Our BIGGEST TREE to DATE! | 90ft Conifer Tree Removal

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Cutting down and removing a dangerous Tree Using Stihl Chainsaws, including the World's Biggest Chainsaw - Stihl MS881 In Action!
So this week we removed a HUGE ROTTEN Conifer Tree That was putting the nearby house in danger, over 6ft at the base and over 90ft tall, we had our work cut out for us. We sent Garreth (our Tree Surgeon) up to tackle this beast and he did an astounding job. With Shots included from his head camera. Watch as he takes down the tree in sections and finishes off with an impressive fell at the end!
The Chippings went to a local mototcross track as mentioned in the video along with the logs for processing, one or two were kept by the customer to make furniture! Enjoy.
Chapters:
0:00 Preview
0:51 Clearing Branches
1:51 Topping
4:14 Cherry Picker
10:17 Chipper Action
16:05 Reaching New Heights
25:07 A Nice Swing
31:16 Fell
31:47 Rot
32:12 Clean Up
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@ChicoTheArborist 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video great job stay safe

@sylviodante619 3 ай бұрын

Interesting to see a Conifer that has been left to grow to its fullest.

@Timothy-lb2vr 5 ай бұрын

Man rules the earth, the animals and trees don’t have a say. My grand father had a massive ponderosa pine in his yard. Big enough to be designated as a point on an aircraft compass. There was a very small air port about five miles away. The pilots could use the ponderosa as a guidance point into the landing and take off from the small area air port. His house was destroyed in one of the many earth quakes that plague the Southern California area. He was long gone when this earth quake hit the area. The city fathers ordered the tree demolished and hauled away. Their opinion was that the tree was over two hundred years old. It dropped pineapple sized pine cones every year.it took 10 dump trucks to haul away the debris . I was a youngster when it was demolished ,I’m 80 years old now.

@Vietnamthwcountryhuman 3 ай бұрын

A neighbor had 3 tall mature tall conifers in his back yard along the fence line. He trimmed them in such a way to keep them alive and they looked like beautiful Art work.

@Enfrance2003 2 ай бұрын

We had a rather unruly Lellandii hedge at the bottom of our garden just the other side of the fence. It was deemed too unruly by the council so it was trimmed. We now have a 20 foot tall row of dead trees. I’m glad you’re happy with yours, maybe by the time ours has rotted into oblivion it will justify the council decision.

@amayastrata4629 Ай бұрын

Our neighbour has leylandii and never cuts them. We get barely any sun in our garden anymore.

@christinedaniels3669 2 ай бұрын

This is the most relaxed I have been in days. I don't know why and I don't care to know why this was so satisfying. You all did an amazing job! That green substance on the tree branches essentially is pollen. Beautiful on the inside. ❤🌲🪵

@happydays59 2 ай бұрын

Whoa the tree trunk swaying so high up there scared the 💩out of me. Great job.

@gorillagroundsandgardens 2 ай бұрын

I can tell you it is no fun up on the MEWP! one small movement gets it swaying about. While its safe it is not very comfortable.

@dawnbeckley639 6 ай бұрын

What a Real shame. Such a Beautiful, Majestic Tree!

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

If you watch close to the end of the video you will see it was rotten in the middle.

@Sahadi420 6 ай бұрын

@@gorillagroundsandgardens Just curious, as a tree service do you ever say "Nah, that tree is too perfect to cut down." if it's healthy??

@seancampbell3950 5 ай бұрын

I worked as a groundie for a company called treehab, I can honestly say that no surgeon or tree company would remove or fell a healthy tree. If the tree is rotten, has dieback, then a 90-foot tree with dieback then becomes a serious hazard especially if a strong gust of wind blows it over and demolishes a house, as I've seen 35 foot london plane with dieback be blown over and destroyed the double extension & roof on this house causing thousands of pounds of damage!!!

@seancampbell3950 5 ай бұрын

@@Sahadi420normally if a tree is healthy then a reduction is done or a pollard depending it can be anything from a GP1 to GP4, I'm only speaking from my own experience though!!!

