JK, one thing to ask of who ever takes your trees, is that they give you credit for the timber value of the pine. Not every tree is a good lumber log, but even pulp wood trees have some value.
Being on an island changes things, but I had 23 trees taken down on my property this spring. Mostly pine with some hardwood. The hardwood was left on the ground, the pines were taken away and all branches chipped and stumps ground. The total cost was $2200 after the credit for timber value and every tree was craned over my house (with an 80 ton crane) and set down in the driveway. Sizes from 6" to 20" pines and hardwood. The credit for timber value was about $700 and they filled a log truck with the pines and chipped anything under 10".
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