How could I, as a homeowner, deal (remove) with this chinese elm?
According to the city official who has come around to give permits for me to cut similar dead trees, this is a chinese elm.
He stated these were often planted in the past to try and create some type of hedge but obviously that plan didn't work out to well and now we have tall whip-like trees on the property line.
I would like to remove it because there's a nice wild black cherry tree growing just to the side of it but I need a permit and the inspector won't allow it because it's healthy and local arborists or tree contractors won't cut it without city approval.
I hav already cut a dead one not as tall as this using long ropes, slings and a come-along to control the branches's path as I cut them with an extended saw but this one is much taller and standing above a small shed.
Any suggestions?
