farmer9

I have approx. 20 walnut trees in my timber (18"-24" diameter at 4 1/2 ft). I think some are veneer trees but not an expert by any means. The Consulting Foresters Ive contacted tell me to wait till the market improves, but I might not live long enough for that to happen.
I might also sells some other trees if the price is fair?
If anyone can help, my questions are:
1. What is the best way to market these logs for a fair price?
2. Would anyone be interested in them if I cut them myself and layed them out for inspection?
3. would I be better off to "wait and see" what the market is gonna do?

My farm is in Woodford Co (Central Illinois)

Daren

20 trees are not going to make you rich

Listen to the forester ! It will turn around in a couple years.

#2: No, since you have no experience logging/bucking/marketing logs you will just kill trees.

#3 Yes, they just get bigger and the price will go up...no need to sell them @ 30% of last years prices, it could 2X in the next year.

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farmer9

thx for the info. guess I'll wait. Hope the wind, weather, birds, etc dont degrade them before the price gets acceptable.
regards

Daren

I don't know if you saw this or not, but I brought up timber prices awhile back. VERY bleak report on timber prices . You did the right thing by calling a forester BTW, hang in there.

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carlis stephens

3 years ago prices was at a all time high for walnut, now all time low. I know of loggers that walked off the job and left 60 thousand feet of logs laying on the ground. So wait, its money in the bank.