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Cost of Planting Pines
Posted on 8/15/25 at 11:05 pm
Posted on 8/15/25 at 11:05 pm
What’s an average cost to plant pines after clear cutting a property?
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Posted on 8/16/25 at 7:32 am to 07Tiger
Southern Alabama:
a. Site preparation $98 an acre
b. Planting containerized loblolly at 538 trees per acre (tpa) would be $148.00/acre.
c. Planting containerized longleaf at 600 tpa would be $216.00/acre
a. Site preparation $98 an acre
b. Planting containerized loblolly at 538 trees per acre (tpa) would be $148.00/acre.
c. Planting containerized longleaf at 600 tpa would be $216.00/acre
Posted on 8/16/25 at 12:09 pm to 07Tiger
This is what I paid last year to reforest 41 Acres in SE AL:
Chem site prep w/skidder — $98/ac
Prescribed burn — $26/ac
Firebreaks — $450 total
Machine tree planting— $115/ac
Gen 3 loblolly seedlings bareroot— $53/ac
Chem site prep w/skidder — $98/ac
Prescribed burn — $26/ac
Firebreaks — $450 total
Machine tree planting— $115/ac
Gen 3 loblolly seedlings bareroot— $53/ac
Posted on 8/16/25 at 12:29 pm to 07Tiger
Depending on where you located, in conjunction with your end goals for the property/timber…you should consider NRCS cost sharing programs.
Posted on 8/16/25 at 7:26 pm to 07Tiger
Completely depends on what tree you’re going back with
I planted a loblolly hybrid that ran $180/ac
I planted a loblolly hybrid that ran $180/ac
Posted on 8/27/25 at 9:24 am to way_south
Can you share a contact of company you used or got quotes from?
Posted on 8/27/25 at 10:15 am to Chad504boy
Posted on 8/27/25 at 1:42 pm to Chad504boy
Google Red River Specialties, their website has a map with a list of contacts depending on where your tract is located. Site prep, planting, herbicide, etc.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 2:05 pm to spudz
quote:
Depending on where you located, in conjunction with your end goals for the property/timber…you should consider NRCS cost sharing programs.
I have to ask.... why does this post have 3 downvotes?
Posted on 8/27/25 at 2:08 pm to 07Tiger
a lot of variables here
how many acres?
what kind of site prep is needed; herbicide, burning, mechanical, or a combination of these?
what species of pines?
what kind of seedling are you looking for; bareroot or container, open pollinated or controlled pollinated?
how many acres?
what kind of site prep is needed; herbicide, burning, mechanical, or a combination of these?
what species of pines?
what kind of seedling are you looking for; bareroot or container, open pollinated or controlled pollinated?
Posted on 8/27/25 at 2:08 pm to LoneStarTiger
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open pollinated or controlled pollinated?
can you explain what this means
Posted on 8/27/25 at 2:16 pm to Chad504boy
quote:
can you explain what this means
sure
Seedling nurseries have been selecting parent trees in their orchards for years and years. Trees are selected for disease and insect resistance, fast growth, survival in different soil types/soil drainage classes, straightness, self-pruning, etc.
many of their trees are open pollinated, meaning you know which tree produced the cone but not the pollen.
with controlled pollination, they put bags over the male cones, collect the pollen, then place the bags over the female cones, so you know both parent trees
it's simply selective breeding. The more selective you get, the more expensive the seedlings
This post was edited on 8/27/25 at 2:17 pm
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