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  2. Sycamore Gap tree: ‘Minutes to cut down and centuries ... - AOL

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    Northumbria Police launched an investigation on Thursday after the majestic Sycamore Gap tree, thought to be around 300 years old, was cut down overnight. The force arrested a 16-year-old boy in ...

  3. Harvester (forestry) - Wikipedia

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    a chain saw to cut the tree at its base, and cut it to length. The saw is hydraulically powered, rather than using the 2-stroke engine of a portable version. It has a stronger chain and a higher power output than any saw a person can carry. two or more curved delimbing knives which reach around the trunk to remove branches.

  4. Kiidk'yaas - Wikipedia

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    After Kiidk'yaas' felling, attempts were made to propagate a further 80 cuttings (with the permission of the Haida people) in order to increase the chances of a successful offspring surviving. [ 6 ] The only wood harvested from the tree was used by Nova Scotia luthier George Rizsanyi and broadcaster Jowi Taylor as part of Six String Nation , a ...

  5. Hand felling - Wikipedia

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    The Humbolt face cut is a less well-known felling undercut, and is commonly used in the pacific northwest and pacific coast of Canada and Alaska. [5] A Humbolt face cut has a downward 45 degree angle, and allows the directional face cut to be made out of the stump rather than the log.

  6. ‘If I’d have done a murder, I’d be getting less ... - AOL

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    A man arrested after the Sycamore Gap tree was cut down has protested his innocence, claiming “he would get less hassle if he had committed murder”.. Former lumberjack Walter Renwick, 69, said ...

  7. Logging - Wikipedia

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    Cut-to-length logging is the process of felling, delimbing, bucking, and sorting (pulpwood, sawlog, etc.) at the stump area, leaving limbs and tops in the forest. Mechanical harvesters fell the tree, delimb, and buck it, and place the resulting logs in bunks to be brought to the landing by a skidder or forwarder. This method is routinely ...

  8. Slash-and-burn - Wikipedia

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    Slash-and-burn agriculture is a farming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a swidden. The method begins by cutting down the trees and woody plants in an area. The downed vegetation, or "slash", is then left to dry, usually right before the rainiest part of the year.

  9. Heli-logging - Wikipedia

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    Once the trees are selected they are climbed, the limbs are removed and the trees are topped. The length of the tree and the diameter at its top are then recorded. All the recorded data is then entered into a database which calculates volumes, weights, etc. The selected trees are then partially cut at the stem and supported by wooden wedges.