Cutting Trees For Fence Posts

California easement rights for trees.

Cutting trees for fence posts.

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. In the southeastern and gulf coastal regions of the united states yellow pine is the wood of choice. Tree limbs hang over property boundaries and obstruct views. The backwoodsman s institute presents.

Named for their color when newly cut whitewoods include fir spruce and pine. You can save alot of money b. Douglas fir is commonly used in the pacific northwest. They create hazards.

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. The tree was once widely planted to create wind breaks living fences and to provide farmers and ranchers with sufficient fenceposts to keep their. In this video scott is cutting fence posts on his property. Harvest your own fence posts.

Both tree species are strong straight trees that provide quality fence posts. Tree growth does not follow survey lines. You can never have enough fence posts on hand. Trees don t honor boundary lines.

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. 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. Around here osage orange is known as hedge hedge apple and bodark but rarely osage orange and virtually never by its binomial maclura pomifera.