Maybe uninformed tree and bushes question

[Arbud]

Is there a company that would cut down 2 trees on my property and keep the wood for firewood as payment.
Is there a company or person who would like to come to my front yard and dig out 3 mature but beautiful bushes. And keep them as payment. They are green leafy with bright orange blossoms. All 3 about 5 feet tall.
Believe it or not in MD there are companies who do just what I am asking.
Contact me if you would like more details 443-602-5080

[villagetinker]

Is there a company that would cut down 2 trees on my property and keep the wood for firewood as payment.
Is there a company or person who would like to come to my front yard and dig out 3 mature but beautiful bushes. And keep them as payment. They are green leafy with bright orange blossoms. All 3 about 5 feet tall.
Believe it or not in MD there are companies who do just what I am asking.
Contact me if you would like more details 443-602-5080

Check with ARC, some areas have restrictions on cutting trees down especially if the trunk is over 4 inches, and Oaks need special permission. A call to Tree Frog may clear this up if you know the type of tree.

You might get more interest if you can provide pictures of the bushes, and the size of the trees.

[Maker]

Check with ARC, some areas have restrictions on cutting trees down especially if the trunk is over 4 inches, and Oaks need special permission. A call to Tree Frog may clear this up if you know the type of tree.

You might get more interest if you can provide pictures of the bushes, and the size of the trees.

I thought somewhere reading that ARC removed the 4" restrictions on cutting down trees. Didn't pay much attention to it, so I might be wrong with the details. Seem to recall no approval needed now.
Don't take this as fact - please confirm. It could make the process easier.

[Papa_lecki]

I’m going to guess there is more demand for firewood in Maryland than there is in Florida, so the economics may not work in FL.

[Arbud]

Probably right about the need for firewood down here. But I did look and saw people selling it.

[villagetinker]

Airbud,

Looks like a major project on the trees, and IMHO, I would want a licensed and INSURED contractor working on this. The bushes you could DIY or have someone else dig out. Be careful, there are probable irrigation pipes in the area. Also, I would be very careful about the trees, IMHO, these should be cut down in pieces so they do not fall on adjacent houses.
I am sure you will not get this done for nothing, and the eventual cost will be a few hundred dollars.

[MrChip72]

Arborists frequently joke about people with such requests. No arborist is going to take down a standing tree that needs to be carefully dropped and accept payment in unprocessed wood that needs to be bucked, split and seasoned before it's worth anything, which is especially questionable in Florida.

A typical arborist disposes of tree material on a daily basis, even in areas up north where many people heat their homes with wood.

[barbara828]

Michael's 352-504-1597
Fruitland Pk.
35 ft bucket
will pull or grind stump
Took down my 25 ft Queen

[Pairadocs]

Is there a company that would cut down 2 trees on my property and keep the wood for firewood as payment.
Is there a company or person who would like to come to my front yard and dig out 3 mature but beautiful bushes. And keep them as payment. They are green leafy with bright orange blossoms. All 3 about 5 feet tall.
Believe it or not in MD there are companies who do just what I am asking.
Contact me if you would like more details 443-602-5080

Good luck, never heard of that here in Florida. We moved here from south Florida, thought perhaps firewood may be popular here (in south Florida we grew up thinking this part of Florida is "cold", LOL ! I can tell you my neighbor just got a bid on taking down his 3 queen palms (not really a difficult task since palms "trees" are actually plants, but the bid for his 3 queen palms, about 10 and 12 feet, 4-6 inch "trunks" was $300 without "stump grinding". If they were hardwood trees, can't imagine how much it would cost ! ! I agree with those who said to make certain ARC will allow it. You do not want to join the ranks of those who thought they could get by without applying to arc. Had a neighbor who did that without permission, what a mistake that was.

[Priebehouse]

I had a 30 ft. Washingtonian Palm removed last year and had three bids - $1850 - $1400 and $750. One said it had termites...one said it had been st:ohdear:ruck by lightning.
If OP's trees were black walnut or redwood, a contractor might do it for the board feet, but with all the wood being generated south of 44, I doubt that all that work would be worth $55/face cord.Airbud,

Looks like a major project on the trees, and IMHO, I would want a licensed and INSURED contractor working on this. The bushes you could DIY or have someone else dig out. Be careful, there are probable irrigation pipes in the area. Also, I would be very careful about the trees, IMHO, these should be cut down in pieces so they do not fall on adjacent houses.
I am sure you will not get this done for nothing, and the eventual cost will be a few hundred dollars.

[bowlingal]

Arbud, you are not in Kansas anymore. You live in Florida now. Can't cut down an oak tree more than 4" around. You will need ARC approval or be fined big time. To find a company to take firewood as payment, good luck. Not happening here. But, you can call several landscaping businesses and ask them.

[Glowfromminnesota]

True story. In the mid 70s a group of workers pulled up to our home in Hudson, Fla, and said we will purchase your pineapple palm for $500 dollar. Off it went to Disney!

[Bertram00]

Michael's 352-504-1597
Fruitland Pk.
35 ft bucket
will pull or grind stump
Took down my 25 ft Queen

And likely sold that mature, ready to place Palm for more than you paid for its removal.

[MandoMan]

Check with ARC, some areas have restrictions on cutting trees down especially if the trunk is over 4 inches, and Oaks need special permission. A call to Tree Frog may clear this up if you know the type of tree.

You might get more interest if you can provide pictures of the bushes, and the size of the trees.

One of the trees is a Golden Shower Tree. Pretty, but it attracts hordes of bugs that stain red when squashed. The other is a large, single-trunked Crepe Myrtle. | Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants | University of Florida, IFAS (https://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/koelreuteria-elegans/)

To answer the OP, those trees aren’t very big around, wouldn’t offer much firewood, and aren’t the types of trees known for providing top grade firewood. (Most oaks but not the kinds grown in Florida, and also ash, hickory, maple. But there isn’t much of a market for firewood in Florida.

