I have a live pine tree, actually I think a Brewer spruce, about 50-60 feet tall I'd like removed. Cut down and taken away. Any idea of what a reasonable cost would be to have this done?
If it makes any difference, I am in New York.
2007-08-02 04:44:34 · 9 answers · asked by Jed 7 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I would like to help you with this question, but each area of the country have different prices. I do know that leaving a stump is cheaper that complete removal which is digging down into the earth to remove roots and all.
I would suggest looking into the telephone book and getting three estimates. Let them know exactly what you want done and have it put into a contract.
2007-08-02 05:07:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had a 100' tall oak that needed to be removed after it was riped from the ground in a tornado. We are in NJ. and it cost about $1900.00 then we had another tree that was cut down by the township because it was about to fall into the public street, and I think it was planted on public easement. We had to pay to have the stump removed (grind) that was about 300.00. So make sure all is included, like removal of everything and maybe the stump grinding too. I dont think a spruce that big can be transplanted, the root system is huge at this time? Good luck.
2007-08-02 05:08:08 · answer #2 · answered by T I 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Ohio ~ some friends had an old Maple cut down, it was about 50'. It cost them $650.00, this was the lowest estimate they got. When the tree cutters got to about 4' from the ground, they told my friends there is metal inside the stump (like a tomato cage for support when the tree was young). And that it would be an additional $450.00 for a blade that could cut through the metal. This was last year. This year I had another friend grind the 4' stump out for them & he DID NOT FIND ANY METAL!
I hope this helps in more ways than one.
Also if it wasn't a friend deal, grinding the stump would have been about $350.00-$400.00 more, it's usually not included with taking down the tree.
2007-08-02 05:12:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It costs a lot less to have a tree removed than to have one put in. Before removing your tree, decide the following: I am doing this for personal aesthetics or because the tree is damaging my/a neighbor's home/foundation., or is sick. If damaging or sick, remove, by all means. If aesthetics, save the tree! An old growth tree on your lot is worth several thousand dollars. If you want to sell the property anytime in the next 20 years or so it would be impossible to replant and nurture a tree of this size, unless you had a big one planted, at a major expense. Good luck.
2007-08-02 05:07:47 · answer #4 · answered by staz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tree removal is gosh awfully expensive! I wouldn't be at all surprised if it costs at least $1,000. You have a tall tree that will have to come down in sections, limbs removed to go through a chipper and the trunk may have to be cut into small enough pieces to lift to carry off for disposal. Chippers can only handle up to a certain size. The price quoted probably will not include stump grinding. That will be another several hundred dollars. By all means get bids, check for the company's insurance (in case they drop it into your house). If you have nearby trees how will they protect them during removal?
2007-08-02 05:18:11 · answer #5 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best thing you can do is to grab the phone book and start calling around for estimates.
I had an old dying tree, actually, my neighbors had an old dying tree that hung over our house and we paid half the cost to have it removed. This was a large and very old tree and it was $400+ to have it removed. This is in Oklahoma. Who knows about NY. Regardless, it is going to be pricey. Good luck
2007-08-02 07:16:55 · answer #6 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one is responsible and this 'act of God' is why you carry comprehensive insurance on your automobiles. Act of God is in quotes, because it is an insurance term. This is EXACTLY what comprehensive insurance is for. Comprehensive insurance is usually paired with collision insurance, but you can purchase it separately. You pay less when you increase your deductible, but then you need to come up with more in case something happens. This is part of the risk analysis with insurance. You now have a graphic and expensive lesson about deductibles and car insurance. good luck! ps - if you had documented evidence that you had concerns about the trees and had documented evidence that the landlord wouldn't do anything about it, then maybe you could win something in court (but it would cost a lot to do it). Otherwise, it is hearsay (you say one thing, the landlord says another and none of it is documented) and inadmissible in court.
2016-05-21 00:51:23 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with your state's logger's association.
Oftentimes they will remove the tree for little or nothing if it's a large tree that can be sold for lumber.
Look in the yellow pages for the logger's association or google them up on the Web.
2007-08-02 06:07:33 · answer #8 · answered by dubyaaitch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you can sell the tree to a nursery case my grandfather sold his palm tree for a major value of money.
2007-08-02 04:53:59 · answer #9 · answered by Edwyn 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