Someone told me that you can have people cut your trees down for money?

Question

Is this true? They said that pulpwood companies would cut them down and pay you. Does anyone know anything about that.

Answer 1

Yes and it's called stumpage fees.A contracter will give you a free estimate on the clearing of your land & in most cases will pay you up front.You get more money for softwood , again depending on what you have & how many acres.Softwood Is used for building supplies & are primarily coniferous. Theres good money in hardwood if you have these varieties(maple,oak,black walnut,cherry & chestnut).This is what your highend furniture is made off & will bring a good dollar if the trees are mature enough (over 100 yrs) & you have a few acres.The rest of the hardwood is primarily firewood(birch,aspen.ash.poplar) & can still bring you good money if you have enough of them. A cut & split cord of seasoned firewood goes for $300.oo where I come from & goes alot higher depending where you live.Find a good contracter in your area & he will provide you with pricing & so forth.

Answer 2

I would say trees that are large specimen trees, with tall, thick trunks probably would be cut for money, especially if you have a furniture making company in you area. I've actually seen cutters carefully do this. They cut the trunk up into sections needed at the mill. Two kinds of trees I know furniture companies like: blue spruce and American walnut. And blue spruce (a light wood) can be used as a panel wood too or in cabinetry.

Answer 3

This is true in the broadest sense, but there are dozens of variables:
How big is your woodlot? Is the acreage large enough to justify a company to come in and cut?
What kind do you have? Hardwoods? Softwoods? A mixed forest?
"Pulpwood" is softwood. Is that in fact what you have?
How mature are the trees?
Do you have a single stand of a valuable species?
Can it be clearcut? Would you even want that? It leaves a vast mess and tears up your land.
Are you just after cash, or do you want to manage your woodlot intelligently? You might find a buyer to come in and selectively cut the mature wood.

I'd suggest contacting your state dept. of agriculture to get some names of licensed foresters who would cruise your woodlot and give you a professional opinion on its worth, if any, and how best to manage it. But don't expect loggers to "clear" your land. No matter how you do it, you'll be left with a lot of stumps and brush.

Answer 4

If you live in the country, then it is a possiblity. You can sell timber off land you own. But if you live in a city, then you will be paying someone to cut your tree(s) down. In the city, there are more dangers of the tree falling on a house, on power lines, on a vehicle, etc. So aborists charge to remove trees. Loggers buy timber and harvest it.

Answer 5

It really depends on where you are, how many trees and what type.

In the Sierra Foothills, they do allow people that have purchased so many acres of wooded land to obtain a permit from the dept of forestry to "harvest" the pines. They then have a company take out the trees and are paid for the timber. A lot of people were buying acreage and actually paying for the property with the proceeds of the harvesting some years ago.

Talk to your local forestry office.

Answer 6

I sold some trees off of my property to a furniture maker local shop. They where an uncommon type of tree, Black Walnut. If there is a mill or cabinet maker near you you might ask them if they are interested. I thing the soft tree wood isn't worth much, I hope that helps.

Answer 7

Not here in forest country. Trees are harvested and processed here. Many places on the West Coast grow thousands of acres solely for pulp mills. When we had a few trees freeze it cost us several hundred dollars to have them removed. Friend in Oregon had a huge cedar tree removed, cost her $1,000.

Answer 8

We have always had to pay someone to cut down our trees.

Answer 9

Yes, if you have land in an area where it's worth their time to come in and harvest the trees. Happens all the time in Northern Minnesota.

Answer 10

not likely unless you have one heck of a lot of trees to cut