Salvaging the Biggest Cherry Tree in Iowa | Urban Logging
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0:00 - Intro
2:02 - Travelling There
6:00 - Dismantling the Tree
16:55 - Loading
23:05 - Travelling Back
24:53 - Unloading Josh's Trailer
25:59 - Unloading my Trailer
31:24 - Measuring
34:23 - Outro
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It'll be interesting to see the spike in views this salvaging video gets from the slabbing video link...
Those trees are an invaluable resource. Thank you for doing what you do; every big tree that falls and isn't made into to things is a story unfinished.
I live in Cedar Rapids, and I think of your mill every time I drive around town, or help clear logs out of someone's yard.
If you want to borrow a chainsaw mill, PM me. That's what I've been doing when I find a good derecho-downed tree. The only problem with yard trees is they often have metal objects in them. You can get 6 foot and greater logs milled up in Alburnett. Keep in mind that many of these trees, especially with shattered sections, have been windlaced--the grain has been pulled apart--so they'll make lousy lumber later.
I am from Iowa, about 70 miles from C. R. and saw the destruction first hand, from downed trees to grain bins being ripped off their foundations and twisted like you would crush a beer can. I went down to C.R. with several friends to help clean up a small farm. I'm happy that you could salvage that lumber. There was so much just pushed into piles, drying and waiting to be burned it would bring tears to any woodworker eyes. Nice job documenting it.
This is incredible. I had no idea that cherry trees got that big. It's really impressive Matt that you're one of a handful of people who'll drive four hours to salvage wood, especially cherry wood. With the price of wood today, and a craftsman can make good use out of every piece of the tree. Everybody got a generous share with plenty left over. It's really impressive. Getting ready to watch your 8,000lb white oak video. It's admirable too you have the tools to do the job and lift such a massive trunk, and the space at home to store it, and still take time to raise a family. Thanks for posting. Take care.
Hey, Matt longtime watcher here. I'm glad this all worked out my wife and I are the ones that made the connection between the family in IA, you and Blackhorse. My wife is her Pilates instructor and came home one day and was like "who is that crazy tree guy you watch on youtube?? I have a client with a huge cherry tree that blew down and they don't want to see go into the chipper, but it's in IA think he would be interested??" and I sent her 3 names You, Blackhorse, and Matt Collins. Super happy to see it being used for something. Cant wait to see the water splash on those slabs!!
That was you?? Thank you so much for the connection! This was honestly the most fun I’ve had in a long time!
@@mcremona Glad to hear. Just glad that see that a good time was had by all and it will make some amazing things.
Good on you for making the connection!
@@mcremona I'm from the area too, and honestly with all the trees that came down around here, I was thinking it'd be like an "all you can eat buffet" for sawmill owning folks like yourselves. Glad to hear at least one of the downed trees got saved, instead of simply chopped up for firewood, or shredded into mulch!
@@mlindholm from the sound of it, the buffet was too big
I live in Cedar Rapids and I still get slightly emotional at the loss of tree canopy here. It truly was devastating. It makes my heart so happy to see someone making use of some of it!! Thank you!
The bizarre thing is that CR still looks the same everywhere I drive around up there. I survived Hurricane Andrew (Miami, Fl) 1992 and EVERY tree in Dade County was damaged and you could tell.
As a wood turner, man, I'd have loved to get ahold of even small pieces near the bottom of the trunk, or even roots. Cherry is so sweet to turn, and when turning fresh/wet cherry, the shop fills with the smell like Marachino Cherries. :D
It's refreshing to see a guy using proper equipment and also knowledgeable in using that equipment to get a job done. You remind me so much of my fiancé who died in a boating accident 26 years ago. He was a logger by trade.
I would to have loved to see that cherry tree in full bloom in the spring.
I'm excited to see it as beautiful fine furniture that will last thousands of years if it's taken care of.
I like that the crane operator puts his hands up, visibly off the controls when more cutting is needed.
A Pro at work
Better to work with a guy who thinks more of your safety than someone who thinks they know better than you.
@@PutnmaKE Yes, I was thinking the same, a real pro at work
Should be standard practice, here in Aus when I'm in my skidsteer or excavator working with guys on the ground it's always hands up, eyes up - so we make eye contact before they go anywhere hear the business end of a machine
I used to do that but theyre so much slop when it comes to loaders, I always have palms on and at the ready
Matt, No lawn chairs (or fences) were harmed during the filming of this video (at least none not editing out)... haha!
