What do you think these trees are worth?

They are worth what a buyer is willing to pay :-) Sorry to be so nonspecific but pricing out trees established in a garden is fraught with all kinds of variables: are they good examples of their type?, are they heathy?, are they of a size that will be relatively easy to dig, transport and replant?, are they in any kind of demand?, etc.

To be perfectly honest, few homeowners recognize any kind of reasonable return when attempting to sell an established garden tree (the possible exception are some Japanese maples). And most of that has to do with the difficulty (and expense) involved in digging and transplanting something of that size with a reasonable expectation of success. But don't ask for or expect to receive the retail equivalent of a similarly sized/mature nursery or garden center tree for sale.

If you show a close up of the foliage of the first one we can name it for you. Were you intending to get rid if them before someone offered to buy them?

Looks like a weeping beech to me, floral. But a close up would help to confirm.

stefanie 1215, the way I see it is you have two options:

1) dig the trees and load them onto the buyers truck

OR

2) let the buyer dig the trees which is an "in ground" sale.

If you choose #2, give the trees away and be happy they have a new home. Have an understanding that the buyer will fill in the hole.

HERE is an old thread of mine. The lot was going to be cleared. The tree was given away but the new owner had to pay moving expenses and fill in the hole,

why are you getting rid of them ... because you have other garden dreams.. or because someone offered you money???

it could cost thousands to have them professionally moved.. and still have high odds of failure ... not many peeps are willing to go that far ...

on the other hand .... there are many peeps with more money than common sense.. and if they want to give you money.. take it.. lol ...

i wonder if you need a sales agreement.. in case they want to come back at you if the plants fail ....

ken

Looks like a beech to me too but I didn’t know if there might be other species I’m unfamiliar with. My fear is that if these trees were dug up badly they wouldn’t survive the move and neither the OP nor the buyer would get to enjoy them.

Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula'

Picea abies 'Reflexa'

Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula'

with all being too big for somebody showing up with less than the minimum amount of stuff (and experience) required to dig and transport specimens of some size to be able to pull it off.

showing up with less than the minimum amount of stuff (and experience) required

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exactly.. i was thinking tree spade.. a crew of about 6.. and a flatbed truck or two ... and the tree spade has to go to the new location first.. and dig the holes for the tree to come later ... maybe a crane also .. if they cant get the spade in to where the trees are ...

extraordinary expense... but thats what you pay for extraordinary specimens ...

i have some vague memory of some extremely wealthy guy sending out scouts to find such stock.. money was of no issue .... i blacked out from the idea.. and dont recall anything else ... it wasnt the world i live in ... lol ...

ken

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffcm&q=tree+spade&iax=images&ia=images

New planting site holes need to be dug with backhoe because spade dug holes have compressed sides that are unfavorable to new root growth.