The avocado tree in the yard was in need of a trimming. Not only is it good to trim it every once and a while but we wanted to get rid of branches hanging over the house that could come down during a storm. These directions are for trimming an avocado tree but are applicable to other trees as well:
1. Remove objects such as chickens and ducks from under the tree to be trimmed
2. Locate machete and sharpen it on some concrete
3. Use ladder to get part way up the tree
4. Climb the rest of the tree; be sure you have machete in hand
5. Identify branches to be trimmed
6. Hack them off with a machete
7. Try not to fall out of the tree
8. Make sure no one (like the photographer) is standing under the tree while you’re cutting off branches
9. Have helper below point out more branches to be trimmed
10. Get out of tree safely
11. Collect avocados that fell to the ground
12. Take fallen branches to garage and pile them by the truck
13. Cut branches into smaller pieces
14. Pile branches into the truck
15. Haul branches to local dump
16. Come home and enjoy avocados
The photos below will demonstrate the process:
Watch out Barbara!
Move aside Chelita!
Sharpen machete: check
Find ladder: check
Start hacking away
Down go the branches
It's a small ladder
In theory, your helper should
not be texting on the phone
Hope there's nothing under there
Can you see him?
Avocado sighting!
Bigger than Chiquita
Thick branches
Don't let go!
Whack!
That'd be a long way to fall
They're huge!
Five so far
I don't recognize the yard
Baby avocados
Tiny in comparison
Branches piled by the truck
Different view
Delicious!
How to mow the lawn (if you have one):
Option A: Use a machete
Option B: Buy a duck
See examples below:
Machetes
Duck
1 comment:
It all sounds so simple. Maybe next time they will let you climb into the tree. Those avocados are huge. I hope that one didn't hit Chequita.
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