Question
I have 4 70' Incense Cedar trees that I am going to have removed.  The man is charging me $500 and the wood to take the trees down.  Is there value in these trees?  Or is $500 reasonable?

Answer
It will depend on the location of the trees. I would suggest if you are in the US you contact your local State Forestry agency and ask them for assistance. Normally 4 trees will not bring much. The reasonable cost of cutting them down depends on where they are located--near a house, power line or out in the yard where they will not hit anything if cut. Here in the Southern US $500 for cutting 4 trees would be very reasonable. Check your local phone book for the number of the Forestry agency.