That teleporter has an unbelievable reach to go past the trailer AND into your truck bed! Best machine you ever bought. Your truck sure was hauling a BIG heavy load. Nice work!
While I was watching, I was realizing how great a day this was for you! Congratulations! Thanks to Jason and the awesome Tree Service!
Everything about this is impressive, the men working together, the equipment and most impressive the tree!
What a testament to how powerful this storm was. That tree was very much alive when it was uprooted. The shear mass of that beautiful cherry and the amount of force needed to take it down is off the charts. Imagine how many different weather events this tree survived over its life. Glad you were able to salvage it. Once in a lifetime log.
Yep, if you don't take anyone's word for it-- look at that tree lol. I live near where this tree came from and let me tell ya, it was every bit of as powerful as it looked lol
Actually, it looks like the roots were failing. The tree was ready to come down. When viewing storm damage on TV news, look for a good root ball on a downed tree. Usually, the roots are weak. If there is a good root ball, the tree was healthy and the storm still took it down.
@@laughton57 Yea. Everything has a life span. and now, it's still serving it's God-given purpose as a wood source.
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What an amazing tree, could not be going to a better place. Kudos to the home owner for not letting that tree go to waste.
OMG this tree was huge! I've never seen anything like it in my life. So skillfully salvaged.Great content! Thx for sharing
As another Iowan who lost so many trees (utility poles, trampolines, shingles etc), it's so nice to see some of the really nice ones go to a good use! I can't wait to see what you do with it! I had never even heard of a derecho before that hit! It was insane! I've been through an F5 tornado and this storm was slightly less intense, but covered so much ground all across the state and it seemed to just come out of nowhere. So many beautiful trees lost and just scrapped for firewood or mulch.
As a woodturner, the stuff that was trash for you had me drooling.
There must be many more of us with exactly the same thought.😀🇬🇧
Bring a truck to CR, it’s laying around here in piles. Lifetime supply for you, damn cheap.
@@jimnugent1143 Me? None. Try calling the Cedar Rapids Parks department. You’ll have to look up the number.
It's good that you picked this up and it'll be used instead of dropped into a grinder. I can see some really nice slab tables being made.
With someone in marketing, you could score big making a table! I can see suits in NYC paying way over for the novelty/bragging rights
WOW!!!!!! What a project. Great work and no one got hurt..I was watching for that. You guys work wonderfully as a team. Loved it.
You make me miss the midwest, and I greatly appreciate what you do. I was just back in Waterloo last weekend, flew into Cedar Rapids, and just appreciate that you have some of that wood. Can't wait to see what you do with it.
I can't believe I just spent half an hour watching a tree get cut up, and enjoyed every minute of it.
All that huge beautiful cherry, though! Wow!
@@the1bulldurham - I would have just made a pie and called it a day.
@@StumpyNubs You two should join up and do some projects. I watch you both!
Been seeing a lot of this lately. I work with the Shreveport Volunteer network and we go to tornado zones to clean up for people for free. Our group just bought a new mobile home for a man that lost his wife in one where the tree fell through the house and on her. He got a lot of prayers and hugs. We have had so many storms and the ground is saturated. Trees fall real easy right now.
What is your take on it? because they are branches and not trunks, would you think it would be reaction wood?
Can’t believe that cherry was solid. Gonna make some beautiful slabs for sure
Always good to have a Josh with you if you need to get stuff done.
I'm so glad I found your other site, I love everything you do with the wood, it never gets boring
143 mph straight line winds for 35 minutes was quite the storm, it’ll be years to recover. Thanks for picking up the debris, one tree at a time
And so lucky the trees fell away from buildings, amazing!
@@xoxo2008oxox In this case, yes, however I live in the area and more than often they didn't miss the buildings.
I Live in Florida with lots of hurricanes but thank God nothing close to 135 MPH! Wow!
Iowa Dept of natural resources estimate Iowa lost 7 million trees to that one storm.
That telehandler is a game changer for your new property.
I am in total agreement with you, every time I see Matt use it I am amazed with what he does with it, what an awesome piece of equipment to have available for moving big wood.
What a great investment at 48K. Worth every cent.
@@bobbalbirnie2478 As long as the back tires are on the ground you can pick it. In the old days.
@@Take-Me-To- He sells a lot of slabs and how to videos since he is a master woodworker with a big following. Wife has a good job too.
@@sumnerkinney2166 I was guessing it was twice that.
I just discovered your channel and I've spent my entire Sunday morning watching them. And enjoyed every second of it!
