Oak trees
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Compare $6500 to your average visit to the emergency room. This is exactly the sort of thing that leads to stitches and casts. It’s a bit ironic to remove the trees for safety reasons but take on all that risk in the process...
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RedneckFur
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Overall, that's not a bad price for removal, if its by a competent professional. There are guys out there who will take down trees a lot cheaper, but they're also the sort to do crazy and dangerous stuff, drop one through the house, etc. Buy once, cry once.
I can't see a ton from the photos, but what little I did see, it appears the trees are in overall good health. I personally wouldn't recommend removal unless there was something wrong with them. Even if the shade doesn't help the house, trees on the property add a lot to its value. Depending on location, it can add as much as 25%.
I'm a certified arborist, but I only do consulting. (I don't have a dog in the fight/dollar in the pot if someone wants to cut down or keep their trees) If it were me doing the assessment, I'd recommend keeping an eye on the trees, looking for any signs of decay or disease, and pruning out dead/dying branches on an as needed basis. I err on the side of the tree when doing consulting, and don't recommend a removal unless that's whats best for the homeowner and the tree.
Biggest issues I see affecting oak trees are typically hypoxylon canker (big smooth gray patches on the trees bark that gradually turn black in the summer. Its deadly and contagious, any tree with it needs to be removed.) Root rot (look for mushrooms and fungal fruiting bodies growing on the roots) And stress from soil compaction. (don't park your car under a tree) Most other issues I run into are from people trenching, digging, etc too close. Oak trees live a long time, but they will die from old age too, just like anything else.
A lot of mills are funny about taking yard trees. Never know if there will be metal, wire, nails, etc inside the log. A lot of the time though, you can find a small, portable sawmill company that will cut them, with the stipulation you replace any blades that your trees break.
I can't see a ton from the photos, but what little I did see, it appears the trees are in overall good health. I personally wouldn't recommend removal unless there was something wrong with them. Even if the shade doesn't help the house, trees on the property add a lot to its value. Depending on location, it can add as much as 25%.
I'm a certified arborist, but I only do consulting. (I don't have a dog in the fight/dollar in the pot if someone wants to cut down or keep their trees) If it were me doing the assessment, I'd recommend keeping an eye on the trees, looking for any signs of decay or disease, and pruning out dead/dying branches on an as needed basis. I err on the side of the tree when doing consulting, and don't recommend a removal unless that's whats best for the homeowner and the tree.
Biggest issues I see affecting oak trees are typically hypoxylon canker (big smooth gray patches on the trees bark that gradually turn black in the summer. Its deadly and contagious, any tree with it needs to be removed.) Root rot (look for mushrooms and fungal fruiting bodies growing on the roots) And stress from soil compaction. (don't park your car under a tree) Most other issues I run into are from people trenching, digging, etc too close. Oak trees live a long time, but they will die from old age too, just like anything else.
A lot of mills are funny about taking yard trees. Never know if there will be metal, wire, nails, etc inside the log. A lot of the time though, you can find a small, portable sawmill company that will cut them, with the stipulation you replace any blades that your trees break.
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I would love to have oaks or any hardwood like that in my front yard. I've saved every white oak I could on our new property, and even some of those damn willow oaks. Evidently the willow (misidentified as water oak) oak was one of Thomas Jefferson's favorites. They sure grow fast and put out a crap-ton of acorns, so I left quite a few. I have one of those that look at least 200 years old. But as a deer hunter, the white oak is my obvious favorite. There's a section of old growth white oaks across the creek that is an absolute paradise in my mind, and all I get is cedars and privets on my side.
We had red oaks at my parents house which lived thru hurricane Hugo's 80MPH winds, and I'm not at all worried about them like I would be tall pines.
We had red oaks at my parents house which lived thru hurricane Hugo's 80MPH winds, and I'm not at all worried about them like I would be tall pines.
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The house is pretty basic, the trees make it. I wouldn't take all of them down. Maybe 3 to get some light.
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It's a shame to see white oaks come down since they are getting rarer. Whiskey companies are even having to start using other woods which alters the taste.
RedneckFur
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Some of the whiskey companies have been sending foresters here to buy white oak. I spoke with a logger recently who'd cut a lot of white oak for one of the distilleries in Kentucky. Said they pay well, but they're picky about getting their wood loaded and on the truck as soon as it's cut. They don't want it to dry out.
What disease are the orange fungal patches growing on my willow oaks? Only affects some branches that are either dead or dying, not sure if from the fungus or the fungus is just finishing the job.
If you're in the Raleigh area I can probably fix you up.
Wake Co tree guys want around $2000 to take down a huge oak I cant put my arms around. If and when I move, nxt hse will not have a tree within 40' of my house. Limbs fall, leaves fall. Other stuff comes out of and off of trees that gunk up my windows, vehicles, drive way, side walks and deck. Trees grow and limbs will over hang and touch roof, chimney etc. Other things, they attack lightning and they dont live forever.