09/24/2026
Well, 137 yards of logs and 23 yars of wood chips, 15 yards of stump grinds and 1/2 cord stump cut later; we have a beautiful area needing about 6 yards of topsoil.
What once was a tri stem co dominant oak tree with each of the 3 stems at 50+ DBH each and a 8' stump cut 12" up from the ground level. Actively splitting at all 3 unions and moving with the wind (3.5" separation, 5" separation and 10" separation) we were able to safely remove this tree from over a home and 2 different utilities circuits and 1 major road and 1 local road before disaster struck. The separations all closed to smaller than 1" by the time we had the canopy and most of the logs down.
Overall, a 10/10 to our crew and to Mr. Matt Ellis with Ellis Hardwoods Tree Service Division during this very long process we were able to safely complete in 1 work day. Thank you Mandy Wallace and Shane Wallace with Faithful Hauling Services for making it possible for us to even attempt moving that much material in just one day!
If we guess around 1,500 lbs average per yard of material, that is roughly 259,000k lbs.
We conveniently serve ALL of South West Michigan from our Niles and Dowagiac Locations!
Call Brenton Harrell at (269)-663-9137 for your tree care quote.