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Hey, Guy, I was hoping you would chime in...yes, the carpet has been there a LONG time. I wondered if that could be a contributing problem...perhaps it prevents proper aeration/oxygenation? I'm really grasping here; I'd like to hear what you think. The root rot I found was hidden to casual...

In case you are wondering...that is carpet in the second picture...they had it under the pinestraw to control weeds. The roots under it were exposed and dead.

It took me 6 weeks to get back and ALAP that stump. Here is a series of pictures of why the tree was leaning. The roots on the side away from the house were all dead...mostly dry and punky. I dug down a bit but couldn't determine what caused the die-back. I could easily dig out the rootwood...

Thanks, Larry...good info on the J roots. Her husband planted many different species over the years. It is unknown how he dug, prepped and planted the trees. The job is all done except for cutting the stump down ALAP....that'll happen soon. I'll get paid as she can...her money is tight but...

It looks just like the picture you drew..good find.:thumbup:

You are right, I was solo...folks in the house but not out with me. I did the earlier parts of the tree with a groundie pulling some of the pieces with a rope. These 4 chunks I did very methodically...took about 1.5 hrs to do the 4...a slow-go. I had chainsaw pants on, double and separated...

Good visual, Willie....thanks.

I hear ya...but you have the experience...I needed the practice. I probably chunked/wedged down several pieces I didn't need to. What I did like about the system was the element of control it gives...also, with the lean, the wood was setting back and pinching the saw...the wedge freed it up...

As one of the pieces broke the hinge and tipped over, I snapped 2 quick pictures. The second is the block on the way down. I had tried this on the piece before this one...had everything set, chunk tipped, fell and I snapped....forgot to turn the camera on. Aaarrrggghh!! Second time...

I went back today and finished the job...the spar was still standing. I went back up and cut 4 each 3-4 foot chunks. Since there was still a slight lean toward the house I used wedges to lift and break off the chunks. This is the first job that I have purposely taken hammer and wedges up with...

Yep, just 4 houses down from my house...at the lady's house where I traded her some treework last year (dead limb removals over her parking area) for bamboo. She lets me cut boo whenever I want to now..what could be better than that?? :lol: She did hire me for this job, though (paid with...

Brendon, I was surprised at how few strokes it took to get thru the soft wood...it made using the chainsaw a moot point sometimes. Burnham, I don't think the wind was a major cause..this tree is the same height as surrounding trees...I have wondered about soil conditions/moisture under the...

Thanks, GF and Darin. Guy, how would I determine the cause of the lean? There are no girdling roots obvious...dig down a bit? I, too, am wondering what caused this to start. The tree seemed to be in fine health. There has not been any construction stress or changes in the yard.

The chain was what I considered my guy. It was secured straight back opposite the lean. The chain shows tight in the first few picts then slack as the tree sat back up...I never felt the tree move back up but it definitely did. Is there another way to do it? I considered rope but didn't have...

Two more just to see how they fly. (Hey, John, No_Bivy, that's the false crotch you made for me...thanks, bro)

I used wedges to control the tendency to set back...first time I have had to use wedges while in a tree. It got dark on me (always!!) and I left about a 30 foot spar. You can see where the chain recovered a sag as the weight came off the spar. This is the first white pine I have worked...

Saturday I began taking the tree down. The fellow working with me had never used a porty. I experimented with making 6-8 limb bouquets to give him some loads to practice lowering, learning to let them run. Lots of the smaller limbs I cut with my Silky and just tossed down into a safe drop...

Butch, you griped it has been slow...here's my contribution. Treework has been slow for me over the last several months. It just picked up. I got a call from a neighbor/customer last Tuesday afternoon...she had noticed a 60 foot white pine starting to lean towards the house. Her husband had...