after it's under-support is cut.
And after that is done, and I cut it loose where it is split, the end of the hung-up limb is going to slide down the birch, more than likely ripping some limbs off of it.
I fuc^&*^ HATE willows on the best days, and this has been hung like this for 2 going on 3 years now
You can't go drop the upper end pieces near the birch either to free it from it, there would still be way too much weight forward where it is being supported from under by the other limb...
here are some pics? any advice? Removing the willow still leaves the problem of not crushing the birch tree and the hedge...lol
It is a large willow, on of the stems split 2 years ago, fell and is being held up at the tip by a birch on the lakeshore, it is also being held about 6 feet from where the split ends by another limb from underneath.
the problem is there is no stem that has anywhere near the strength to rig it off.
she doesn't want the birch hurt and there is also a cedar hedge just off to the west about 6 feet, they don't want that hurt either, they have all that chicken-wired off to keep the beavers out...
I could cut it back near the split, after removing the 3 limbs that are over the hedge.
But I'm guessing the birch will take a huge sudden weight as the hung-up limb suddenly surges forward after it's under-support is cut.
And after that is done, and I cut it loose where it is split, the end of the hung-up limb is going to slide down the birch, more than likely ripping some limbs off of it.
I fuc^&*^ HATE willows on the best days, and this has been hung like this for 2 going on 3 years now
You can't go drop the upper end pieces near the birch either to free it from it, there would still be way too much weight forward where it is being supported from under by the other limb...
here are some pics? any advice? Removing the willow still leaves the problem of not crushing the birch tree and the hedge...lol