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How much to plant pine per acre in Louisiana
Posted on 12/27/24 at 9:53 pm
Posted on 12/27/24 at 9:53 pm
How much per acre to plant pine trees for timber. Land is pasture. E Felician
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Posted on 12/27/24 at 10:26 pm to Nodust
Pasture land is worth a heck of a lot more than timberland around here. Can't even find anyone to do a thinning these days. No money in the timber.
Posted on 12/27/24 at 11:26 pm to Nodust
How many acres? You interested in selling?
Posted on 12/28/24 at 8:21 am to GREENHEAD22
Not selling
Posted on 12/28/24 at 8:34 am to Nodust
What turn around are you looking for, meaning years?
Might be more profitable to plant in hardwood in the long run.
Might be more profitable to plant in hardwood in the long run.
Posted on 12/28/24 at 8:35 am to Nodust
I’ve heard previously it was around 200/acre but not sure. Interested in any responses as I’m about to clearcut some timber and want to replant.
Posted on 12/28/24 at 8:52 am to Nodust
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How much per acre to plant pine trees for timber. Land is pasture. E Felician
Posted on 12/28/24 at 9:25 am to Nodust
If you’re planting trees plant walnut. That yields most but takes awhile to grow. Yea pine grows faster. You’d have to talk to mill about advice
Posted on 12/28/24 at 11:53 am to Nodust
If you plant long leaf, the NRCS will pay for it.
Posted on 12/28/24 at 2:25 pm to Nodust
$125 per acre for 605 TPA loblolly
Posted on 12/28/24 at 2:33 pm to Jaspermac
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$125 per acre for 605 TPA loblolly
man that seems cheap. For the trees and the planting?
Posted on 12/28/24 at 2:47 pm to Turnblad85
Jasper Mac is correct on price and trees per acre. About $125 for 605-622. Yes that’s for labor and seedlings. If you have enough ground to get it done at economy of scale
Posted on 12/28/24 at 2:57 pm to Nodust
Me personally I’d plant hardwoods if it’s a place you hunt. I guess it really depends on your plans and how many acres.
Posted on 12/28/24 at 3:36 pm to Big Dogris
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605-622
Is that what they call “super pines”?
Damn things grow about 2 ft/yr when young.
Posted on 12/28/24 at 3:47 pm to Nodust
Just let it grow back au naturale.
Posted on 12/28/24 at 4:55 pm to Nodust
Look into having it machine planted and insist that they run a subsoiler/ripper ahead of the planter.
If it’s had cattle on it the compaction will really hurt seedling survival unless that hard pan is fractured.
If it’s had cattle on it the compaction will really hurt seedling survival unless that hard pan is fractured.
Posted on 12/28/24 at 5:41 pm to bbvdd
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What turn around are you looking for, meaning years?
Doesn't really matter.
Don't want to keep up with 100 acres of pasture. Figured plant half with pines and grandkids 35 years from now could have something if they need it. Never thought of planting hardwood.
We hunt and ride horses o it. Just want more wooded area so I don't have to clip 100 acres twice a year.
Posted on 12/28/24 at 6:29 pm to Nodust
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Figured plant half with pines and grandkids 35 years from now could have something if they need it. Never thought of planting hardwood
I like your thought process thinking long term but in reality unless something changes, you are going to end up burdening your grandkids with 100 acres of row planted pines. They will need to be thinned at about 17 years and with the way prices are right now and that little of acreage you may not make any money or even be able to find someone to cut it at all
Think about planting whatever hardwoods were native to that area Get with your local NRCS office and they may be able to provide some cost share for the site prep and planting and recommend some native species
For the record, I hate pine plantations
Posted on 12/28/24 at 6:33 pm to Ron Cheramie
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Get with your local NRCS office and they may be able to provide some cost share
Going to do this thanks for the advice.
Posted on 12/28/24 at 8:14 pm to geauxbrown
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If you plant long leaf, the NRCS will pay for it.
NRCS will pay you to plant just about any native trees, including lob plantations...which is dumb as hell.
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