the winds were blowing about 55 miles an hour, it was tough to walk out on the bridge, but worth it! they used horses in order to make their business grow and increase. stand on 1,000 year old ice. but it's a lot more complicated than that. really it's a lot more than that. as for cutting down the entire tree, timing is not as important if you are planning on removing the tree entirely. (ask me 35 years ago and i would have had lots to say. very few of us read poetry. there was some criticism about this desk as well. 