Treetop_Tom
ArboristSite Lurker
Hello, all!
This is similar to the "Selling to Mills" thread, and so an admin is welcome to move things there if they see fit.
In the past year, I have purchased about 5-1/4 ac of land adjacent to my original 1/2 acre home site. On this land are about 10 black walnut trees in various stages of maturity. There is at least one with a 24" diameter, straight for a good distance (16-20'), as well as other smaller diameter trunks that are straight for as much as 30'. I've been told that these can be quite valuable ($1k - $5K per tree, generally), and that often they are taken stump and all for gun stocks, etc. My general intention for the property is to have a sustainable source of firewood & a bigger yard.
There are also a number of mature wild cherry, including one yard tree (I've been reading here!) with a 30" diameter trunk & about 85' overall height, straight for 12' or so before the first split (diameters are measured, heights are eyeballed).
Finally, there are quite a number of spruce and pine that are at least 30 years old.
(BTW I'm not trying to use this as a "selling" post. I need info about selling Also, I don't have visions of retiring to a private island from this - I just hate to see the trees used for firewood, which is the best I could do with them.)
Now I generally like trees and would not take them down if they did not pose a threat to life & property. The big walnut and the cherry in my yard would cause truly catastrophic damage if they fell in the normal manner of trees around here. They will have to be felled by someone who can climb. The spruces & pine that I don't want I can take down myself if that's the best way to handle things.
So how do I go about selling these without being "taken"? I've already been told it would cost $1100 to put the yard cherry on the ground, but at least the main log would be in a 'reachable' position.
Also would I do well to offer the spruce & pine? What does all this go for? Sheesh, I think I'll just post this for now and save the rest of the questions for later... If I can just get an overview...
Thanks all,
Tom
This is similar to the "Selling to Mills" thread, and so an admin is welcome to move things there if they see fit.
In the past year, I have purchased about 5-1/4 ac of land adjacent to my original 1/2 acre home site. On this land are about 10 black walnut trees in various stages of maturity. There is at least one with a 24" diameter, straight for a good distance (16-20'), as well as other smaller diameter trunks that are straight for as much as 30'. I've been told that these can be quite valuable ($1k - $5K per tree, generally), and that often they are taken stump and all for gun stocks, etc. My general intention for the property is to have a sustainable source of firewood & a bigger yard.
There are also a number of mature wild cherry, including one yard tree (I've been reading here!) with a 30" diameter trunk & about 85' overall height, straight for 12' or so before the first split (diameters are measured, heights are eyeballed).
Finally, there are quite a number of spruce and pine that are at least 30 years old.
(BTW I'm not trying to use this as a "selling" post. I need info about selling Also, I don't have visions of retiring to a private island from this - I just hate to see the trees used for firewood, which is the best I could do with them.)
Now I generally like trees and would not take them down if they did not pose a threat to life & property. The big walnut and the cherry in my yard would cause truly catastrophic damage if they fell in the normal manner of trees around here. They will have to be felled by someone who can climb. The spruces & pine that I don't want I can take down myself if that's the best way to handle things.
So how do I go about selling these without being "taken"? I've already been told it would cost $1100 to put the yard cherry on the ground, but at least the main log would be in a 'reachable' position.
Also would I do well to offer the spruce & pine? What does all this go for? Sheesh, I think I'll just post this for now and save the rest of the questions for later... If I can just get an overview...
Thanks all,
Tom