Meanwhile, residents of The Villages don’t look kindly on simply felling trees at the base, possibly damaging driveways and streets, lawns, houses, irrigation systems. That means that the trees are cut and lowered to the ground piece by piece. It’s dangerous and requires skilled workers who can handle the rope systems, have great balance, and can use chain saws high in the air. Then the wood is often picked up by specialized machinery, placed in big trucks, and taken away. Then homeowners expect stumps to be ground down or removed and a thorough cleanup. All that costs money. I’d be surprised if you can find a bonded and licensed arborist to remove those trees for under $1,000. Maybe $2,000. You pay that and you give the company the trees. If there is any wood worth cutting for lumber, it will be sold. If there is any wood worth selling for firewood, it will be sold for splitting and drying. Any soil will be screened and sold. All the branches will be ground up and sold as mulch. Pretty much everything is recycled somehow. The companies that do this need big equipment and lots of room and need to turn a profit. What We Do | Gaston's Tree Debris Recycling (https://gastontdr.com/our-services/)

I used to have a house on 8 acres of mature forest. I once sold off all the trees more than 24” thick at eye level. All desirable straight lumber wood (red oak, white oak, chestnut oak, black oak, tulip poplar, sycamore, maple). As I recall, the company took about sixty trees for lumber and paid me about $6,500. They left the stumps and the crowns and curved limbs behind and deep ruts and trails where the big machines came through.

So, no, you won’t find any company that will cut down those trees in exchange for firewood. Meanwhile, that’s a beautiful crepe myrtle. I’d say, instead of simply cutting it, hire a company to cut the limbs back to a pleasing pattern, taking off twenty feet of growth. And leaving the bare branches that are around 4”. New thinner shoots will grow from those limbs and will be less overwhelming and shorter and will bloom for four months a year. This is much cheaper than removing the tree.

[Rodneysblue]

Is there a company that would cut down 2 trees on my property and keep the wood for firewood as payment.
Is there a company or person who would like to come to my front yard and dig out 3 mature but beautiful bushes. And keep them as payment. They are green leafy with bright orange blossoms. All 3 about 5 feet tall.
Believe it or not in MD there are companies who do just what I am asking.
Contact me if you would like more details 443-602-5080

Check with not only ARC but with local government. Town, city, county also.

[SeanAndrews]

Does anyone know of a company that will deliver a cord of firewood?

[toeser]

You will be extremely lucky to have those trees taken down for anything less than $5,000, and likely more.

[FloridaLady]

I have a giant oak tree I will have taken down at some point. I also thought I saw where I no longer need approval. I haven’t even started the process but is a goal for 2024

[HORNET]

Is there a company that would cut down 2 trees on my property and keep the wood for firewood as payment.
Is there a company or person who would like to come to my front yard and dig out 3 mature but beautiful bushes. And keep them as payment. They are green leafy with bright orange blossoms. All 3 about 5 feet tall.
Believe it or not in MD there are companies who do just what I am asking.
Contact me if you would like more details 443-602-5080

In your dreams!

[CFrance]

Airbud,

Looks like a major project on the trees, and IMHO, I would want a licensed and INSURED contractor working on this. The bushes you could DIY or have someone else dig out. Be careful, there are probable irrigation pipes in the area. Also, I would be very careful about the trees, IMHO, these should be cut down in pieces so they do not fall on adjacent houses.
I am sure you will not get this done for nothing, and the eventual cost will be a few hundred dollars.
Probably more than a few hundred dollars, VT, especially if you want the stump and roots removed. We just had a holly tree cut down that was planted too close to our neighbor's CYV patio and whose roots were lifting one of her slabs. The roots ran from the back all the way to the front. It never should have been planted there (by developer's landscaper in 2011) and came with the house. We got three estimates and used the company that took out our too-tall palm tree in the front.

The cost for the palm tree, with stump removal, was $600. (We had palm rats in the garage and were not about to wait for someone to come take the palm for free.) The cost of the holly tree, with stump and root removal, was $1000. I believe the name of the company is Airborne. Licensed and insured, good equipment, excellent job and cleanup.

[Topspinmo]

IMO no, no, and no.

[Topspinmo]

You will be extremely lucky to have those trees taken down for anything less than $5,000, and likely more.

Or like my neighbor take out one branch at time, let trash truck haul off the pieces? :).

[Bellavita]

No they work for money not wood


Is there a company that would cut down 2 trees on my property and keep the wood for firewood as payment.
Is there a company or person who would like to come to my front yard and dig out 3 mature but beautiful bushes. And keep them as payment. They are green leafy with bright orange blossoms. All 3 about 5 feet tall.
Believe it or not in MD there are companies who do just what I am asking.
Contact me if you would like more details 443-602-5080

[Ozzello]

OK people, lets get the PRO answer.

Golden Raintree, and a Drake elm. Not good for firewood in a fireplace. Will make a good bonfire with lots of popping and sparks.

The Raintree is on the invasive species list, no approval needed. The Drake Elm is not a native to Florida so no protections in place by the State or County. The Elm got popular a few decades ago and many got planted, the shallow spreading roots playing havoc on lawns and mowers have caused many to be removed as of late.

Michaels is my go to guy, fair pricing, knowledgeable and all around good guy. Went to high school with him in the 80s.

The firebush will likely get knocked down this winter. If we actually have a hard winter (hasn't been one since like 1998) they won't come back. Easy to dig up though, and will most likely die if transplanted. They grow fast, not worth the time to try the transplant.