Split Tree Trimming

17 photos in Ankeny, Iowa added

One of my 6 year old Osier trees split pretty badly... Here are some photos of German and I trying to save it by cutting off the bad branch.
  • The 6 year old tree
  • The split from the South Side
  • The split from the North side
  • The tree from my bedroom
  • Starting to trim off branches
  • Running ropes while Germ mans the chainsaw
  • Pulling down branches
  • Running ropes while Germ mans the chainsaw
  • Running ropes while Germ mans the chainsaw
  • Pulling down branches
  • Successful landing
  • Running ropes
  • Running ropes while Germ mans the chainsaw
  • Germ explaining cuts
  • Accidentally, peeled back a bit of bark on the second to last cut. Bummer.
  • Germ making the final cut
  • Split side gone