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Web URL(s):http://grounds-mag.com/mag/grounds_maintenance_fell_tree_opennotchandbore/
    Last checked: 03/28/2016
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Author(s):Ard, Tim; Eriksson, Soren
Author Affiliation:Consultants, Husqvarna Forest and Garden, Hiram, GA
Title:Fell a tree with the open notch and bore method
Column Name:How to:
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Source:Grounds Maintenance. Vol. 35, No. 7, July 2000, p. 33, 34, 36.
Publishing Information:Overland Park, KS: Intertec Publishing Corporation
# of Pages:3
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Trees; Tree removal; Equipment; Landscape services industry; Planning; Protective clothing; Safety
Abstract/Contents:Discusses felling a tree, focusing on preparation, equipment operation and the actual felling technique. Describes the steps for the notch-and-bore felling method. Also discusses the stability this method provides, reducing "the chances of accidentally cutting all the way through the hinge before the tree begins to fall." States that "following these procedures allows you and your crews to fell trees safely, efficiently and with less fatigue, which further decreases the chances of an accident."
Language:English
References:0
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Ard, T., and S. Eriksson. 2000. Fell a tree with the open notch and bore method. Grounds Maint. 35(7):p. 33, 34, 36.
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