how much are trees worth? dilemma

[Chuck Norris]

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If this were me i'd prob offer 3500-4000, depending on how clear you were about not cutting these trees down. the more clear you were, and the more you liked the trees, the lower the price i think you can offer.

I'm betting if you took it to court/etc you could get it dropped to 0, but you'd also be a dbag, esp if you weren't clear.

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this is pretty much how i feel, except im thinking of like $3000 or $2000 really.
i didnt think about marking the trees because it seemed fairly simple enough to not cut them down. but this guy should have marked them first thing imo. im not in the business of tree service, but i would think this is standard practice.