Category: Cleanup

Only one Mimosa tree did this sap thing or someone put crap on it.  The last pictures are of the Mimosa tree I cut down on June 10.  It took 10 days to look dead, the tree seems very hardy.

The first picture is from April the last two pictures are current.  The handi-clam seems like it did a good job.

Well I am almost done cutting down these mimosa trees, I just have this corner left.  Then I need to throw them away and KILL the root system.

It looks like the weed was 14 years old?

I had to quit today without finishing because somehow the chain saw cut through the power cord.  Then I broke my other cord by pulling to hard on it.  (This cord I ran over with the electric mower a while back.)  The last picture is the crap I cut down today.

I am getting closer to finishing every day.

I upgraded to the Remington 3 hp with 16″ bar thing (107624-01) it cost an extra $15.  The last picture shows the free smoke that was included with no change.  (It must have been trapped in the motor or something?)

I got through the stump then ripped it out with the power of my Honda Fit.  Then I cut it all in manageable pieces so I could pick it up.

The stump was really a good size; I have size 13 shoes on.  I also used this time with the Mimosa tree to learn about Dendrochronology (which is the scientific method of dating trees based on the analysis of tree-ring growth patterns).  When I chopped down the larger of the two limbs I counted the rings as shown in the last picture.  I learned that the Mimosa tree lived way to long and should have been killed way before its 10th birthday celebration.  As a birthday party, it shed all its pink flowers and made an awful mess.

You know it is quality if it cost $45 (M15014AS).  Well it is better than a circular saw.  It is a 1.5 hp with 14″ bar thing.

This chainsaw was a lot of trouble cutting down this Mimosa tree.  It was about as much work as using the circular saw (it is underpowered).  I kept having the same problem; the chain would fall off  (minor problem)?  Also, the oil chain bar thing was broken.  But it did an okay job.

Marc came by and cut down some weeds for me.  The other day he was making fun of me using a circular saw.

This post demonstrates why you should cut down trees with a chain saw and not a circular saw.  This is limb 1, no problem.

This is the second limb that I ripped down with the massive towing capacity that the Honda Fit has.  The second picture is the circular saw with a sawed off cord.  (Not sure how that happened?)  So after the circular saw problem I was done for the day.

I wanted to concentrate on chopping down this super huge weed.  Luckily, I had my Honda Fit with me so I could harness its power to pull the limb after I cut it with my circular saw.

I hate these large weeds and I can say that cutting them down with a circular saw takes a lot of work.  I also hate the pink flower things that fall everywhere.  I need to purchase a chain saw.

I was searching the internet and someone actually is trying to sell Mimosa trees ($5 for a 6′ to 7′).  If you purchase 5 Mimosa trees for $10 a piece you get a free business link on their site for a year.  Cool!  Check it out for more details:  http://www.texassam.com/mypoems.htm

“The best kind of Mimosa tree is a chopped down Mimosa tree.”  Eric Wilson June 10, 2007  (If you quote me you must include my name and date.)