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I would suggest contacting arborists to see if they have sale contacts. The problem with selling it for wood (or giving it away) is getting it down without damaging your house, which (assuming it is near the house as you talk of it causing damage) calls for professional licensed, insured tree removal experts.

Commercial hardwood lumber mills would be interested, as might local hardwood dealers. However, for one tree, they would have to be pretty close to you for it to be worth it to them to have an arborist take it down in the correct lengths and without damage. Silver King Maples grow very fast so their wood is less hard and ense, making them less valuable.

I would try contacting any local hardwood lumber mills, and google for local recycled wood dealers who might know of a lumber mill that might be interested.

However, I am afraid you will have a hard time convincing them to pay for a professional tree removal expert to take it down for a low-grade maple. For a full size very mature cherry, ash or walnut yes, maple probably not. I am afraid having it taken down and turned into firewood is your best bet. If you do not use your fireplace a lot, maybe the tree removal company will cut a deal on the green firewood value against their bill.

This is tricky, the tree has to be one that the tree company can make money on by selling it to a mill. This is very hard in some parts of the US.

The tree has to have a STRAIGHT vertical trunk, the taller the better. The diameter is essential (the heart wood is what mills want). A hard wood tree; a rare tree; one that has been maintained such that the leaders are nice, hence, nice/few knots.

Forget about and exchange for firewood qualily trees.

This should get you started. Good luck

Source: Madden Tree, Inc.

No one who has legitimate liabiliy insurance will do dangerous work for the mere price of maple. The insurance deductables are too high and the job sound too dangerous to do it for a tiny bit of cash.

I have some trees need to be move and dont have any money . please give me call at xxxxxxx thanks

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who would i call for trees in my yard to come down for the wood. my name is cheryl wilcox .

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Best price to take it down is just before it gets cold enough to snow, then their slow, and the prices fall fast way down from 1,200 to 200 then once its on the ground post it as free wood your now stuck with the brush to either pay to chip it, or burn it, or haul it to the dump, or if you have a spot to leave it

What about tall pines, would anyone be willing to take those? I have near a dozen!

i need wood removed

Who to call or get appointment for to cut it

I have a maple tree in my yard and several branches came down, who can I have it removed?

I have big trees down because of hurricane Irma and can't afford to pay to have them removed i live at 3042 horseshoe dr east Jacksonville fl 32254 can you help

Please help. We have 1.big tree that i want to remove or trim..

I have no money to pay for someone to trim it..do you know someone that will cut.it for free ?? We live in chino, ca.. Thanks

owner of tree farm. need free tree removal in exchange for the wood

You need to do more pragmatic basic phone calls than relying on an irrational rumor, which you unfortunately believe is legitimate. Simply pick up the phone and start calling and you will be quickly, and politely, properly educated.

The price for liability insurance, workmen's compensation insurance, as well as labor are expensive and the price of firewood is NOTHING in comparison.

You want a tree company that is fully insured, otherwise the possible bad out comes are numerous and gravely serious.

What you are asking has nothing to do with the reality of the seriousness of taking down a tree - it costs money for legitimate reasons.

The price of selling firewood next year - the time for seasoning of the wood - compared with the extensive labor of removing your tree - the literal physical labor and hourly wage (and insurance coverage); let alone chopping, splitting and storing of a partial portion of the wood from your removed tree is not comparable to what you are asking - To put it mildly.

What are you referring to when you say "I'm not even so much interested in getting paid for it." ? You are not selling anything. You are looking to hire someone to do dangerous, labor expensive and insurance expensive work to take down a 120 foot tree.

Further, in your last sentence, if it is damaging your house, the closer it is to your house, fences and such, understandably make the job more labor intensive, and imposes more liability.

Best of success in pragmatically educating yourself by phone conversations with tree companies.

I have approximately 900 avocado tress that need to be cut down, because they died during the drought. I would like them removed free in exchange for the wood.

Janet