We have 5 big oak tree in our back yard and we want to get rid off them. Wondering if there are any company will buy them? I live in New Jersey. Can someone please give me some information? Thanks a lot!
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Sarah from Livingston, NJ
Sarah, It sounds like you have found some great resources. The following information does not sound like it applies to your particular situation (although check out the link at the end). Nevertheless, it may be of value to others who are considering selling the trees in their backyards for profit.
Recently, a story appeared in the news in Rochester, MN, about a company going door-to door and offering residents money in exchange for their walnut trees. As many of you probably know, Walnut is a type of wood highly prized for its strength, versatility, and beautiful wood grain, and currently, the price of Walnut has gotten quite high.
The practice of selling off your backyard trees is legal and in most cases, the companies buying them are perfectly legitimate. The problem is that during tough economic times people sometimes become shortsighted and have a difficult time passing up a seemingly great deal.
In most cases, leaving the trees there is of much greater value to homeowners than the money offered by companies to remove them. Not only do the trees provide shade, fresh air, contribute to water quality, and provide shelter and food to neighborhood animals, but mature trees (the ones usually sought after by companies) can add up to 10% to a homeowner's property value. That equates to a dollar amount that is usually a far greater than they receive for selling them.
Make sure if you are thinking about selling one or more of trees on you're property (especially if it's an urban property) that you consider all aspects of the deal before committing to the transaction. Also be aware that legitimate companies do not usually go door-to-door making offers, and all should be happy to provide you with a copy of their license and insurance, as well as several references.
Here are some other ways to make money from the trees (and plants) on your land without necessarily selling them:
http://www.dof.virginia.gov/resources/pub-1993-USDA-FS-AgInfo-666.pdf
Ellen
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Call a few lumber yards in your area, and find out if there is a company who will remove your trees and pay you for the wood.
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I have a big tree in my backyard, I would like for someone to cut the tree down, and removal. For free, they can have whatever they cut down for free. Just want it out of my yard.
Look for a tree to be removal. Call Darrell 501-613-1721
I have a very lrg oak tree that measures 11.9 @ base and aprox. 40 ft tall wood love to sell it if possible. My# 972 -481-4327.
I'm looking for a company that will cut and haul trees all pine about 40 pine trees 40 to 50 feet tall
Can someone call me, I have farmland in saint Anne Illinois, near kankakee. I would like the trees cut down and sell the lumber. 773 517 0744 Ms.Hines
I have plenty oak and pine trees in my yard that I am interested in selling providing the company have them cut down and cleared out
We have 3 large fir trees we need to take down. Looking for someone to take them down and the wood is theres for free. We are in West Linn Oregon.
Who pays you for the lumber? We have 6.16 acres and lots of big trees.
I have about 20 plus pine trees I would love to have taking down and sell please call if u can help 3185253090
I have 13 oak trees in my yard for sell 9ft around on base 50 to 70ft tall
Looking for a company that cut down trees all 60 ft straight as an arrow no limbs till I get to about 1o ft from to hot like 20 #5 of them their white oak red oak and maple I can get 2 16 ft logs and 8 or 12 fy log off each one looking for drone to cut down take to lumber yard sell them we work out some kind of rice be good money for both of us give me a call 6@5 961 1931
I have an old big tree in back yard that can be used for wood stoves I need a tree service in my area to cut it and pay me the money for the wood
I have a tree in my yard that I'm trying to make money for
Hi, I posted an article on freecycle. Its a yahoo group you can sign up at no cost. Post the wood and say bring a truck and friends to help you and you can have all you want.
I have 36 Pine trees in my yard and I would like for 12 to be cut down You can have them free if you would just cut them down for me Im not axing for no money I just want to cut down and Caraway nice pine trees
If they are big old oak trees, I'd suggest calling a local furniture maker, cabinet maker, or lumber mill. Large old oak trees can be quarter-sawn to produce a grain called 'tiger oak', which is extremely rare and quite expensive. There are very few large old oak trees left which are large enough to be cut this way, in order to produce this wood grain. I would not under any circumstances pay someone to cut these trees. I'd sell them.
