Himalayan Blackberries galore have overtaken the landscape...
Basic tree work. Reclaimed space in the lost orchard and a space to become an outdoor psychotherapy space. Had to pull the expandable tracks in to 34.5", the narrow position, to access the one part of the property. I squeezed in many tight places. The rock mosaic and deck are side-by-side with a 3' wide path and a tight, but not dead 90* turn.
Easy, low-risk, solo, lever fiddling, and a bit of climbing and sawing. Chipped 2-3 yards, which will be used as mulch in the reclaimed areas.
These people had a new septic put in 4 years ago. The top of a 4' diameter fir has died already, maybe 30'. A project for another day. They were surprised to hear that digging up the roots of a bunch of big trees would affect them.
The red flagging were keeper plants mixed in with over-head-high blackberries. They will burn the berries in place, in small fires in four areas. Easy peasy disposal, all onsite.
I used the grapple to dig/ pull some roots on this dying hazelnut/ filbert tree, then pushed and pulled on it from two opposite sides. Slight, unimportant lawn damage, and 1/2 an hour of work, and its out at the roots, down to the burn pit.