I was reading John Paul's comments on the walnut/ money tree being an urban legend. John, the first walnut I cut on my place to put up a garage came back as $40,000 veneer. The last one I cut, down the street from here, 3 years ago went for $4,000. The one I have been ask to cut this year will be worth somewhere in between. It will have to be X-rayed for metal first. Some trees are urban and worth cutting and some are not. I still charge full price to take them down.
Finding a mill to cut them is getting harder but there are a few mills left that will do it if I'm willing buy the blades they might break. X-ray costs are very high but worth it if the tree is clean. You eat the cost if the tree has metal in it.
Finding a mill to cut them is getting harder but there are a few mills left that will do it if I'm willing buy the blades they might break. X-ray costs are very high but worth it if the tree is clean. You eat the cost if the tree has metal in it.