04/08/2026
Grossly underestimated this tree, knew it from the first cut.
When I first looked at this tree, you could definitely see vines in it, but they didn't look that bad, because the amount of Russian olive growing under and up through it hid it well... the second I got above it in the bucket and seen it from the top, I knew it was gonna be a fight, especially with the fence just under it that no one wanted damaged.
I've never walked away from a job i started, but this one almost made me do just that.
But with fuel prices, and already having equipment on-site, we just dove in...
9 hours total to get this thing out... this job was a gimmie...but not for Branch management...
We did the job properly and safely, but made ZERO dollars on it...