There is no room to drop it except straight down. It is about 21 years old and split this past Sunday. For the rest of the limb's ( up to about 3 inch) start triming the limb's from the bottom to the top with the Ruger 22. It takes 2 rounds for a 3/4 inch limb and maybe 30 rounds for the 3 inch limb's. It has taken me about 250 rounds and only one 4 inch limb left. I broke out the AK for that one and will wait for it to cool off this afternoon. I though you guys would get a kick out of this. Yes, it has a scope and will do 3/4 inch or less group at 100 yards. I also have an old 550 that is zeroed for golf balls at 100 yards (about 99 out of 100 shots)
How to trim a Bradford Pear tree
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There is no room to drop it except straight down. It is about 21 years old and split this past Sunday. For the rest of the limb's ( up to about 3 inch) start triming the limb's from the bottom to the top with the Ruger 22. It takes 2 rounds for a 3/4 inch limb and maybe 30 rounds for the 3 inch limb's. It has taken me about 250 rounds and only one 4 inch limb left. I broke out the AK for that one and will wait for it to cool off this afternoon. I though you guys would get a kick out of this. Yes, it has a scope and will do 3/4 inch or less group at 100 yards. I also have an old 550 that is zeroed for golf balls at 100 yards (about 99 out of 100 shots)
I hate Bradford Pear trees. I don't understand why there are still places to buy them since most all yard / landscape people know all about the problems they create. If you want a flowering tree just go with crepe myrtles which do much better and don't have all the problems that bradford pears present. Just don't commit crepe murder and whack them off like a lot of people do around here. The grumpy gardener is my hero on this topic....
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I have 18 select pear trees - never had an issue except in December when they all drop their leaves the same day
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When then get about 20 years old that start splitting apart
That will be the next guys problem
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There is no room to drop it except straight down. It is about 21 years old and split this past Sunday. For the rest of the limb's ( up to about 3 inch) start triming the limb's from the bottom to the top with the Ruger 22. It takes 2 rounds for a 3/4 inch limb and maybe 30 rounds for the 3 inch limb's. It has taken me about 250 rounds and only one 4 inch limb left. I broke out the AK for that one and will wait for it to cool off this afternoon. I though you guys would get a kick out of this. Yes, it has a scope and will do 3/4 inch or less group at 100 yards. I also have an old 550 that is zeroed for golf balls at 100 yards (about 99 out of 100 shots)
Probably cheaper to call the tree guys but NOT as much FUN.
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Probably cheaper to call the tree guys but NOT as much FUN.
No ! These are $12 boxes (555 rounds)
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Bradford pear has just been added to SC's list of banned plants
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Only about 6 more trailer loads of limbs to haul off
wouldn't a match and some gas be faster and easier on the back?
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wouldn't a match and some gas be faster and easier on the back?
I would still have to pick up and move.
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I had a bunch of sapling trees to remove and gave up and ordered the chipper/shredder I have always wanted. Now I just have a lot of mulch.
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Broke my hip using a ladder cutting up a blown down tree. I just had a tree company remove 14 big pines. No more trees and ladders foe me! 😢
