Tree felling directional question

[LD1]

Bark, nut, and leaves all look like walnut to me

 

[teg]

Cut a stem open, and google "walnut pith" it's the only pith like it... chambered.

 

[Redneck in training]

I didn't read all the posts. Did anybody mentioned wind effect? Friend of mine told me that they hooked up a pickup to pull tree in certain direction (coincidentally against wind) when they cut the tree it fell in wind direction and threw the pickup like a rag doll.

 

[prichard]

That sounds like more wind than I'd cut a tree in.

 

[check]

And here is an Empty nut shell from last fall that I found lying on the ground, obviously without the green husk on it.

Ok got it this time

 

[arrow]

I didn't read all the posts. Did anybody mentioned wind effect? Friend of mine told me that they hooked up a pickup to pull tree in certain direction (coincidentally against wind) when they cut the tree it fell in wind direction and threw the pickup like a rag doll.

This is a valid concern Ladia. It can make a difference with a tree with the crown intact. Depending on the size tree, a 15-20 mph wind can be enough to exert out ward force. Not so much for a topped tree and just a stem drop. The problem lies in the gusts. A 10 mph steady wind can gust up to 35 mph. Subsequent gusts can be higher the more mph.
Of course you know the gusts will come just at the wrong time.

 

[bigtiller]

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Here is the bark:



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All three of these pictures look like a black walnut to me, I have 6 of them in my front yard.

 

[/pine]

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looks like walnut to me...could possibly be a butternut (white walnut)...

 

[zing]

What tree is that? Step by step to identify what tree it is.

What Tree Is That? Tree Identification Guide at arborday.org

Eastern US will probably work for Toronto.

 

[motownbrowne]

I didn't read all the posts. Did anybody mentioned wind effect? Friend of mine told me that they hooked up a pickup to pull tree in certain direction (coincidentally against wind) when they cut the tree it fell in wind direction and threw the pickup like a rag doll.

I know a guy who uses his pickup to aid in felling trees. To me that just seems ridiculous. Pickups, even 4x4s just don't have much pull when they're on soft ground and hitched to something up high. I could see maybe if you had mud tires, and a heavy load in the bed, and you ran the rope through a block so you weren't reducing the weight on the tires by pulling something up high, then maybe it would be effective. For larger trees, though it seems like a good way to get your truck pulled all over the place while felling a tree the wrong way.