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Market for Fallen Oak Tree?

impr0v · 2022-01-18 16:40:22

Much to my annoyance, Storm Barra felled a large oak tree on my land before Christmas - picture attached. They are seven foot posts in the foreground, for scale. It has pulled up some fencing with it, which I will need to sort before too long, so I plan to get a contractor in to saw up the tree. Using it for firewood would…

18-01-2022 5:40pm

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impr0v

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Much to my annoyance, Storm Barra felled a large oak tree on my land before Christmas - picture attached. They are seven foot posts in the foreground, for scale.
It has pulled up some fencing with it, which I will need to sort before too long, so I plan to get a contractor in to saw up the tree. Using it for firewood would be a bit of a waste, given the shortage of timber in the market at the moment. But I have no idea how to go about selling it, however, or how much I should ask for it.
Any insights appreciated - thanks in advance.

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#2 18-01-2022 5:44pm

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where are you in the country? there are a few companies which have mobile sawmills who might be interested, e.g.
https://www.forestry.ie/directory/kiln-dried-hardwoods-ltd-kdh

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#3 19-01-2022 1:23pm

impr0v

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Thanks. I am in Westmeath.

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