In article , Jangchub
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:41:42 -0400, "symplastless"
wrote:

Healthy Stealthy
GOOD QUESTION!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like a fair price for removal. The chips should compost for at least
1 year. The parenchyma cells when chipped get their contents (protoplasm)
smeared all over the place. This attracts undesirables that can and do do
nasty things to trees above as well as below ground for trees. They also
attack defenseless cells. Also fresh chips can greatly increase the
likelihood of getting artillery fungus on you house. Composting for a year
will greatly reduce that. This information comes from someone that did
hundreds of thousands of cultures as a mycologist. Fresh chips (disease
potential). Composted chips (Food for the soil with many benefits for trees
when applied CORRECTLY and not touching the trunk flare at the base of the
tree.)

I sell dump truck loads of composted tree trimmings 2-3-4 years old for
about 200.00 which is about 7 yards of good quality mulch. As far as mulch
goes.

So proud of yourself ripping people off by the yard. I can get free
dumptruck loads for free at my local recycle center. Bring the dumper
and they'll even fill it for you.

You think 450 dollars is a good price for a small tree removal? Wow,
maybe I should buy a chainsaw and hire some monkeys.

He made up those prices. No one ever hires him for anything. Not a second
time certainly. 'Round here what he claims to sell for $200 the truckload
ranges in cost from $15 to fill your own truck no matter what size truck
you drive in with, or in "expensive" $10 per ton. Price never goes up
because if you look around there's always someone offering chips for free
(locally Anderson's Tree Service lets you come and get the chips for
free). If you don't have your own truck then it can cost another $55 to
$80 for nearby delivery.

Obviously he's just making crap up again. But you let him slip by with
that imaginary threat of "artillery fungus in the house" routine. I'm sure
even HIS house doesn't have the conditions to support artillery fungus
indoors, though if anyone in the world does have a house ankle deep in
damp sawdust, I guess it would be his place. And I could also believe that
the of the guys who would be dumping infected chips in peoples' yards,
sympleass would be one of 'em! So the only question is: did he really make
his grandma pay him $200 to have her place ruined?

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