Since we are into the winter season and storms of various kinds will soon be ravaging us, I thought I would give a little bump to the thread.

One item I have found very useful for trimming the trees on my property is a smaller saw on a pole that extends to 8 feet. Mine is made by RYOBI and is powered by by electric so it has limitations if your power goes south. We even used that saw late Sunday evening when we brought a farm fresh Christmas tree into the house. Even though the tree had been cut at the farm just a few hours prior, the stump was closing up with sap. The electric saw is very quiet and at 9 in the evening did not disturb the entire neighborhood.