Cutting Trees For Fence Posts

Both tree species are strong straight trees that provide quality fence posts.

Cutting trees for fence posts.

Cut up trees as fence posts post by greybeard sun apr 07 2013 2 49 pm oak or elm would not last long in my area due to the insect population and the dampness. You can save alot of money b. Named for their color when newly cut whitewoods include fir spruce and pine. In the southeastern and gulf coastal regions of the united states yellow pine is the wood of choice.

Harvest your own fence posts. Permits are often required to cut down a tree. California easement rights for trees. Cut the fence post tops to the desired height with a reciprocating saw cutting at a slight angle so water runs off the tops instead of pooling up and absorbing into the wood.

You can never have enough fence posts on hand. Tree limbs hang over property boundaries and obstruct views. Trees don t honor boundary lines. The tree was once widely planted to create wind breaks living fences and to provide farmers and ranchers with sufficient fenceposts to keep their.

Tree trimming regulations in california are generally the same across the state but city and county specific rules exist regarding when a tree borders a neighboring property and what the legal ramifications are of cutting or trimming protected trees. May not cut down or damage tree on neighbor s land. Tree growth does not follow survey lines. Douglas fir is commonly used in the pacific northwest.

In a time when landowners generally bulldoze their property burn the trees and then buy fence posts john still clears his land with a hand axe and carefully saves the long straight pines for. Any fence or fence like structure unnecessarily exceeding 10 feet in height maliciously erected or maintained to annoy owner or occupant of adjoining property is a private nuisance. The backwoodsman s institute presents.