This Manitoba maple at the back of our yard had worried us for years, situated as it was under the electric and telephone lines. Would it bring down the lines in an ice storm? we wondered every winter. We knew it was rotting. A tree-specialist confirmed that in a year or two it would be unsafe to climb.
Time to let it go...
Last Saturday I watched with fascination and amazement as a skilled young tree-cutter climbed into it, and proceeded to carefully delimb it - so that none of the branches would get caught in the wires - and the trunk could be safely cut down.
I spent much of the day staring out the window, watching the young man approach the challenge like a puzzle - which piece should come off next?
I snapped dozens of pictures through the window as he worked patiently for hours.
Before removing each limb - cutting off pieces bit by bit, he had to trim off all the branches. He rigged up a pulley system to lift each piece over the wires.
He needed the agility of a mountain climber...
And no fear of heights!
Finally - hours later - the trunk was cut down...
We will miss its green leaves in the spring, but are relieved it is safely down... Now to get rid of the wood!
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