Originally Posted By: timbercruiser
Turkey I can show you a tract, about 800 acres that had a 12 or so year old clear cut thicket of junk hardwoods, privet, etc on it. I had a helicopter nuke it, we planted with mechanical planters with no burning or anything. That was about 7 years ago and there is a nice plantation right now out there. It was a LOT less than $250 an acre.


What's a LOT less?

I just don't see it. I know what average, timely industrial regen costs are here in the timber belt. Maybe you have a viable plantation on par with industry standards - I don't know. But there's a lot of professionals around here - the best in the business - that can't get desired results at that cost ( whatever a LOT less actually is). If you have a stand that can be thinned at age 11-13, and that scenario is true - I say congratulations.