Thread: Red Cedar tree in Kempsey N.S.W

Wow a Red Cedar I am surprised they are allowing you to cut it down at all.

some photos would be nice

Edited to add If you mean selling the tree contact these fellows Boutique Timbers not to far away.

I am in Coffs
I'll come and have a look at it for you.
Could be worth a few dollars.
Pm me if your interested.

Cheers
Andrew

Cedar prices vary depending on quality. If the tree has been growing out in the open there is every chance it has been attacked by tip moth. This is not to say it is worthless, there would still be usable timber in a tree that size.
To sell as a log, you could expect between $500-$600 per m3.

The value of the log is nothing compared to the facility of having a red cedar next to the house. even the cost of re-doing a bit of sewerage pipe should be only a couple of hundred dollars compared to having shade in summer, sunlight in the winter, spectacular red tips in spring, birds all year around, ring-tails in the evening... We have one over our back deck and it is a joy all year round.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Wow a Red Cedar I am surprised they are allowing you to cut it down at all.

some photos would be nice

Edited to add If you mean selling the tree contact these fellows Boutique Timbers not to far away.

we have got permission from the council and the aboriginal land council as the tree is starting to cause damage to our house as the route system is quite large

[QUOTE=wheelinround;1644974]Wow a Red Cedar

some photos would be nice


I second that.

Originally Posted by Barterbuilt

I am in Coffs
I'll come and have a look at it for you.
Could be worth a few dollars.
Pm me if your interested.

Cheers
Andrew

Hello im trying to up load the photo's do you have an email I could send some to

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Originally Posted by Barterbuilt

I am in Coffs
I'll come and have a look at it for you.
Could be worth a few dollars.
Pm me if your interested.

Cheers
Andrew

hi I think I put a photo of the tree up can you let me know if you can see it if not I will try and load another

That tree has the potential of producing some very nice flame grain. If possible, it would be nice to dig it out rather than hack it off at ground level as there would be quite a bit of good timber below ground.

I touched up your photo to make it a bit clearer, with all those branches, should have some really nice grain

Originally Posted by dai sensei

I touched up your photo to make it a bit clearer, with all those branches, should have some really nice grain

thank you it does look a lot better it was hard to get a good photo with the sun today

Originally Posted by rustynail

That tree has the potential of producing some very nice flame grain. If possible, it would be nice to dig it out rather than hack it off at ground level as there would be quite a bit of good timber below ground.

the location of the tree makes it hard with some of the routes going to the house next door aswell as under our house but yeah the colour is really nice we might have to store it and let it dry because we havnt had any good offers so far

Dont worry about the roots, its the timber in the trunk below ground level you are after. The roots and the branches create wonderful grain pattern in the main trunk were they attach. As for drying, the log will require sawing into slabs or boards and then stickered out for drying. the importance of careful stickering can not be stressed enough. If not done properly, the whole lot can be ruined. That log needs a smart sawyer and careful handling during drying to live up to its full potential.