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    wondering if it would be worth tring to cut down a kauri pine and saving the logs ,or just let the tree lopper hack it up and dump it ,trunk would be 600mm thick at base,just curious ,my neighbor just wants it gone no matter what.............bob

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    I would definitely try to save it. Kauri Pine is a beautiful wood and extremely easy to work with.
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    What Wongo said.

    Kauri is the some of the straightest grained timber you'll ever come across. It's also almost totally knot free all the way up the trunk until it hits the canopy. The timber is a golden amber colour with tiny "pepper" specks and quite resinous which makes it pretty termite and rot resistant.
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    Shoot the neighbour

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    Who's property is the tree on?
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    next door nieghbor

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    Quote Originally Posted by robyn2839 View Post
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    Ah, well then they have the hassles of dealing with the local authority Moreton Bay Regional Council to see IF they require approval to remove the tree. An accredited tree service should know the laws anyway.

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    Certainly worth the urban salvage of a Kauri Pine of that size, but I think the tree service would factor in recovery of the logs if economic to do so in their quote. DIY removal is fraught with risk. plus managing logs that size will require machinery.
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    If you can manage to salvage it there should be some great timber in it for you. In 2010, I was part of The Kauri Project, where an historic kauri in the Sydney Botanic Gardens that had died because of an excess of fruit bats was shared to 30 woodworkers to make what they wanted, to raise funds for the gardens.
    The range of work produced was amazing; large furniture, sculptures, a boat, boxes and jewellery. As others have said, the timber is straight grained, knot free and beautifully stable when dried properly.
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    Cut as close to the ground as possible. This will retain a bit of root flare. Dock at 900mm. A butcher will love you. Best timber for butchers blocks and the flared base acts as a good footing.

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    have just bought a house in Nambour so wonder what this council is like

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    Can you throw the neighbour in the chipper and keep the kauri? ...Just asking.
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    Sometimes trees have to be removed. As others have mentioned try and take some.

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    Quote Originally Posted by robyn2839 View Post
    wondering if it would be worth tring to cut down a kauri pine and saving the logs ,or just let the tree lopper hack it up and dump it ,trunk would be 600mm thick at base,just curious ,my neighbor just wants it gone no matter what.............bob
    The tree lopper will not dump it. He will factor in the salvage value of the log into his quote, and he will have an arrangement to onsell or process the log.

    If you want to keep the log then the tree lopper will quote a higher price. But then, do you have the facilities to saw a log of that dimensions? Or do you know someone who has? The log itself does not have much value; that largely comes from the processing.

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    If you decide to take the tree down yourself, I would offer some help for a share in the timber

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