Cost of tree removal?

ClubDead

Anyone got a rough estimate for the cost of chopping down and removal of a 8 - 10 ft willow tree?

magicbastarder

probably a couple of hundred quid for a tree surgeon to even darken your door. that's a small tree, perhaps a friend or relative could do it for you?

mobfromcork

A friend was recently quoted around 200 a tree for tall but slim conifers and the surgeon would chip the branches but he was also taking all the trunk wood away. Where are you based?

ClubDead

mobfromcork wrote: »

A friend was recently quoted around 200 a tree for tall but slim conifers and the surgeon would chip the branches but he was also taking all the trunk wood away. Where are you based?

Meath. It's not a big tree so probably similar price

looksee

How thick is the trunk? 8 to 10 ft is very small.

Hocus Focus

Buy an electric chainsaw from Lidl/Aldi for approx €100, fell it and cut into firewood, allow to dry out for a year and use for burn. The light foliage can be chopped up and put into your compost. Then if you have no further use for it sell the chainsaw for €70-80.
You can dig the roots of such a small tree out.

Harry Palmr

Thats sounds like a plan, the root system can't be very extensive and they are shallow - a pick and small saw and some effort.

magicbastarder

i'd be sceptical if you could sell a lidl chainsaw for three quarters its purchase price though. anyway, if (s)he is not used to chainsaws, buying one to fell a tree may not be something the OP would consider.

Valhallapt

You can email a picture to http://www.oneilltreeservices.com/ they will give an estimate via email

Harry Palmr

Agree it could be risky to fell a tree with one (a standard bow saw should be used) but it's not hard to use to chop them up, electric ones are light enough and have no kickback

magicbastarder

i've never used an electric chainsaw, but i've never heard it claimed before that they've no kickback - surely if used incorrectly, as the chain operates in the same manner, they would do?

victor8600

looksee wrote: »

How thick is the trunk? 8 to 10 ft is very small.

Exactly, a 3 meter high willow? The trunk would be 10-20 cm in diameter. A hand saw would be enough to safely cut it.

magicbastarder

i have a willow nearly that tall in the garden and the trunk is probably 5 or 6cm in diameter.

ClubDead

looksee wrote: »

How thick is the trunk? 8 to 10 ft is very small.

its not very thick....not sure, smaller diameter than a standard dinner plate (sorry bad guess). Yes, its a small tree.

ClubDead

Hocus Focus wrote: »

Buy an electric chainsaw from Lidl/Aldi for approx €100, fell it and cut into firewood, allow to dry out for a year and use for burn. The light foliage can be chopped up and put into your compost. Then if you have no further use for it sell the chainsaw for €70-80.
You can dig the roots of such a small tree out.

It had some sort of fungus growing on it last year. Its leaves never really bloomed. It seems to be mostly dead right now. Its branches can be snapped off. TBH I wouldn't bring it inside because of the fungus that was growing on it. Don't even want to touch it.

looksee

A willow with a dinner plate diameter trunk would be a substantial tree and probably would need a professional - but its hard to see how it would only be 10ft high? Even coppiced it would be at least 20ft high. Are you talking about the height of the tallest branches or the height of the trunk?

standardg60

Could be an old Kilmarnock.
But if it's dead it could probably be pushed over.

alexsandro22

Couple of hundret I guess. But it's much more easier to buy a chainsaw. Because there is a change you will need help again and it's getting much more expensive to pay 200$ per each tree