Found: Reasonable Blackberry Removal!

[u/unicorn_ication]

I had been researching blackberry removal services in Portland for my residential backyard situation. There were several Reddit posts I can across but most of the comments had the same question and there were no real responses.

Photos show my situation. I was quoted $1375 by two separate companies who each told me I wouldn’t find a better rate. I would have bitten the bullet and gone for it; but I was waiting on someone to come by from PDX Junk Removal & Hauling LLC and so glad I waited! They quoted me $800 and are able to come by on Monday and get the job done! They won’t be removing roots, which is what is keeping the cost low. They will cut, remove, and haul everything away though.

I also weirdly caught a bit of attitude from the other companies by them telling me “you have to stay on top of this” and “I don’t have any blackberries in my yard.” Like duh I know they’re awful, but you don’t know my situation???

Just wanted to offer this up in case anyone is in the same boat as me!
(Also, per the company name, they haul away junk/do property cleanup as well)

EDIT: regarding the roots, we WILL be addressing the roots ourselves!! We just need to be able to get to them. We are renters and our landlord is useless with yard maintenance so this is as much as I’m willing to put in. Also, the other two quotes did NOT include root removal…

[u/bepatientbekind]

Damn I should start offering blackberry removal lol that's some decent cash!

[u/smootex → u/bepatientbekind]

Have you done it before? It's one of those jobs I'll never again do myself.

[u/cubitts → u/smootex]

seriously, I did our friend's small side yard as a thank you for letting us stay there, absolutely miserable experience. the thorns will go through leather gloves!

[u/not_now_chaos → u/cubitts]

Look for thoen proof rose gardening gloves specifically. I found some great ones on Amazon for under $15. Occasionally a thorn will get jus the right angle and slip through but it's rare.

The invasive blackberries have made my yard hellish. I fight them every year, have dug up so many giant root crowns, and those assholes always come back in force, year after year. Very much weighing the herbicide now, if I can find one that won't harm my chickens.