@seancampbell3950 5 ай бұрын

@@gorillagroundsandgardensjust wanna say what a fantastic job you guys did , proper professional

@lesiamuzyka7673 3 ай бұрын

Each branch is its own tree 🌲

@user-zm4nk6bd6z Ай бұрын

Вот это смелость и сила!💪🏻👏👏👏👏

@Vietnamthwcountryhuman 3 ай бұрын

My two favorite colors. Green and Brown❤

@deeinmontana7922 6 ай бұрын

OH MY ...! What else can I say? Oh, I know ... "great filming", too. God bless.

@cathiwim 3 ай бұрын

Greatjob guys! Sometimes a tree has to com e down for the safety of the people living nearby. During Hurricane Isabel in Eastern VA in 2003 many houses were cut in half(and a few people died) because the trees had gotten so large (100 ft plus!) we had taken down 14 of the 35 trees on our lot just 6 months before, and had no damage to our house or one neighbor. Two neighbors trees landed in our yard, but no house damage.

@phantomframe 5 ай бұрын

Jeez, the view from OUTER SPACE was pretty great! Amazing job and RIP tree, thanks for the air and shade 🌲

@gorillagroundsandgardens 5 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@GlobalistJuice 6 ай бұрын

Always sad when the great ones come to the end of life, it sure was a beauty! Job well done! 👍

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@joycelisenbery4663 6 ай бұрын

A shame you have to cut it down! If it could talk, what stories it could tell!

@michaelrupf776 6 ай бұрын

Story of wind clouds rain and sun :P

@baronblimey 3 ай бұрын

Dangerous job, expertly done....... Stihl, no substitute.

@gorillagroundsandgardens 2 ай бұрын

I have to say I like my Stihl machines!

@karinunderwood8638 6 ай бұрын

The View from the top is insane!

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

It really was great you could see over the trees for miles!

@lesiamuzyka7673 3 ай бұрын

Wow this was so freaking high 😮

@francobrothersLLC Ай бұрын

That was a beautiful tree 🌲

@annpotter5366 6 ай бұрын

IMPRESSIVE !!! Like a fine tuned violin !! Great teamwork and Garreth is a Rock Star !! Great editing ,also!!

@sitamohess3935 6 ай бұрын

Timber!!!! You made it look easy.

@derekmarriott4310 4 ай бұрын

Ive watched this with great interest several times. I like seeing things that are local to me. I even know the owners of this house. Good job well done.

@sandraengstrand2784 3 ай бұрын

Wow, epic!!! What happens to all the wood pieces and chunks? Amazing video, skilled workers!!!! 🪵🪵🪵

@WorkofWood9981 12 күн бұрын

My two favorite colors. Green and Brown

@lornadouglas7887 3 ай бұрын

It's a beautiful tree what a shame.

@copa1856 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant job! loved how you dismantled it with no chance of the limbs falling in the wrong direction. It's the best tree felling video I have come across. 👌🏻

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it 😁

@stendecstretcher5678 6 ай бұрын

I concur.

@rickygiddings3238 3 ай бұрын

Class well done

@nancychong4650 4 ай бұрын

Why did they want to cut down that beautiful tree?

@chopperhehehe 6 ай бұрын

Cracking job done Therapeutic 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🦄😁🤞✌️

@holymoly6829 5 ай бұрын

I enjoyed watching you take down that majestic old tree Main thing I watched with comfort Not worry about the safety of your team I watch Blair Glen in California I’m comfortable watching him Well done again taking that old tree down

@Cristinarocha121 3 ай бұрын

Parabéns pelo belo trabalho! Equipe maravilhosa.

@user-gw3kn3qr6d 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful work, made exceptionally interesting, by the fact that there is no aggravating music distracting attention to the job in hand. Thanx guys.

@copa1856 6 ай бұрын

I had to turn the sound off. Anything but Jazz 😖

@ashrevlution3456 6 ай бұрын

Watching the cleaning up process was just as good as watch as the actual felling 😅

@tgsgardenmaintenance4627 5 ай бұрын

The waste from a conifer is unreal, even relatively small ones! That was more wood than Ron Jeremy!😂

@gorillagroundsandgardens 5 ай бұрын

A man that knows.

