"Srgnt Billko" wrote in message
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About 25' high. Buyer has to dig it out and move it. What do you
think I
ought to get for it ? (upstate NY) My neighbor thinks at least $100.

Dig it out? It's only use would be lumber and at only 25' high there
won't be much usable wood. Good for firewood.

You have to be nuts to burn a Walnut tree. Full grown Walnut trees are
going for over $1500 here for lumber.
Dig it out - you might be picturing digging by hand. That's not the way
trees are moved. There is a hydraulic clamshell type device that mounts
on the back of a tractor for digging trees out.

I'm quite aware of the machinery to move live trees. You are unaware of
the value of a small walnut tree.

No shit Sherlock - that's why I posted the question. But I was offered
$100 for it 5 years ago. So I guess you don't care what you burn.

So now you mention you were offered $100 for it 5 years ago. Too bad you
didn't take it. Now you ask for advice and when you don't like what you read
you get testy.
I care very much what I burn in my woodstove, and walnut, while acceptable,
is at the bottom of the list. It is a good way to get rid of worthless wood
in an area were open burning it not generally permitted.
Do you realize that a walnut has value solely as lumber? It is an
undesirable tree for residential use. A 25' tree will require generations to
mature into one of commercial value, so it is unlikely that a purchaser of
your tree will see any financial gain.