Thank you for the information. I will share it with others.

Landscaping take time to mature thus making them more valuable with age...It takes seconds to cut....Time out is all I can say

Interesting information. I think it is good that we have tree appraisers. I am a real tree person and I am glad to see that they are valued.

Betty

I never really thought much about this.  I would think that it's pretty difficult to put a value on a big tree.  Some might be considered priceless to their owners.

Bob, you are a feature blog super star!  Keep it up....you always teach me something new!

Nobody thinks about this till it happens and then shock sets in on what do we do. I will file this blog and I want to thank you for the valuable information.

My initial thought was to ask the company that damaged the tree what their proceedure was for something like this ... I didn't think of homeowners insurance.

Very niche info.  Thanks for that.

Good article.  You just have to go to a local nursery that sells these large trees to find out how expendsive they are.

I Bellingham WA I saw a tree whose natural circular shape on top had a very right angle pizza-like chunk taking out of the top, to make room for power lines. Goes back to over ambitious city workers, and practicality over aesthetics. Great post though on a topic that doesn't really come up in the day to day, it's the things we don't think about that seem to pop up

I wish a road worker would just come by a cut down some of my trees :)

Yes, I have seen some big checks when a road crew cut down a tree or 2 that DID NOT have to be cut.

That's interesting. I never thought about how they would determine what the dollar value is to a tree. I just naturally thought they would replace with the same kind of tree.

PEPCO, our local power company here in the DC area, is tired of getting beat up for losing power during storms - most of our power lines are above ground. Their retaliation is to finally start trimming the trees that they should have been trimming for years. Unfortunately since the power company seems to be very annoyed with the DC area for our lack of patience with no power for days at a time, PEPCO is now clear cutting roadsides - it looks like a war took place in some of the neighborhoods 

Hi Bob, I live near the Washougal River and we have the consideration of trees falling and washing down the river and hitting the foundations of waterfront homes.  All kinds of tree information from your blog and the comments!

Thanks for the Great Info.  This is one thing everyone should keep in mind how expensive it is damage, prune, or cut down a neighbors tree. 

Good Saturday morning Bob Crane -

I'm glad Nick re-posted this one.  Living in the city I had no idea who paid in case of damage.

Bob ~ Put this on the list of things I never knew. Heritage (large old) trees should be expensive to replace, I didn't know they could be appraised to find that value.

Bob, just happened upon this gem. Glad that it was featured, as you always give us such good advice about the out-of-doors! 

Happy 2018!!! 

Hi Bob, I am enjoying going through some of your early blog posts and reposts and getting ready to start doing some posts myself soon.