White Oak Lumber
when is the best time to cut down trees for paper or lumber?
We have 4.75 acres with 1 acre cleared for living. We are going to cut down another 2 or 3 for food production. When is the best time to cut down trees for pulp wood (Paper and Engineered wood products) and when is the best time to cut for lumber (hard and soft)? We live in SC. There are mostly pulp processors in our state but I can mill if I feel the price for pulp is poor. We have loblolly pines (mostly pulp), sweet gum (great for furniture and pulp) and red and white oak (some very good for lumber runs to 40′). Any help would be appreciated.
Thank You
Frank Pytel
The winter is the best time to cut timber to be milled for the reasons mentioned above and also most of the loggers are farmers that cut timber during the winter months. Have your land logged off of everything that is big enough and a good enough quality for lumber because it will be worth a lot more than pulp wood. Then have them come in and clear cut the rest for pulp.
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