[archeryman32]

I have a nice stand of big Larch (most trees 30 inch trunk) and red pine. I want to thin them out a little, since they are so huge they are just shading everything out underneath. I had a guy offer me 15 dollars a tree for the larch. Is that a low offer or about in line with current lumber pricing? Thanks for the help!

 

[Featherduster]

PM d ya

 

[rrroae]

I'm not a forester but I know a little about this. At 30" DBA you should have somewhere around 1,000 board ft. For something comparable, such as hemlock, you should be able to get around $.10 - .15 cents a ft if it doesn't have the shakes.




Is there any reason you're not willing to pay a forester 10% to make sure you get the most out of your lumber and that your land isn't left a mess?

 

[rrroae]

I'll also add that 3 years ago we were selling some white pine and we were getting $.45 cents a ft but it was high quality stuff.

 

[RS]

Here are some links to get you going in the right direction:

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/serviceforesters_select.aspx

http://ohioline.osu.edu/for-fact/0035.html

http://extension.psu.edu/tmr/TMR.htm

http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/data/prices/wannano.htm

http://www.iowadnr.gov/forestry/pdf/timbersale10.pdf

 

[rrroae]

Excellent info.


Just don't go by the Penn State quarterly timber price guide. Those numbers are nonsense.