Felling a 30m Sequoia Wellingtonia in Brittany, France

Felling a 30m sequoia wellingtonia in Brittany, France. Filmed at the Chateau de Kistinic, www.frenchberry.fr

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Science & Technology

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• sequoia
• wedge
• chainsaw
• Stihl
• tree
• felling
• Frenchberry
• axe
• MS441
• John
• Ash

[beeroosterm]

Any idea how old the tree was?

[bernithebiker]

@beeroosterm Not that old, as they grow fast. I would think they were all planted when the chateau was built, circa 1875.

[corndogcj]

It is sad, but I understand as anyone else should the danger of a tree that size dead and ready to fall by the hand of nature. By the way, how long did it take to clean that up?

[bernithebiker]

@corndogcj True, we waited over 2 years for any signs of life, but there were none. Took over six weeks of on/off sawing and splitting to clear it - filled a huge hangar with logs. I made a huge bench from the last part (got the 90cm Stihl 660 in the end!).

[familledevaux]

Que de souvenirs. ici le fils devaux ! Je me souviens qu'un écureuil avait tenté de sauter entre d'un séquoia à l'autre et l'écorce s'est arrachée au moment de l'impact et il est mort !!! Je reviendrai surement un jour quand je serai plus vieux , j'en meurt d'envie, que vous me racontiez ces années passées au chateau et moi de même. J'espère que vous accepterez de m'accueillir un après-midi ! Au plaisir

Guillaume Devaux

[bernardfam17]

Great vid! As they say..."Aaarrrsome!"