re: Oak trunk for sale

[Dts trees]

hi Guys and girls i have a Oak butt for sale 1.3m at the widest point upto 0.76m at the tip. 11m in length. here is the pictures of the Oak, access is not great. only one way in could just about get a medium sized lorry into the field to pick it up. Once in the field there is plenty of room to work in. I do want good money for this otherwise will cut for firewood for the client. It came over in the recent freak wind we had, so soft landing most of the limbs took the pounding on the ground. I tried to cut the end near to the stump but my saw is not big enough to cut through! so very much dout there is shake in the main trunk.

please pm me if interested. It is located on the outskirts of Haslemere, (Surrey for people who don't know where it is!)

 

 

 

 

[skyhuck]

Why does the fact that your saw was not big enough make you think the trunk is not shuck?????????????

[tree monkey]

with roots so rotten i would guess the base of the stump has patential to be shook or even rotten in some places

[Dts trees]

could be, until i cut through i will get a better idea what state it is in!

[Big J]

I wouldn't expect to get very much money for that log. The only section worth milling is the very first one, as the rest is far too branchy.

 

It might have something to do with the fact that I have a lot of oak at present, but I wouldn't mill that if it were free (access issues, single log away from yard etc).

 

Good luck with the sale though - if it were me punting it, I'd firewood down to the bottom two sections and try to sell those. Realistically, you might make more money that way.

 

Jonathan

[likeitorlumpit]

Interesting lack of root system

Anyone have any ideas why?

Obviously why it fell over but it had stood there for guess 200 years

[Stu]

Cut it up for firewood, to many big limbs on it

[Guest Infinitree]

Interesting lack of root system

Anyone have any ideas why?

Obviously why it fell over but it had stood there for guess 200 years

 

Most definately used as shelter for livestock over the years-ie Compaction...maybe a Ganoderma at play

[nepia]

I know oaks like damp ground but it looks as if this one's been standing in water. To what extent could/would that contribute to decline? Obviously a willow or alder would be whooping it up there but an oak...?

[Dts trees]

No Ganoderma at the base but roots very rotten. The field is very wet so this didn't help. Very sad as this is one of the oldest in the estate. Was a fine example of an English Oak.