How to remove a large tree in a tight space between fences
Removing a tree in a narrow gap where you can reach the top but have almost no room at the bottom requires dismantling it piece by piece rather than cutting it down at the base. This spatial restriction prevents standard felling methods and leaves owners unable to safely access the trunk.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1talking to the neighbors before doing anything
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“How screwed are we?”source ↗
“I have no idea how to access this to deal with it.”source ↗
swimneyspeakers · r/Landscaping · 6 upvotes
“Any ideas on the best way to remove this white huckleberry tree from between mine and my neighbors fence? I can get at the top, but not much room at the bottom”source ↗
RamrodTheDestroyer · r/Landscaping · 2 upvotes
Where this came up
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