Black Walnut Tree Value 2019. The most valuable trees Ive seen in my 35-year career have been over 30 inches in diameter and larger For example a black walnut that is Grade A veneer at 19 inches diameter will be worth about 700 or 800. Just because it is a walnut tree doesnt mean it is a good walnut tree.
The black walnut is 7ft around at chest height the English is 8ft around at chest height and they are both about 10ft from the ground to the first knot or limb are probably about 50ft high. Technically they are self-fertile but they will set a larger crop if you plant 2 seedlings 2. The value of timber value is largely determined by the relative presence or absence of defects.
I grew up with a yard full of black walnut trees and recently Ive been working on my own a lot doing mostly firewood and a little tree removal and coincidentally im on the process of cutting 9 black walnut trees similar to yours and selling them to a log buyer who then picks the logs up in specified sections and resells them to a saw mill.
We sell a nutcracker that can assist you with their tough shell. Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated. Is there a general baseline value of what the wood from black walnut trees is worth. Since each board feet has an average value of 100 you can get as much as 50 for this specific tree.