Sadly our 100 year old, 100 foot oak tree died and created quite a hazard to our house, life and limb. A tree of this size located so close to a house requires a crane to safely remove it. However, our tree was located in our landlocked backyard and a crane could not be positioned closely enough to remove it. We worked closely with Brian Rombough at American Tree to plan its removal using a climber ... Brian. Brian is a hands-on owner/manager who we've used for many years to feed and trim all of our trees, so we knew we could trust him to take down our tree safely.
On the big day Brian supervised his crew from above rather than from the ground. Brian was very cautious and took all the time he needed to assess the removal of each large limb and finally the trunk. He had a small profile but tall lift which he was able to maneuver into our backyard. This specialized piece of machinery made it possible to cut the tall truck into the small sections that were necessary to do the job safely.
Brian's team also accommodated the loading of the trunk sections onto our carpenter friend's trailer so that he could cut them into timbers and put this fine wood to good use. Apparently our tree died of old age and the trunk was solid wood. It takes a special person to climb up into a very large tree and remove it from underneath them. Thank you Brian! read more