Fascinating, to say the least! You guys are doing a great job cutting that enormous tree into doable sections to move. All I can say is wow!
That tree was beautiful. I’m glad it will continue to be beautiful in new forms.
WOW!!! It will be quite interesting to see how you end up milling this bad boy! I hope you will follow it through to the very end through the years as to where all of the wood went and what it was used for with final pictures of the projects. Great adventures!
The potential for using that wood is endless. Keep making videos and take us along.
Thanks Joe!
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My extended family lives in Cedar Rapids and I was there in May, just a month before you uploaded this video. The derecho ripped thru CR on August 10, 2020. There are still SO MANY downed trees that homeowners NEED HELP getting sawed up and hauled off. 75 yrs - 150+ yr old Oak, Maple, Walnut and many other species of hardwood trees are down everywhere! I hope your video will inspire some other woodworking enthusiasts with the time and equipment, to come to Iowa and help salvage these trees for lumber. It's heartbreaking to think about so much of it going to waste. Great Job Matt!
Holy cow! I had NO IDEA that cherry trees could get that big!!!
I think that is because some peoples familiarity are based on the Japanese flowering cherry trees (Prunus serrulata) in Washington DC that grow to a much smaller size.
Black Cherry Tree...in that the bark when a young tree, is bronze color with light horizontal lines, like a Birch tree but inverse coloring. When it matures, the bark looks like a Ponderosa pine more than a Cherry tree. I know this because I had a few on some land, that an arborist told me about. Sadly, I never got to harvest them for lumber. 10 years ago, each tree was estimated at $3500 in milled lumber. So what Matt has here, its worth alot.
@@need100k the tree in the video is a black cherry and they actually do bear an edible fruit. Black cherries are relatively small compared to grocery store cherries and they are most commonly used to make jams and jellies.
Most types of cherry trees don't get very big but the one in the video is a black cherry tree and they are known for getting pretty big as they are the largest species of cherry.
Amazing adventure, love to watch you come together and figure it all out. Beautiful, creative art form in itself. Thank youzzzz for being youzzzz....Lovely men, fulfilling your purpose genius, loving the challenge. Joy, joy, joy! Inspiring... machines, tools, creative thinkers, community, ahhhh another day, well done!
I am so happy that you went for it, enjoyed watching you guys get this tree home surprised others aren't heading that way to do the same especially if they have a knack for wood👍like you do or just to help out getting rid of all the trees
Matt, Just found your channel and I am so glad I did. I was mesmerized from the start. I look forward in catching up with your vids as well as seeing new ones. Loved thank you for sharing.
I can't believe how many beautiful trees were downed in Iowa during that storm. My hometown was right in the central path of the dericho. The damage was unbelievable 😥
Yeah sad BUT we can plant MORE Ol mum nature is actually a Bitch! so we need to help things along!
I was in Marion during the derecho, drove in from Olin, just thought it was a nasty thunderstorm or tornado when it started. Anyway, when I saw all the trees down I just wanted to cry. All the old trees, many older than me, I'm almost 60. I hope most of them got to become beautiful things for people & not just dumped into the landfill.
Glad those people reached out to you. That is one beautiful cherry, and the lumber from it is going to be beautiful. Anxious to see it get sliced and diced.
Also thanks for sharing this epic activity. The grand tree, best equipment and awesome people. Feels as if I was there. Not in our country not in this lifetime. More power! 😊🤙🏻
It's so sad when an old tree goes over. I'm glad you are salvaging it. Subscribed to see what you do with it.
That log and that telehandler are bother really impressive!
autocorrupt/predictive text??
@@dunruden9720 yeah guess so lol
That is massive bro, I'm salvaging one in western Pennsylvania that is 42" at the base then 4 ft up it splits into a Y and both limbs are 26" in diameter and are both straight as a arrow for 70 foot and it has a additional branch coming off 40 foot up that's 25 ft and 20", can't wait to see this one get milled
It is a lot easier and cheaper to just watch you live my dream. Awesome channel.
It is absolutely essential to have a picker arm like that to safe the integrity of the wood fiber when taking these beautiful monsters apart. The wood from this cherry will be amazing to work with. I’m quite sure there are plenty of wood turners drooling over what some would consider waste from this tree. But look at the density of that thing. Awesome that it’s being recovered and not just burned as firewood. 👍🏻😎👍🏻
Just incredible... I did not know cherry could grow that massive!
Thanks for sharing.
I look forward to seeing that huge log succumb to your bandsaw! What tremendous conference room table slabs lie within that monster!!
