In Maine, forests develop more slowly than the pine forests of the South or the Douglas fir forests of the West. Because of the long growing rotation, many landowners may only harvest timber once in a lifetime. That means that if you’re going to harvest your property, you want to get it right. But what … Read more…
By Jim Griffith Registered Forester #1616 I recently talked with a landowner in Georgia who was in the beginning stage of selling her timber. The timber owner was looking for a new timber buyer because she was not satisfied with the previous buyer to whom she last sold her timber. The seller was not pleased … Read more…
By Jim Griffith Registered Forester #1616 With a large percentage of timber purchases in Maine, the buyer pays for the timber after the trees have been cut on your property. This type of sale is known by several names: cut-and-haul, pay-as-cut, or per-unit sale. The trees are taken to a staging point, a local woodyard … Read more…
Posted by Jim Griffith Registered Forester #1616 The rains we have been experiencing in South Carolina are like a double edged sword. They keep timber logging out of the woods and therefore truckloads of wood from the mill. The mills run low on wood and prices go up. On the flip side, to get the … Read more…
In order to maximize the value of your timber in Alabama and harvest responsibly, you need a trustworthy independent forestry consultant and you need over 30 acres of land with trees. Timberland investments are often more valuable than a house, and typically have generational implications, so you want to make wise choices regarding your land. … Read more…
Posted by Jim Griffith Registered Forester #1616 The rains in Maine we have been experiencing are like a double edged sword. They keep timber logging out of the woods and therefore truckloads of wood from the mill. The mills run low on wood and prices go up. This is a good thing for landowners. On … Read more…
There are generally two basic methods for selling timber in South Carolina: sell your trees for one lump sum payment upfront conduct a pay as cut timber sale; the landowner is paid for the trees as they are cut from the property and delivered to the mill, which is also known as a per-ton type sale … Read more…
That’s a tough pill to swallow for one that doesn’t understand the dynamics of thinning planted pine. This thinning timber stands is an actual case I recently looked at in Alabama. The planted pine had never been thinned, so we are talking about a first time thinning. There were 450 trees per acre (tpa) which is fairly … Read more…
For over 20 years, the timber industry’s security standards have depended on a redundant paper-trail, the burden of which has largely been borne by loggers and their administrators. Due to the amount of data required to maintain some level of chain of custody a huge administrative bottleneck exists across the industry with no real solution … Read more…
Get the most recent regional timber prices for Q1 2018. We’ve updated the way we present timber prices to better reflect the differences in local and regional timber prices. First by state and then by local regions within that state. If local prices aren’t presented, assume that state’s timber prices are more homogeneous. Timber … Read more…
