How to Remove a Cariboo Tree

Put on goggles, a dust mask and gloves.

Approach the tree on your Cariboo property with a chainsaw. Start the chainsaw and make a "face notch" cut approximately 2 feet off the ground on one side. The face notch should resemble a greater-than sign --- or ">" --- and be about 70 to 80 percent deep into the tree trunk.

Step around to the opposite side of the tree and saw a back cut, going at a 45-degree angle into the trunk, nearly cutting into the face notch cut on the other side.

Walk away from the tree perpendicularly and allow it to fall. Walk back toward the tree, and make an "X" cut into the stump with the chainsaw.

Turn off the chainsaw and set it aside. Retrieve a tree herbicide and pour it directly into the "X" cut in the trunk.

Immediately cover the trunk in burlap, and tie a rope around the trunk to hold the burlap in place. The burlap will do two things: cut off sunlight and keep rainwater largely from seeping into the trunk. Along with the tree herbicide, this will kill the trunk in four to eight weeks.

Cut up the felled tree to use for firewood. Once the stump has died, dig up the root ball with a shovel and pull up the stump, along with the root ball. Backfill the hole with dirt, using a shovel.