Yashino Cherry Collection

[ABCarve]

This Yashino cherry was a victim of two nasty winters in a row...2014 & 2015. Last year I cut it down only leaving a few suckers coming up from the base. I buried the base in mulch. So....it had to go.....being replaced with ornamental grass. Around we go with the saws-all.

 

[ABCarve]

Since the rest of the tree wasn't there to use as a lever, the Kubota and chain was used to persuade it out.

 

[ABCarve]

Time to find what's in the all that mud.

 

[ABCarve]

Finding a bit of roots from the suckers trying to layer themselves.

 

[ABCarve]

As it was it weighed over 100 lbs.....that is not my idea of fun. The 100 lbs was drastically abbreviated with chain saw, keeping those sucker roots.

 

[ABCarve]

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I'll dare it to live. Could be a fun carving project....someday!

 

[miker]

Great project, I've always wanted to see a Yoshino cherry bonsai. It is hard t0 believe that winter can take out a full sized temperate tree like that, but Yoshino's aren't that cold hardy (zone 6?).

Lowe's had some for sale here in March of 2009. I had to have one, but it was dead within a few months since it clearly had had no winter.

 

[M. Frary]

Chainsaws are our friends.

 

[ABCarve]

Great project, I've always wanted to see a Yoshino cherry bonsai. It is hard t0 believe that winter can take out a full sized temperate tree like that, but Yoshino's aren't that cold hardy (zone 6?).

Lowe's had some for sale here in March of 2009. I had to have one, but it was dead within a few months since it clearly had had no winter.

They have great flowers.....when it flowers. Never really flourished around here. It has a weird growth habit....."hopefully" bonsai culture and techniques can improve on it.

 

[ABCarve]

Chainsaws are our friends.

Tractors are even better friends!

 

[Vin]

Tractors are even better friends!

But there's nothing better than friends with tractors that also have chainsaws! (unless of course they have beer as well) Cool project!

 

[M. Frary]

Tractors are even better friends!

Very true.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Neat project.

 

[drew33998]

That's gonna be an awesome piece in the future.

 

[Stickroot]

Chainsaws are our friends.

I @&$*ing LOVE chainsaws!!!
For everything!
Mike start a chainsaw thread!

 

[M. Frary]

Mike start a chainsaw thread!

I use them quite often at work. I'm finding out that the more mature I get the more they kick my ass.
I still get a kick out of using the big ones and cutting down screamers though.
We call real tall trees screamers because if you fall out of one you have time to let out a good scream before impact.

 

[Stickroot]

My two biggest saws.

 

[M. Frary]

My two biggest saws.
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A couple of old man killers! Who gets to hold the end of the 2 man. It also looks like it has a swivel bar so you dont have to tip it on its side. And the motorcycle bars! I got young guys working with me that would quit if they had to run one of those 2 saws.
And zero safety features on these they're so old.

 

[Stickroot]

A couple of old man killers! Who gets to hold the end of the 2 man. It also looks like it has a swivel bar so you dont have to tip it on its side. And the motorcycle bars! I got young guys working with me that would quit if they had to run one of those 2 saws.
And zero safety features on these they're so old.

The Mcculloch only runs with me on the throttle side, believe it or not that saw is 62 lbs and is set up to run solo. The middle grip is a twist throttle!

 

[M. Frary]

The Mcculloch only runs with me on the throttle side, believe it or not that saw is 62 lbs and is set up to run solo. The middle grip is a twist throttle!

You use those things? People around here hang them on the walls for fine art.