Here is a little more info on the subject.
I called the tree company that took the trees down later yesterday afternoon, and it appears that there was trouble from the get go on those two trees.
When the tree service cut those trees, they were just starting the cutting by taking those two trees down when the landowner pulled up.He accosted the tree guys right after those first two trees hit the ground.Did a lot of yelling at the guys,claiming that those were valuable trees, and had been included in a logging operation bid on that same land. Since he claimed that all those trees where going to be cleared in the next month or so, the guys decided to chip the brush of the two trees and move on down below his property to some others that needed clearing.Thats why the stems where left, the landowner had told the guys that he would haul them with a backhoe up to the landing where they would be loaded and hauled off.That was two weeks ago.
Who at the tree service left me out to dry, I dont know. After explaining what happened yesterday, the guy apologized, and denied ever talking to law enforcement yesterday, and admitted that there was more than one guy who answered the phone, depending on time of day.
I sincerely doubt that the logs would have been worth much if anything for milling, one log had a lot of rot around a big fork in it,and the other log was small with a lot of forks in it.I know for a fact that our local mill isnt taking anything less than 8 footers, and the stem had been cut in several places.
but it does explain why the old guy was upset, I imagine if he really thought I had whacked a good saw log into firewood he had cause to be upset.But, on the flip side, why would he leave what he thought as good saw logs sitting along the road for two weeks?
