Value of a Yew tree?

I have a sizable Yew tree that will need to come down to make room for an extension. It's been suggested that Yew wood is much sort after by the woodworking fraternity. Any idea of it's worth? Main trunk is perhaps 20" diam and the is 8 ish foot before it branches, and the braches are reasonably sizable. It would be nice to be able to offset the felling costs against the value of the timber. It is rather close to the house and to a bridge so it's not the easiest tree to bring down.

AWEM

Reply to
Andrew Mawson
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Sadly a lot less than if it was in nice seaoned planed boards..

Id guess a £100 or so. I've seen massive 4ft wide planks going for several hundred..but not a bare unstripped bole less than 2 ' in diameter.

Sadly the cost is as much in the de barking and band sawing and kilning or storing as it is in the chain sawing..

Reply to
The Natural Philosopher

As long as its not the one by us, which is 1600 years old.

Reply to
stephen.hull

Presumably the planners have already agreed to this felling? If not they may well whack a tree presevation order on it the moment it's felling is mentioned...

Reply to
Dave Liquorice

It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.

Reply to
Lieutenant Scott

Not if you p off the planners it isn't. They have near infinite resources if they decide they don't like you.

Reply to
dennis

20" stem is not a really old or big one. probably no more that 300 years old..
Reply to
The Natural Philosopher

If you still have the extension to build, then yes. But once something's complete they will usually give post-event permission.

Reply to
Lieutenant Scott

Well its not going to get to 1600 yo if they chop it down.

Reply to
dennis

Tell that to the farmer who had to demolish his house or the travellers evicted a few weeks ago.

Reply to
dennis

I'm all for keeping valuable trees, but if it's going to knock the house down......

Reply to
Lieutenant Scott

I guess I live in a nicer council area.

Reply to
Lieutenant Scott

It only takes a few weeks to build a new house, it takes years to grow a new tree. Move the house.

Reply to
dennis

Agreed, if the house owner had infinite funds.

Except 2 weeks? You gotta be kidding me. Just building it maybe, but fitting all the electrics, painting it, furnishing it, moving all your stuff in, ..................

Reply to
Lieutenant Scott

No they don't. All council budgets are stretched. Firms like Tesco piss all over the planners.

Bill

Reply to
Bill Wright

Which is a good thing. Fuck the red tape.

Reply to
Lieutenant Scott

The planners want Tesco to build.. its just a case of how much other stuff they can get Tesco to pay for. If there is a good reason why they can't build the planners win, just having locals objecting is *not* a good reason to refuse planning.

Reply to
dennis

Like Mexican holidays for councillors.

Its the ONLY good reason ultimately in a DEMOCRACY. Not that we have seen one of those in a long time.

Been a socialist republic now for nearly 20 years.

Reply to
The Natural Philosopher

Or the new police station, underpass, swimming pool they are paying for here.

So if you ask 60 million people if Tesco can build a supermarket opposite you what do you think the outcome will be?

Reply to
dennis

None of them would care to answer except the 1000 who lived opposite.

Reply to
The Natural Philosopher

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