@johnthompson9032 6 ай бұрын

That sure was a lot of cuts to get that job done

@sylviacheve7837 6 ай бұрын

OMG spectacular I mean not the view but the job in itself. I was frightened just by watching 🇨🇵

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

It is a bit scary up there but with the right qualifications, experience and equipment it is perfectly safe.

@sylviacheve7837 6 ай бұрын

@@gorillagroundsandgardensoh yes very true. I was just wondering when the tree pruner has its chainsaw tied to his body if he pulls the brake on the machine before dropping it... thanks for the answer, hope I can make myself understood as my English is not perfect...

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

@@sylviacheve7837 The chain brake will be on when not cutting.

@sylviacheve7837 6 ай бұрын

@@gorillagroundsandgardens ah OK 👍

@rorychapman8810 6 ай бұрын

Great job you should get a truck mount hoist put on to help load large logs

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

Its somewhere on a very long list of things to get in the future. Would have been much easier on the lads backs!

@janapaniakova3760 6 ай бұрын

Je bežné ze sekvoja v strede odhnije ale okolité drevo je pevne ako železo a môže rásť ďalších 100 rokov s dutinou nádherný strom mohol sa len zredukovať a znížiť o nejakú väčšiu tretinu strom by sa dal do kondícii

@OfficialSamuelC 5 ай бұрын

Would a large tarp be an option to wrap around the tree on the ground and stick the two sides together? Obviously branches and logs falling will make some holes but at the end when you've got the logs and branches up, you could go around dealing with most of the cuttings/saw dust a bit easier?

@gorillagroundsandgardens 5 ай бұрын

That would work on a much smaller tree. There was about 8t of wood chip once we had finished chipping the branches + another estimated 10t of logs. No tarp would do that.

@zuzuspetals9281 3 ай бұрын

It is crazy watching you all use electric saws to cut so much of this tree up. Gas powered saws would have done quicker work but I am surprised at how much you were able to get done with the electric saws. Nice job.

@jamescosgrave626 3 ай бұрын

Good one, would not want a tree that big in my garden..

@pamelacostantinou-ef2ew 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful old tree such a shame.

@wop60 5 ай бұрын

Great music.

@toddjacks8288 4 ай бұрын

Awesome job brother

@gorillagroundsandgardens 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@jpats6124 6 ай бұрын

I couldn't help noticing the seating area closest to the tree was being completely shaded by the tree. Great to watch a dangerous tree being removed. Another one can always be planted in it's place.

@sylvielegouge2980 5 ай бұрын

Impressionnant

@glynluff2595 6 ай бұрын

What variety was the tree. It looked a bit like a Wellingtonia?

@bonnietijerina8963 3 ай бұрын

WOW!

@terrileyda5346 5 ай бұрын

Was that a cedar of Lebanon? Great job working your way down!

@gbentley8176 5 ай бұрын

Western Red Cedar. Introduced in Victorian times. I have several that make that one look small. Internal pruning creates a cathedral effect and ensures air flow. As a biologist I can tell you that a rather inflammatory alga loves that species. Dust in the eye is not to be recommended.

@juliatownsend2324 6 ай бұрын

Shame you couldn't use the wood for something

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

The wood is being processed for firewood by the person we dropped it off to.

@janetolp9547 3 ай бұрын

Job well done.

@anne15680 6 ай бұрын

Wow 💪

@amandawhittaker8330 6 ай бұрын

What a crime against nature.. 😢Need to leave these grand old trees alone.

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

I can tell someone didn't make it to the end of the video.

@ArronNeubauer-bj2bl 6 ай бұрын

Why on earth would any body get rid of this tree

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

Watch until the end and you will get a clue 😉

@arnitoe8716 6 ай бұрын

A shame it started rotting. About how old do you think the tree was?

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

Estimated the tree was around 100 years old.

@Muppet.master 6 ай бұрын

The only rot I saw was in the soul of the.owners ..karma will catch up soon .🃏🐰🕳️

@mikehopkins7384 3 ай бұрын

I sure don’t miss doing jobs like these without equipment to move and lift debris..a lot of back breaking work

@gorillagroundsandgardens 2 ай бұрын

Equipment to make the removal part of the job easier is on my very long list of wants!

