"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2009-09-25 22:26:42 +0100, "alan.holmes"
said:

I have a mature walnut tree which is becoming a bit of a problem and I'd
like to get rid of it, how can I find someone who would be interested in
buying it rather than consign it to the bonfire?

Alan

Alan, do you *have* to? They take so long to reach maturity and are so
beautiful.......sob! If you absolutely must cut it down, I'd think a wood
turner would be interested in it. I may be wrong but I think the wood is
rather highly prized. But do, do think again!

The problem, or one of them, is the damned tree rats which steel most of the
nuts, so leaving very few for my consumption, the other thing is that it is
really far to big for my garden, I have discussed the problem with my wife
and she agrees that it would better for us if it were gone!(:-)

It also overlapes next doors garden and they are not happy about it either,
I could I suppose plant another one in a different part of the garden, but
it would atke some time to get to the stage of the present one, but by then
I shall probably be gone anyway!(:-(

I could, I suppose, as some else suggested, just have it severely pruned,
but would it soon grow back to it's current size and be back to being the
problem it is now?

Decisions, decisions!

Alan