Question for you "Lumber Types"

[amateur cutter]

I've got about an acre & a half of standing Scotch pine that I'm gonna clean up & use as a natural area. I have neither the time or ambition to cut & process 150 8 to 12" DBH pine trees, & I'm too cheap to pay an excavator so. I had a guy out that advertises on CL for standing pine timber. He says they make privacy fence out of it. My question is, how much is it worth? He hasn't given me a quote yet, & I'm not looking to get rich on this deal at all. I'm tempted to let him have the trees as long as he doesn't bust up the walnut, cherry, & oaks that are standing there. What say you folks?

 

[JustWood]

$1/ton up to $50 MBF on the stump. Depends on the local market. Scotch pine is pretty worthless. Take what you can get.

 

[amateur cutter]

Pardon my ignorance, but what is MBF? Million Board Feet? Take what I can get was kinda my thinking too, even if it's just free tree removal.

 

[JustWood]

1000 board feet.

 

[amateur cutter]

Thanks, just pretty worthless as you said, not completely. :cheese:

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Around here is it no good for anything except chipping and I do not know the present price. I may find out though as we'd also like to cut a bunch of them.

 

[mainstation]

Who makes a privacy fence out of Pine? White cedar is the way to go.
+1 to ExactLEE what he said.

 

[Thistle]

I'd think it'd be worth more as mulch than anything else....Main use around here is Christmas tree farms,after that they dont let 'em get much older.

 

[amateur cutter]

Who makes a privacy fence out of Pine? White cedar is the way to go.
+1 to ExactLEE what he said.

I have no clue why they use it for fence, & don't care. That's just what the guy told me. If he shows up at the appointed time & appears to competent & careful felling these trees, he can do anything he wants with them. I'll be happy to be rid of them @ no cost or labor. That will make a very nice area to stack more firewood, & let the oak, cherry, & walnut saplings get more sun. A C