Great save on a beautiful tree. Can't wait to see the slabs off that one.
Amazing! Sure beats doing laundry and housework watching you guys!
Looking forward for the splash down to see what the grain looks like. Well... back to chores
What a lovely video. Beautiful wood and hardworking men who know their stuff! Such a treat to watch.
There was enough turning wood left on that site to keep me going for the rest of my life !
logs dont keep for more then 2 years, they have tried putting them in the great lakes but the bugs get in and eat the hell out of them.. once the bark is removed they dry out and the bugs dont bother them
Try storing them in your local peat bog lo
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Good grief! That tree is amazing. I just sat drooling, wishing I could get my hands on some awesome lumber like that for my wood working. So cool!
Looks like these guys have more than enough to spare, if you make them a good offer!
What a fun trip to Iowa. I enjoyed that someone had the forethought to offer up this tree and that you will make it into something lovely. It does surprise me to see that Iowa had a wind storm this devastating.
7th Generation Cedar Rapidian here, cool to see you in my neck of the woods!
Man, that tree is as big as our redwoods here in Calif. I bet it's at least 200 years old and was probably around during the Revolutionary War. Can you imagine the sights that tree has seen over the years?
kudos to the grapple driver, just for the simple safety measure of putting his hands up to show its safe to work around the grapple
Great video, Matt; especially enjoyable to those of us who live in Cedar Rapids, lived through the derecho (aka, land hurricane,) and endured hundreds of those trucks cleaning up for months afterward. Now we are trying to re-forest...
Love cherry wood, one of my favorites. Everything about it, color as it ages, grain, workability, burns nice, too. Great video, beautiful tree.
That’s going to make some beautiful lumber, love cherry.
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derecho Cedar Rapids was and is the storm that keeps on giving THank you and God Bless you So Very Much for helping to aid in the disaster recovery.
Yall gave it a second life. Proud of yall. That is thee biggest cherry tree I've ever seen. Amazing. I bet thee home owners were bummed out. That was a beautiful tree.
I salvaged a couple cherry trees from the same derecho (albeit smaller ones) that I chainsaw slabbed. Nice to see that even pros get their saws hung up once in a while!
Tree trivia for the day, The world record black cherry trees are are found in the US. #1 in girth is a giant found in Virginia measures 5.84 meters/19.2 feet around! #2 is found in Cooksburg, PA and is 3.66/12 ft. meters around and is also the tallest cherry in the world at 42.6 m/140 ft tall. The age of the Cooksburg cherry is about 300 years. Cherry's tend to develop rot easily, so for one of the size you are tackling to reach this size is amazing. We had one on our property that the state(NY) sent out a forester to measure and verify. Was # 2 in the state for a few years until a larger one was discovered. (now it is furniture since we selectively cut about 100 acres )
Was amazing to see it solid at the base and no rot.
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dude why you cut down that tree?
@@scottwoods9835 Those big monsters don't last forever. There comes a time to harvest it before it starts to get center rot, and then open up that space and let the new ones come through and cycle repeats itself. We just finally lost a giant white ash tree that should have been harvested YEARS ago, but once it started to rot and the damned EAB killed it, it didn't last long.
Nice to see good people working together!
I am from Cedar Rapids and it is awesome you guys came for the tree I’m sure you helped the homeowners big
Guys, get some ear protection, hard hats, chaps and use wedges even if you cut them out of the end of a cut. When an accident happens on these kinds of clean ups, some protection might mean the difference between life and death.
I'm always surprised over the disregard for basic health and safety precautions displayed over the pond.
Yep, new here and I wondered the same. The guy with the saw would be in danger of losing a significant level of hearing not using ear protection. I have for lesser reasons. Among other safety concerns. Contradicts the other channels I’ve watched. Interesting.
Nice job Matt.... Very nice logs, can't wait to see them cut..... Have you ever thought about using a garden sprayer to apply the anchor seal.... that is what my buddy does and it saves him a ton of time and makes reapplying a breeze
Thank you for the entertainment, enjoyed watching you having a great day with friends.
It's good to know that such Beautiful wood isn't going to go to waste. Lots of gorgeous turnings to make.
Nice of ya to come around the area. There's still lots of unaddressed damage from the derecho last year across much of Iowa. And despite the availability of raw resources with the demand for wood around here, I don't see many sawyes out.
You're the real embassator of Minesota. Everybody likes that Matt Cremona.
What's an embassator?
Solch ein Abenteuer erlebt man auch nicht alle Tage. Bin mit Euch froh, dass alles unfallfrei abgelaufen ist.
