Roadside price on Beech ???

[Couldyajust]

What does beech sell for ATM?

 

I have just had a call from someone who wants a load of Beech cleared & the area replanted. I am familiar with the site and access is straightforward but they are all covered by a TPO so it may get a bit complicated as the neighbours applied for the TPO & they will be as difficult as possible when i try getting it overturned.

Reason for the work is because they are growing in just 6"-12" of soil then directly onto rock and keep falling over I'm told at least another 20 have fallen over during todays storms killing a couple of sheep that were sheltering under them.

The trees are fairly densely planted approx 2 foot+ diameter perfectly straight and the main trunks are approx 80'. Landowner is insistent that I organise the sale of the timber too as he doesn't have time which is something I rarely do and I haven't got a clue what it is worth.

[R5log]

Location?

[Big J]

Floor boarding grade.

 

I'd figure on about £2.50 a hoppus foot/£88 a cubic metre (or tonne, given that beech is near enough a tonne a cube).

 

Sounds like lovely timber, but beech never attracts much of a premium sadly.

[Couldyajust]

Location?

Powys just off the B4518

[Mortimer Firewood]

If you need some one to take the firewood grade stuff I'll have it.

 

Had beech delivers in to me in the summer that was the same as you described but the contractor could not sell it for anything other than firewood.

 

Good luck with it ..

[gm valmet]

hi have you got a contact no. were only in newtown and looking for loads of fresh hardwood.

[Couldyajust]

Well that was a waste of time he had asked someone else to look at the job too and they offered him 25 grand for the timber as a standing crop subject to the condition they can get the tree officer to agree to the removal. He has accepted their offer as he views it as the least hassle.

[Big J]

Let's hope that it's being used appropriately. It's not firewood grade, not even close.

[Mortimer Firewood]

Well that was a waste of time he had asked someone else to look at the job too and they offered him 25 grand for the timber as a standing crop subject to the condition they can get the tree officer to agree to the removal. He has accepted their offer as he views it as the least hassle.

 

How many acres was there????

[Couldyajust]

How many acres was there????

Not sure of the acreage it is a strip approx 100' (wider in places) running the full length of the boundary of one side of a 1000 acre farm. Was taken to look at it in his landrover stopping at random places it is mostly Beech with the odd Oak & various self sown Sycamores, Alder, Hazel, Silver birch etc...