Help with replanting pines

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Of course the NRCS program has already been shut for this year. They must be way overworked and can't even stay open for 6 months. Typical.

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No offense man but it’s a tax-payer funded program paying you to plant a commercial crop, you should expect it to take awhile and plan accordingly.

Didn't pay a forester to administer the sale - went straight to a logger, but I did talk to one who directed me who to call and where to apply.

Not in a big hurry and won't plant until late winter so maybe they'll review my app by then. If not, I'll just wait it out.

Thanks

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Help with replanting pines

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Real easy: Don't do it.

Last full appraisal I saw was $2 per ton for pine pulpwood. However, I talked to a forester last week who said they were paying $0.50 per ton. That forester was planting seedlings far apart and waiting until the trees were big enough for saw.

Also, good luck getting anyone to thin it without having to pay them.

In 30 years my son can cut it for something and it'll be a great thicket to deer hunt until then.
Better than nothing.

It is usually safer to wait for official approval before planting to maintain eligibility.

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Don’t bother planting pines.I planted 100 acres in ‘86-‘87.I didn’t get assistance but did get tax credit and the rest amotirized over 7 years.I’ve had it thinned twice,second time took forever to get it thinned.My cousin had 35 acres adjacent to go with it and her husband is a forester.We didn’t get much for it at all.
Loggers don’t want to fool with small acreages considering what it costs to move all their equipment to and from the property.

I have yet to make a profit considering what I paid for the land.I do have a place to deer hunt so that’s something.Also have a nice pond and live on the property.

If I planted anything it would be hardwoods,otherwise just let it grow back natural and keep lanes bush hogged around and through it,Keep some openings for food plots.
Get it burned every few years would be beneficial.I’ve had the state burn it 3 times but last time was pretty expensive.

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n 30 years my son can cut it for something and it'll be a great thicket to deer hunt until then.
Better than nothing.

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If you want something profitable and will be worth something in 30yrs look at planting walnut.

I have several walnut trees on my place and have been planting the nuts around the land. Walnut will always be worth more money that most other trees.

Five years ago I sold 35 acres of pine timber for $2500/acre and two years ago I sold 40 acres of pine timber for $3400/acre. Both were about 35 years old and had been thinned twice before. So if you have good timber, loggers will be interested. My property is in SE Alabama. Since then pulpwood prices have dropped significantly to around $2.50/ton but chip-n-saw and logs are still good. I replanted both at around 500/acre; down from 600-700 in years past. You probably can’t get cost shares for planting loblolly but can with longleaf. Btw, I’m a retired forester who managed and sold timber all over Alabama.