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Getting an early start, I’m looking to prune a tree hanging over my porch where I put up my Sukkah.
Does anyone out there know of someone (hopefully Jewish) that does this at a decent price?Thanks in advance.
Go to Home Depot, buy a chainsaw and use the $1,000 you save to buy a Calabrian esrog. bbbb
It would help to know where you live
Yes, I know a guy. No, he’s not Jewish. He trimmed an entire huge branch from a tree in my yard, so that I wouldn’t have to trim it back every year. When I had estimates in the thousands from other people, he charged me under a thousand.
Anything else I can help you with?I don’t know treecutters, but supplying the following details may be helpful:
1) Which area is the service needed in (e.g. Lakewood, NYC)
2) How high is the porch (e.g. a few feet off the ground, third floor)
3) How high are the branches? How thick are they? How high is the tree?You may need a tree cutting service, you may just need a gardener, or you may only need a handy guy with a pole saw depending on your answers. I suggest you keep your answers as generalized as possible (e.g. “In the Flatbush / Boro Park area”) so as not to reveal any personal information unnecessarily. Starting your search well before Sukkos is a good idea.
On a serious note, is there some inyan of bal tashchit if it is NOT a fruit tree and the purpose of trimming or removing the tree is to provide for safe observance of a mitzvah?
Can you recommend a reliable, honest and frum car repair shop in Flatbush (or Borough Park)?
GH,
I am guessing you can use AI or google to find the answer to the question.
If you are in an area with both Jews (meaning sukkahs) and trees, one can l most assume anyone who professionally works with trees (“tree doctors”) knows what to do and advertises in whatever advertising mediums exist in the area. Especially with a tall tree, one should not even think about doing it yourself unless you anxious to spend sukkos in a sukkah made from the skin of a long extinct and somewhat ill defined critter, albeit in good company.
common > reliable, honest and frum car repair shop
would 2 out of 3 suffiuce?
You can rent an extendable chain saw at Home Depot for about $85. Extends up to 25 feet
I don’t know if Home Depot rents them, but I own a few. I’m in flatbush and can lend them. But none are actually 25 ft long, and at that length they would be unmanageable. I use an extension ladder to get partway up (20 ft), then the chain pole saw to gap the rest up to another 20 ft. Don’t bother with the tips of the branches – cut only at the base of the branch by the trunk.
There is at least one frum tree service company. They are usually very busy and are reasonably priced. If you have anything breakable below, you should call a pro. I just let the branches fall.
Be careful though (as with any online advice). If you don’t know what you are doing, better pay the company than risk your life on this ladder.
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