[Conservababe]

Funny you should mention tree downing.

I had a large, and I mean large, oak tree in my back yard. It was dying and becoming dangerous.

I called all over to get estimates to fell it. The problem was that no one could get that machinery in to ride in the little booth to cut the limbs, because of other trees and uneven terrain of my natural yard.

Finally, after many months, I heard of a man who still climbed trees to fell them. I called him out and he gave me an estimate.

When I saw him and his two other helpers climb that tree, saw off limbs and trunk by degrees and finally fell it, I was glad to pay the $800.

But, I am guessing that they are the last of the breed of professionals who used to do that sort of work.

[eggman]

Not exactly a dying breed. There are several companies I know of that do this work. Davey Tree service was just out this week to trim a tree on our property that grows under an electric transmission line. They couldn't get the truck close enough so they climbed up the tree and trimmed it.

Most companies will stick to the easy jobs if they can keep busy.