Da war verflucht viel Glück dabei als der Baum auseinandergenommen wurde
Your equipment keeps getting exponentially larger. Good Job Man. Love to see it working out well.
It’s amazing how big mother nature can grow stuff that Tree had to been growing for at least 200 years before it came down absolutely beautiful specimen and I’m glad Matt got a hold of it it’s going to make some beautiful slabs
If that tree were mine, I would have cried when it came down.
It is sad that it came down, but it is also good that it is not going to waste.
I, too, am a supporter of crazy ideas, and appreciate those kind of people out in the world. Thanks, man.
45-50 years ago a treasured grand-dad, one time lumberjack in the 1920's; my dad, my mother and me, all farm raised (except me, but with two farms to work I did) cut up some huge trees for firewood, but nothing quite like this. Boy! This video brings back memories. Loved our old truck, a 1948 International KB3. Thanks.
Nothing like the 50 y/o Stihl chainsaws, that's what we used. Wear some ear protection, you don't want to end up like me and I couldn't hear worth crap before first grade (ear infections); plus the loud rock band I played in in the '70s. Take care of your ears.
A great piece of life advice is: “Have a large friend with a big saw.”
That does not get stuck constantly and knows how to under cut before sawing through.
You're amassing quite the log pile on the new farm. This one is no doubt one of the stars.
As a retired cabinetmaker for 40 years, cherry is my favorite. Made many beautiful kitchens out of cherry.
Wow wow. That was one beautiful tree. Cannot wait to see what you plan to do with it. 🥰
As a wood turner, I hope some of those smaller logs went for more than just firewood or chips!
Now Matt wants a Claw truck for Christmas!
You are one crazy dude. This world needs more of you
I loved your video! Great job filming entire journey. and yes, I agree this is a record tree for the area. Can't wait to see you making a table out of this one!!!!! You are a very good wood film maker. Please keep up your profession.
That's a mighty big tree ... can't imagine all the logs that had to be left behind ..... ouch! Take care.
The winds in CR topped out at 145mph. For almost three months after the trees we’re stacked on every street to about 8-10 ft high. It’s really a shame more of the trees were not bucked for lumber
I talked to the guy that removed some trees from my garage and he said lumber mills generally won't take them because of the chance of debris embedded into it from storm. My neighbors had a big walnut and guy at end of road had a huuge cedar. Such a shame and waste. This is awesome though, I'm so glad they are doing something with it.
Wow, that was a full days work. I'll bet you slept so good that night. Loved this adventure, it was mesmerizing.
Looking at this I honestly didn't think it was possible. Nerve wracking to say the least. But you Guys took your time and meticulously 'got her done'. Wow! That's a lot of tree. N there's still so much left behind. Wish you could go back and get it all.
You Guys are awesome. Crazy but awesome indeed.👍👍👍👍👍
That is the largest cherry tree I've ever seen, amazing.
I thought all my life Cherry trees were smaller type trees. Well, this one blew my mind! Beautiful.👍🏻🇺🇸
There was just a wee bit of wood in that tree. Can't wait to see it milled up.
I love the fact that there are so many trees that would have gone to waste if you had not rescued them. The slabs you get are stupendous. I live in Northern Alberta, Canada and we do not have many very large trees except in the cities. No idea if there is someone like yourself here. I sure hope there is.
All of the men did a great job 👏 . I would had loved to have just small parts of the tree. Love the show & all the hard work from all.
@14:14 I love how the crane operator holds his hands up in the air to signify he is not working the crane and the sawyer is free to do his thing.
I am surprise the crane operator Co aloud the lack of chainsaw safety apparel on the Job sight, did you sign a waver!
The tree was overdue for harvesting. The wood/lumber however is practically 100% excellent. Looking at the decay of the root system I am surprised it had virtually no decay inside the heart. Great score.
I love it! G-ds creation saved and used for mans good..ty guys what a beautiful cherry tree not lost nor destroyed, but preserved ty again from Texas.. old man 68+ love IT!
Teamwork and the right tools make the difference.
I was driving down I-80 when that storm came through and it was just a wall of wind. If someone was in the truck not watching, they would have thought I hit something. A tree on the side of the road about a block in front of me was completely cleaned off of leaves in an instant and I drove through all the debris before I could even react.
I just came across this video. I can see a lot of potential for this wood. Has Matthew/Josh made a follow up video of these logs being milled? Thanks for your time and big effort to posting this video.
Cherry wood has the nicest smell when cutting