Make it fall where you want it! Check out these tips and techniques for taking down a tree. Make it fall where you want it! Check out these tips and techniques for taking down a tree.

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4. On the opposite side of the tree, start another notch about a foot above the first one. Again, cut about a third of the way into the tree.

Is another plant or obstacle causing these limbs to lean? The chaste, or vitex tree, is a multitrunked, deciduous small tree with a broad, free-spreading habit.

If the lean is less than 40 degrees on a naturally leaning tree, it may be fine. Again, if there is some question about a leaning tree, a certified arborist should be called in to evaluate the tree.

Readers ask if it's OK to cut down a neighbor's leaning tree, and who's responsible if it falls.

Viveka Neveln This ash tree has many bare limbs in summer, which means it is unhealthy. How to Know When It’s Time to Cut Down a Tree A dead or dying tree is most easy to spot during a time of ...

You can cut it cleanly with a sharp, sterilized pruning tool back to another branch that is at least one-third of the size of the one you are taking off.

On a walk this week enjoying our pleasant weather, I discovered this “compass” tree shown in the picture. Since it was pointing north, thought I would give it a nickname.

Q. I have a young apple tree that is starting to lean. Most of the branches are growing on the south side, the direction in which it is leaning. Is there some way to correct the leaning tree? Also,… ...