" TIMBER!!!!!! " Same as yelling " FORE " on a golf course . . . ! ! ! !

Dax

This tree looks like it is in your yard, and may reach your house. SO it is not only "Timber", "Timber" but as soon as possible.

We had an oak that looked good. One year did not look good, and the next spring I leaned on the tree and it tipped over. The whole root base had rotted from the tree. The wood in the tree was in good condition with no rot once you got about a foot from the base.

That tree is WAY WAY WAY beyond saving, unless you mean saving it as firewood.

Time to take it down

phytopthera - a goner

So we're getting some estimates for removal, anyone wanna guess how much it'll cost?

I might need some more pics....$2750 is my wag at it.

No way to guess the amount without knowing the specifics (how close to a house or other structures, ease of access, whether you get/need a professional or just a dummy with a chainsaw, etc, etc).

Might be on the spendy side. Rotten basal area makes climbing a non-starter. Bucket truck only, which can add $$.

...or, if it's out in the open with nothing to fall on, it might could be dropped quick and easy by a flunky and be dirt cheap.

Even that can be mega-risky with all that powder. Proper felling technique relies on the fibers of the wood itself helping to direct the fall. When a tree gets this rotten, all that fiber is gone. I'd rate this expert only.

Without a reliable hinge, I'd rate this expert only also.

First estimate, removal, and mulched 1500.

I just need it down, I can do the rest of the work. Will post cost to fall tree

Sounds within reason-that price.