Trees with side lean pose a special problem. In addition to creating a good and bad side of the tree
as discussed earlier, side lean can make it difficult to place a tree exactly where the logger would like it to go. For example, a tree with 5 feet of side lean will actually land 5 feet to the right of where the base of the tree is aimed. This may be enough to cause a tree to hang up or create skid ding problems. Therefore, trees with side lean should actually be aimed in the other direction.

For example, a tree with 5 feet of right side lean should be aimed at least 5 feet to the left of the intended target. For example, our tree with 5 feet of right side lean must be aimed 5 feet to the left of the intended target.