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14th January 2021, 03:07 PM #1New Member
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Very Large Silky Oak Tree - Removal and Demand
Hi There,
I have a very long and straight Silky Oak tree in my back yard I was looking to remove and wondering if it was of any value?
I was thinking of making a post on local classifieds (Gumtree etc) and offer the wood in exchange for removal. Do you think the tree has any value for for it's wood or am I barking up the wrong tree (pardon the pun)?
I've measured the tree at it's base and it is around 700mm. It is also very straight. I'm not too sure on the height I would estimate 20m-25m.
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Thanks to anyone with some advice.
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14th January 2021, 05:08 PM #2.
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I have been offered similar deals many times but the way I explain it is;
a) Given the size of the tree and its location it would need to be safely brought down by an experience arborist with suitable insurance coverage.
Then all the all the branches and leaves removed.
My rough guess for this would be around 2 grand, possibly more.
b) By far the majority of the value in any milled timber from the log comes about not because of the wood but because of the labour and machinery required in the milling and drying process and teh storage of the timber.
c) The cash value of the actual unmilled log is about 10 - 20% of b) but it will almost certainly be less than a).
This means unless you have a friend in the trade you will almost certainly still have to pay for most of the cost of taking it down.
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14th January 2021, 08:50 PM #3Senior Member
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Suburban trees like this one carry the risk of having metal concealed within them
Particularly the Butt log section
I wouldn't mill it myself
And to fell this tree you will need a pro!
And they will dispose of it thoughtfully
Mr Fiddleback
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14th January 2021, 09:04 PM #4
Contact Derek Doak. Google for The Timber Bloke.
Regards from Perth
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14th January 2021, 09:21 PM #5
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14th January 2021, 09:27 PM #6
Oops... I though I saw "Perth" ... back in my hole I go ...
Regards from Perth
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15th January 2021, 08:21 AM #7
Like the others have said, it's a tricky job getting a tree in your situation down safely in pieces large enough for other than turners to play with. It's definitely not a job for Uncle Joe & his trusty old Stihl! It looks as if there is a good alleyway between those two buildings, so someone who has a the requisite knowledge & experience could possibly lop the top away & drop the usable part of the trunk (a process that risks felling shakes as discussed on another thread here recently). The cheapest way out is to hire a reputable person with all the relevant insurance cover, but unfortunately, it's never cheap.
My neighbor had a large Jacaranda brought down a couple of years ago. The arborists did what they called a "cut & drop", which meant no cleaning up, and that cost him about $1,000. I helped him cut it up, after he assured me there was no way there could possibly be any hardware in it. Of course there was, there always is! In this case a couple of dozen nails, but fortunately, I missed most of them and the couple I did hit just instantly dulled the chain & didn't rip any teeth off.
It's a pity to see a nice bole like that turned into mulch - most open-grown S.O.s are branched & knotty from the ground up, but yours looks very clean. However there will not be as much wood in it as you may think - the sapwood of a fast-grown SO is usually quite wide, and it is NOT advisable to use sapwood in anything you want to last - borers think it's ice-cream (damhik!).
Cheers,IW
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15th January 2021, 11:23 AM #8
No one with any experience will accept "wood in exchange for removal" for a suburban tree. The economics and risk simply say no!
Yes it is a nice specimen, straight and certainly has potential as a saw log. Urban salvage of trees does sound the "right thing to do" environmentally.
As others have mentioned the risks, I will touch on the economics of removal. A professional tree lopper / arborist will charge in the range of $1000 -$2500 possibly more depending upon site inspection, risk, access, removal and tidy up / make good/ stump removal etc.
The potential saw log has a stumpage value of $20-60 per cubic meter which will be assessed for "saw log quality" once the log is on the ground. It may be worth $200 if it is a high grade saw log or nothing at all if there is minimal heart wood with little prospect of recovering enough sawn timber to offset labour, transport etc! Most tree loppers mulch / chip on site and on sell the mulch which potentially has more value than the stumpage, and far less hassles with co-ordination, transport etc.
Once the log is removed, transported, sawn, dried, dressed, then it starts to have value.Mobyturns
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