What have done towards your prep?

[MaryN]

We're about to tackle the same problem with an enormous willow tree, SS. It's completely beyond us, and the tree surgeon reckons it will be two days in the doing. Still, I calculate that what we pay out in fees will be saved in buying wood in. The amount we will be getting should keep us in wood for several years (it's that big!). The one good thing about having it done this time of year of course is the lack of leaf anf also... no wasps. I also get a goodly pile of chippings for use round the plantation.