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09/06/2026

Learn the right techniques and safety tips for tree cutting and make it fall where you want it!

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10/04/2026

Most people cut branches.
Pros read structure before touching steel.
That’s why one grows clean… the other grows chaos.

10/04/2026

Every cut has a line you don’t see.
Miss it… and the damage stays for years.
Good pruning is invisible skill.

09/04/2026

My boys at work 💪

Just another day 🤨

09/04/2026

My boys at work 💪

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Strive to survive 🫡
Tiumalu Dorothy Lam Sam
Dorothy Toailoa

The Mad Crew🤜🤛

06/04/2026

The Mark Twain Tree was one of the largest Giant Sequoias in the world, standing over 300 feet tall in the Big Stump Grove of California’s Kings Canyon. In 1891, the tree was selected for felling not for timber, but for exhibition. Two loggers, Bill Mills and S.D. Pyle, spent 13 days of grueling labor sawing through the base of the massive trunk.

Once it was finally brought down, cross-sections of the tree were cut and shipped across the world to be displayed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the British Museum in London, where they remain on display today as a testament to the tree's immense scale.

The felling of the Mark Twain Tree is often cited as a turning point in the American conservation movement. At the time of its destruction in 1892, the tree was estimated to be roughly 1,341 years old, meaning it had been growing since the 6th century.

The public outcry following the loss of such ancient giants helped fuel the drive to protect California's remaining old-growth forests. This shift in sentiment eventually led to the expansion of the National Park system, ensuring that other legendary Sequoias, like the General Sherman, were preserved rather than harvested for displays or lumber.



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