@TylerHaskiell-fs3mx Ай бұрын

3:29 when cutting a limb with that much weight, I’d watch out having your lanyard so close. If it rips and don’t break off your gonna feel it in a bad way! But good job bro 🤘

@user-mu3fw6yz3i 6 ай бұрын

new subscriber its scary bec I'm afraid of heights.

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

Just being up on the lift takes a lot of getting used to. Never mind double that height.

@tammiecagle8488 5 ай бұрын

SHAME ON THE HOMEOWNER, AND YAW FOR CUTTING DOWN SUCH A GORGEOUS EXTREMELY OLD TREE!!! HOW 😔 😔

@gorillagroundsandgardens 5 ай бұрын

Much better to let it rot and fall on the house....

@Tarragona.777 6 ай бұрын

Это ель была шикарна😢

@geramyballard5293 6 ай бұрын

Why was this beautiful tree cut down???

@jvenema86 6 ай бұрын

so wonderful beautiful video my best friend

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@oliversheehan7064 2 ай бұрын

good video

@pennysmith2511 6 ай бұрын

Im sad to see this. No need😢 where is the rotting exactly.

@stephencave187 6 ай бұрын

Nice big garden. Shoulda dropped it in one. 🤪😂😂

@schmitty8225 6 ай бұрын

Why couldn't they get rid of the clearly dead tree that was in like 90% of the shots.

@sammbdn 2 ай бұрын

Interesting video. Are you letting the bottom of the tree like that ?

@quinn1316 2 ай бұрын

thats aton of whittling, fall it in one piece , then use the miniskid to pull it apart after after cutting branches, when you have room .

@gorillagroundsandgardens 2 ай бұрын

In this case the client wanted the lawn protected. Dismantling the tree was far less damaging than falling it would have been. It is difficult to see on the video but the tree also has a significant lean towards the house.

@maxthecat14 6 ай бұрын

You did a great Job, but why did anyone want this lovely looking tree cut down? Was it becoming dangerous? or just to big?

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

It was too large and had lost several limbs. If you watch later into the video you can see it is rotten in the middle.

@maxthecat14 6 ай бұрын

@@gorillagroundsandgardens Thanks for answering, I just thought it looked a nice tree,.... nice, but big. Shame about the rot, but nothing lives forever. I have an Apple tree that I am considering having taken out as it is slowly dying, but haven't had the heart to do it yet, as it is so big it provides a lot of shade and a perch for many birds, but one day soon, it will have to go.

@pamelacostantinou-ef2ew 5 ай бұрын

Why was it cut down?

@gorillagroundsandgardens 5 ай бұрын

We have painstakingly hidden some clues in the video. Watch it to the end and you might see

@Tinbopaloobop 3 ай бұрын

Amazing what that wee saw can do with one hand! That lumber would go well in my woodburner 👌🏻

@user-zl9st2pk2n 5 ай бұрын

Schade um den schönen Baum! Traurige Grüße aus Deutschland 🌲🌲

@HoaTran-ix9vz 2 ай бұрын

Vua khi Việt Nam cut tree very good

@pekerja27 6 ай бұрын

Pohon apa ini ,? Kayu nya bagus banget

@julianalderson3938 5 ай бұрын

Yer stihl needa work on a battery top handle. Shame nice tree. Thanks

@gorillagroundsandgardens 5 ай бұрын

We have the msa220t and it works well in a lot of situations.

@gowithbazza 3 ай бұрын

As guilty as treason says "headache" 😂😂

@gregs3153 6 ай бұрын

Why did they take the tree down? Did it have a disease?

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

If you watch until the end you can see it was rotten in the middle.

@gmac8852 5 ай бұрын

It was attracting chainsaws so it had to go 😂.

@eduardosapples1997 6 ай бұрын

27:03 how dangerous!!!

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

What is dangerous about that?

