Tree worth in dollars

[xtremetrees]

I have a potential client that is going to loose his trees because of right of way. He wants to know how much they are worth.
What are some of the factors that determine a trees worth?
How do I go about it?
I told him at least 6% of his heating and a/c cost that the tree would save him that much. Is sentimental values factored in?
I need a field appraisers guide and the folders sherrill dont sell um only the ISA, why's that?

 

[treeseer]

if you end up in court you will wish you were out climbing trees for free.

That is the Truth; Appraisal takes experience; maybe that's why Sherrill's doesn't sell the forms (of course you could ask them directly).

Contact the GUFC or www.asca-consultants.org for someone experienced in appraisal. I do a fair amount of condemnation cases; most landowners gain thousands if they make their case well. If they make their case poorly, as with a slapdash appraisal, they're screwed.

 

[treeman45246]

Is your client sure about ownership of the tree(s)? Often trees that grow on the right-of-way adjacent to a property belong to the city/township/county, even when they are planted and maintained by homeowners. Might want to advise them to start with a survey to be sure the trees are on their property to begin with...

 

[kf_tree]

maybe you could find a arborist to drive his bucket over and take a look? sorry i just had to do it.

 

[xtremetrees]

Thanks for the replys, been most helpful. I have thought of buying the book, of which it seems being now a C.A. I need 20 more, and defering the cost to the removal discounts.
I missed out on a training seminar the ISA held in Maryland a few years ago. It was appraisal seminar but the dog gone 1 day seminar cost well over 600 $.
I'll take your suggestions , and try to lead him to more experienced C.A.'s.

 

[xtremetrees]

It seems I'm out of reach. To far away. Due to lack of consulting arborist in my area the trees suffer.
More parking lots go up and more trees go down, who will be the buffer for the trees, who will stand in front of the dozier? Those that are regulating big business and government say you need at least a 4 year degree. That pretty much leaves noone to stand for trees.
Reguardless of the motives of the landowner its up to us to speak for trees. Because of my lack of time management resulting in no degree I may get a black eye from the lawyers, but it will not be the first black eye I have taken for trees nor will it be the last. We are still alive therefore, the trees have been very forgiving to us, so I owe my life to them literally.
I get a landowner 10 grand in his pocet verses the 1 grand because he has noone to stand up for trees is not my motive. But to get a community involved in the value of trees is my purpose. How else to do this but by socking it to the gov. and the industrial machine chomping up realestate and cutting down trees to make a parking lot...
Treeseer i do not accept the argument that there is liability in this for me. The way I see it is I am committing compound fraud if i do not put it on the line for trees. Again it is by circumstance and not virtue I am an American and a C.A. I have stood the line for the USA and now it is time to stand it for trees. All of this is new to me. I would have deferred the position to another C.A. but there is none so its up to me to take responsibility for trees. For certain they have put it on the line for me, and more on the table friend.
I feel very excited that I have been so fortunate to be in such a field. Not only do I get to run a powersaw in the sky but now I may get to represent what I love so much, trees. Am I being hypocritical and only jockying for position in my area? Perhaps, forgive me if I am. Forgive me for being a human, I must own up to trees for the have owned up to me. I feel a deep responsibility to them and I cannot sway myself from it.
I am a novice at this consulting and I will probably get slammed to the ground from gov. lawyers, thats out of my control. I'll do what I can to stand for trees. I have rode their backs many times, so much pain I have given them now it is my turn I suppose.
Nothing comes my way by chance it comes because I created it to learn. Perhaps one day I will become so busy making money cutting trees that I will not speak for their protection, I do pray that I wont.
How does one gain experience but by doing it?

 

[treeseer]

It seems I'm out of reach. To far away. Due to lack of consulting arborist in my area the trees suffer. How does one gain experience but by doing it?

You also gain experience by learning from others, but there's nothing wrong with doing it yourself if you don't overstate yourself. The first syllable in Liability is Lie; call it straight and you should not get hurt.

Dang, man, you're persuasive. pm me the details on dbh, species, condition and location, preferable with pics, and I'll try to walk you thru it.

Hey Nelson, are you hearing that "Due to lack of consulting arborist in my area the trees suffer." message? Time to step up to the plate bub; there's a gargantuan guilt trip on ya.