Had a close call with a Bradford pear in Knoxville last fall

I was doing a standard removal on a 30-foot tree, nothing crazy. I made my notch and back cut, but the thing just sat there, didn't even wiggle. My ground guy yelled 'look up' and I saw a huge, hidden limb from the neighbor's oak was resting right on top of it. If I'd pulled the wedge, it would have swung back right at me. Now I walk the whole site twice, looking up for any contact points. Anyone else have a tree get hung up in a way you totally missed at first glance?

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the_ray21h ago

My worst one was a pine that caught on a hidden power line. I started a walk-around policy after that, checking for wires and contact points twice. It's the only way to catch those blind spots.

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shah.evan20h agoMost Upvoted

Seems like overkill to walk around twice for every single tree. Most guys just look up once and call it good.