Thing is, that guy is probably clearing the tree from entanglement with the electric wires below. When he cuts a branch, he has to do it so that it doesn't fall across the wires. Never saw it done quite that way.
the explanation given was that the's cutting the tree down. the cops came by wanting to know what the blazes he thought he was doing. he told them to get lost; he's land, his tree...
If you remembered everything, then you would not have the pleasure of doing the research and learning something in the process. OK, maybe it's re-learning, but still ...