Originally Posted by CNC
Originally Posted by jdfarm23
Originally Posted by CNC
Do you have an idea of the stand makeup??......Meaning, what percentage of the trees are oak, poplar, sweetgum, etc??

Percentages are a rough estimate but say at least 50% oak (mostly water/red and some pockets of white oak), 15% sweetgum, 10% pine, and the remaining 25% would be a mix of poplar, hickory, dogwood, elm, magnolia, etc

I think I would shoot for taking out all of the pine, sweetgum, poplar, elm and enough of the oaks to make the sale worthwhile…….I’d leave a nice mix of all species of oaks as well as the dogwoods…..Not sure that hickory and magnolia are very mechantable from a timber standpoint.....Sounds like you have the makings of a really pretty stand once its finished thumbup

I sold Hickory, Sweet Gum and some oak saw timber for a little over $50/ton a couple of years ago. At the time I think the hickory was being used in the core of laminated flooring. Not sure that market still exists but last I heard mixed hardwood saw timber was only about 60% of what I got paid. Glad I sold when I did.

Okatuppa or Sanderson may be able to give a better idea of current market value.

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