I live in an old juglans hindsii orcahrd. Northern california black walnut, the only Real "Claro". So I bought a mill and have begun to mill it in slabs. 5 trees down and each has its own unigue colors and figure. When cut, I let them dry for 5 years. But the last one, cut 3 months ago, in November, I am going to mill "soon". I sealed the ends with wax and paint right after I dropped the tree. .... I mill the limbs and I don't leave much wood on the ground. I also pulled the stumps. Hindsii has huge roots. Monster roots. One root system has multiple roots growing back into its roots. took 2 hours to pull the big ones, 20" diameter. Pit was 6'x6x6' Like 400 cubic feet / 14cubic yards, to yank that puppy out of the earth. I haven't sold any wood yet so today I'm researching the values. (I make videos showing the whole process)

We just had a large amount of white oak cut and were getting 1.80 a board ft,

What is a good diameter of a black walnut tree, to harvest

Thanks for the info! I recently purchased a 60 acre timber tract in West Virginia with the sole purpose of an investment property. I had a timber tax basis report done per your recommendation. It has 176,000 bf of 16" and wider (DBF) hardwood timber on it. Lots of popular but still a fair amount of white oak, red oak and hard maple. I'm aware of the timber market being low right now and was wondering what your recommendation would be for when to have a harvest done. Whether that be sooner than later or if I should wait for timber prices to go up.

How do we sell unique stumps (triple tree, weird burls, etc.) to artists who make tables, etc.?

Without having a relationship w a mill, how would one find out what a tree species is bringing at the mill other than using a generic publication such at timber mart south? And that publication only breaks it down to pine and hardwood pulp, or pine and hardwood sawtimber. It doesn't break it down by species. Thanks!

What makes a tree a good Veneer tree?

I only have an acre full of trees so I guess I can't sell it?

What states do you mainly work in?

there's an ecosystem of profit in the tree market and the owner of the timber is at the bottom of the food chain. It's better to buy your own equipment and harvest your own timber to cut out all the predators who survive off your property by shifting your valuable assets into their bank accounts. If you mill your own timber you can direct sell to wood workers at maximum profit, dont let other people make a living off your property

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