Always use caution when using a saw.

Jan 24, If you're doing your falling in a stand of rotten trees watch out for tops breaking out and widow makers from whatever your tree hits on the way down. Stuff doesn't always fall straight and sometimes the velocity of a snapped off limb or top is bushdig.barted Reading Time: 7 mins. Mar 13, Leaners are obvious, but rotten or hollow butts may not show up until you begin felling trees. Wounds on the trunk may indicate rot.

You, as a homeowner, are responsible for maintaining your home and grounds.

Old-timers pounded on the trunk to discern if it was hollow, but that doesn’t always work. You may not know until your undercut has bushdig.barted Reading Time: 7 mins. Aug 08, Dead or rotten trees are more likely to cause an unsafe situation when felling. They often have loose limbs and bark and unstable tops.

These loose limbs are more susceptible to outside forces and are more likely to fall unpredictably/5(68). May 29, Don’t Attempt Cutting Down a Rotten Tree.

Essentially, the trunk is the stem.

Leave rotten trees to the pros. If the heart of the tree is rotted out, the felling direction can be extremely unpredictable. In addition, it most likely has many dead limbs above that just might shake loose and land on you during cutting. Oct 26, Cutting rotten wood leaves the plant vulnerable to more infections, which makes the situation worse.

That's because trees can’t “heal” damaged tissues. They try to “seal” them off and continue to grow. Plus, wound dressing (also known as tree paint) doesn’t close wounds or prevent the spread of diseases.