@eduardosapples1997 6 ай бұрын

@@gorillagroundsandgardens have a closer look at his hand being so close to the chainsaw

@liamyabsley6691 6 ай бұрын

I'd really say that is the camera angle , seems like this guy is very experienced in what he does 👌

@martinwatson1984 6 ай бұрын

What a waste why did you fell it 😢

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

Try watching at 31:50 the tree was rotten in the middle and had lost several large limbs despite appearing healthy on the outside.

@welshwizard822 6 ай бұрын

How much is a job like that worth in £

@stockrose699 6 ай бұрын

Greatings from Germany. My English is not the best , but I try to write , what I think. You have done a great job. But this tree shoud never cut down in our country. It is not ill. The process of rottening in the middle is normal by a tree of this age. The stem is healthy and in a very good behaviour. Broken branches are a normal process of becoming older. There is no traffic, no electricity. Hauses are far away enough. In Germany we have a law called „Baumschutzsatzung“: Cutting of trees with more than 80cm Diameter at the height of 1 m is forbidden.“ Such a big tree is Home for hundreds of Bords, sqirrels, insects, and so on. It will need 400 new planted young trees to produce the same amount of oxygene (just read in a scientist Magazine) We need such old methusalems in our nature.

@gmac8852 5 ай бұрын

It was attracting chainsaws.

@gbentley8176 5 ай бұрын

Agree@@stockrose699

@jeffreywarner6792 6 ай бұрын

Was it a Leylandia ?

@Andronykus 6 ай бұрын

Eastern Redcedar ?

@Tobiplays-rt6sb 6 ай бұрын

I’ve been climbing 4 years and Jesus my calculations for tree height must be way off I did a pine the other day which I though was 90ft but it was way bigger then this must of been around the 120-130 mark

@drizzygraham5059 Ай бұрын

Why was the tree chopped down it looked beautiful??

@brianjure2683 6 ай бұрын

@ Reon Rounds, how many picks?

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

Amazing what equipment is out there. We can only aspire to have just one of those cranes. Knuckle boom for me I think.

@PeterWilhelm Күн бұрын

We a currently in the process of having a 60ft Conifer taken down as it has destroyed the back wall and stops the whole garden getting any light. Any suggestions on what we can do with the logs? Want to make use of them in some way

@gorillagroundsandgardens 12 сағат бұрын

These logs will be seasoned and sold as firewood. They are not the best firewood especially when not completely dry. But at least they are being used.

@jonnykerley 4 ай бұрын

Couldnt you have felled it whole?

@lorrainelegault5844 2 ай бұрын

Hey, is it possible for you to talk about why the tree was removed. It looked really healthy. Was there a special reason why it was cut down love from Canada

@williambowman7589 5 ай бұрын

I have just stumbled across your channel, fantastic video. Would love to get some of the wood for burning, but I live in Northern Ireland.🤷‍♂️

@gorillagroundsandgardens 5 ай бұрын

Thanks and welcome.

@iloneclezar 6 ай бұрын

Para que cortar uma árvore tao linda ???????? Mais tarde estarao pedindo ajuda quando chegarem as catastrofes com que a Natureza retribui.

@brendaalvarez4541 6 ай бұрын

Sickening. Beautiful tree.

@duncbee 6 ай бұрын

Non native tree that destroys everything around it. Good riddance to it.

@HoaTran-ix9vz 2 ай бұрын

I like

@jupiterone5550 2 ай бұрын

It's a shame, the tree would have been great for a tree house, but if it's rotten then it's better that way, safety comes first!

@gregmorris7624 5 ай бұрын

A lot of good lumber in that log

@leplessis8179 6 ай бұрын

Is that a Bowline that I see before me? (Ex-Navy, me!)

@gorillagroundsandgardens 6 ай бұрын

Yes, it is a very common knot in tree work.

@curvebuster 6 ай бұрын

😮😮🎉🎉😮😮

@ershvv7567 Ай бұрын

Такую отличную древесину ,можно применить для дизайна!!!👍👍👍

@peterchachannel2097 3 ай бұрын

I wish someone could help me cutting down three trees in front of my house it’s getting too big and dangerous for my house and neighbors it belongs to the city I’m so frustrated now

@ershvv7567 Ай бұрын

Это можжевельник такой гигантский???