How to Cut Down a Tree Learning how to fell a tree can help maintain the yard, but is also a useful skill for cutting down your own Christmas tree or splitting wood for the fireplace.

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Here’s how to safely remove a tree branch with a three-part cut. Cut 1: Make an undercut. This will prevent the branch from tearing bark off the trunk as it falls.

Begin cutting branches at the top of the tree and work your way down. Cut branches supporting the trunk off of the ground, but be careful because the trunk will move when you do so.