Selling Dead Ash Timber

emerald ash borer severe damage

Our company receives literally hundreds of calls regarding selling dead Ash timber and yard trees.

Some homeowners want cost-effective tree removal, while others hope to salvage commercial value from the dead trees. In both cases, your Ash still holds value, even with the canopy gone.

As we have discussed many times on this blog, an invasive Asian beetle is decimating the Ash population in Ohio and the surrounding states.

Selling Dead Ash Timber

Selling Dead Ash Timber

“These trees are dying at an alarming rate. Once they die—when all or most of the canopy is gone—the trees slowly but surely rot, losing their commercial value.

Selling Dead Ash Timber

Remove Dead Ash Trees from Your Yard

Ash trees in your yard will die.
Your Ash trees will die. Unfortunately, unless the lot was part of a woods before building, you are unlikely to save them Ash wood Your trees in the yard have commercial value. Even if the trees were once part of an undeveloped timber tract, factors like accessibility and conditions will determine whether you can harvest the trees, potentially earning money as the landowner, or remove them, likely resulting in a bill.

If you need your Ash trees removed rather than harvested, call Timber Works for a quote. We bid very aggressively because we have markets for the fiber resulting from the removal

For Dead Ash Timber in the Woods

This scenario is the best for salvaging commercial value and limiting the damage to your property caused by the Ash stand’s decline.

Ash trees

Ash trees

Selling Dead Ash Timber

Depending on your property’s location, the Emerald Ash Borer may have left the Ash trees in your woods untouched, or they may have totally decimated them.

If you live in the south, your Ash stand is likely healthy and should continue to be managed without focusing on developing standing Ash. Remove economically viable Ash as usual when they are greater than 18 to 20 inches in diameter at chest height (DBH

“If your Ash stand is declining, a different strategy is recommended. If the stand holds significant value, it may be wise to pre-emptively harvest the Ash to capture as much value as possible. In these cases, we’ve cut trees as small as 14″ DBH to sell as saw timber.

“Your Ash trees are coming down. If they are in your yard, have a professional, insured company remove them. If they are in your woods, act fast to capture the commercial value before you lose it.

In either case, contact Timber Works today.