I have some trees on my land that I would like to sale if there is someone that interested. The land is in Lillian Alabama. My email melvined@centurylink.net
We have 6 foot around oak about 100 ft tall we need gone
Who would we call? This is my situation . Two big oak trees
Here in California, a house and lot with an oak tree on it can fetch at least another thousand dollars in value as landscaping. Do you have to get rid of them for some reason?
My parents had to get rid of some trees do to some ice storms. What we did and this was a family affair. First we rented a shredder. Somebody had come in and cut the trees down. We had to shred the branches and a lot of little stuff. We of course did all the shredding one day, to get the shredder back to the place we rented it from.
Then on the following weekend we cut everything into smaller pieces. This was for their fire place and believe me it was a lot of wood. Had they not needed it, we would have put a add in the paper and sold it. That is if you really have the time to do this. You can even put a add in the paper after the trees are cut down, and people will come to your house cut the wood up themselves, and take it home with them. I know we have done that before.people are looking for other way's to cut fuel bills and believe it or not there are still places where people live who still do not get gas and use wood burning stoves and alternate ways to heat. It is really how much time and work you want to put into it. Hope I was some help. Good Luck.Have fun, whatever you do!
I think you will have to pay someone to remove them.
But try calling your city hall ask if they dig and haul away trees,plants & bushes to be replanted in city parks. Think GREEN. Maybe the city/county will have another idea for you. Worked for us. Good Luck, GG Vi
I had several trees removed from my front yard by the company who does work for the state of PA, Asplundh. (sp) They did the work for free because they were near utility lines.
Because your trees are oak trees, i believe they are worth money. Check with a logging company or better yet a forester. See if the State Grange of New Jersey has a state foresterr they recommend. He will recommend reputable companies to take down and pay you for your trees. He may even do it himself. (BTW, the Grange might be listed under Patrons of Husbandry in the phone listings)
Good luck
If you find someone let me know We had two trees removed recently and IT COST A FORTUNE. I feel this is absolutely terrible, I simply can not see why you can not have this done by someone or something that could do it for the use of the wood, one use or the other. I have at least 15 trees on my property that NEED to go. One of the posters ask why...as you get older you simply can not clean up after the total mess that trees make. I have oaks, and cherries and maples and pines!
I would move, but this is my home for over 30 years. I just need the trees gone.
Hi everyone,
Thank you very much for your great suggestions!
I have found some foresters in NJ. Yes, I can sell them. I will choose one of them to value and sell those trees. Pay 10-15% commission.
We have about 50 trees in our backyard. They are tall and straight. Just want to remove 8 of them to make a better backyard for our kids to play and maybe I can grow some vegetables and fruits too.
Sound nice? :)
If you have similar questions about your trees and forest Here is a website you can get a lot of help from.
web.extension.uiuc.edu/
Thanks again!
Have a great weekend!
Hi Sarah,
I live in NJ also. We had three 50 year old oak trees in our yard. They were doing alot of damage to our foundation. We had to hire somone to take them down. My husband couldn't find any lumber company to come and take them down. If you do hire someone to take them down, get plenty of estimates. It cost us $5500 to take ours down and the stumps ground but it was no easy task. The first company ran away with $2000 of our money after the guy fell out of our tree. We are still having problems with it. They said they had insurance and we got the copy of the form but there was fraud there. We finally got the trees taken down but it took 3 other companys to do it. Plus none of them hauled the wood away so we had to cut and split ALL of it. Yes we sold it all very cheap (just to get rid of it) $100 a cord. I wish you alot of luck and I hope your experience is alot better than mine was. P. S. get experienced people too and mke sure they have insurance and down give a down payment. They don't need one.(thats where we got stung)
Can I mention TO BE AWARE of scams from individuals stopping by to offer money to cut trees, do yard work, pave driveways, etc. My parents were lured into a conversation about cutting down their trees while someone snuck into their home and robbed them. This happened in NJ and another team tried it in Pa. It was all over the newspapers since it happened to quite a few others. Sometimes they even actually do some small yard project, watch where you get the money/checkbook to pay them and later sneak in and steal it! They especially like older people.
I have one great big 16 or bigger ucuplis tree its already on are open lot just the tree on the property
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