Watch the Pros: Toppling a Leaning Pin Oak Tree

This is a quick video of a tree at our home being taken down by a local tree service. We purchased this home in April, 2023 and these photos and videos were taken in early July, 2023. This Pin Oak tree had about a 20 degree lean to it with some of the limbs touching our power line to the home. The roots were starting to pull out of the ground enough that a heavy storm or strong winds could take it down. The tree was about 50 feet tall, which was large enough that if it came down on its own it would likely hit a couple bedrooms on the west side of our home.

My wife dropped by a local Facebook referrals page and got a few recommendations for tree services. One was very fast to drop by and check things out, but they had a 2 month wait to provide services. Virgil's Tree Service came out the following day and was able to get us taken care of in a couple business days. They arrived on time, did an excellent job, were respectful of our property, cleaned up after themselves and left some requested logs behind so I can use them for some woodworking projects in the future.

Doing a quick ring count of the logs shows the tree was just over 100 years old, which is close to its typical 120 year lifespan. We plan to add a few more trees, probably different kinds of oaks and maples, to the home over the next year.

I hope you enjoy this, and please ask any questions in the comments section.