With few exceptions, Ohio Timber Works prefers to harvest black walnut timber in the winter season Read more
The Lifecycle Of A Tree: Growth Stages And Their Importance
While there are many possible objectives to consider when harvesting a tract of timber, stand improvement is among the most important. At Timber Works, we know that bad trees produce genetically flawed seeds and therefore lower quality trees. Harvesting high value timber is essential to the success of any harvesting operation but it is often just as important to remove some poorer quality trees to ensure the overall quality of a stand improves over time. Read more »
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Estimating Standing Tree Value Timber Appraisal
While coming up with exact numbers is impossible while trees are still standing, you can get a reasonable estimate of the likely range of values you can expect from your standing timber. Read more »
Upcoming Walnut Quarantine Expansion Looming
Over a dozen states have enacted intrastate, interstate or both types quarantines on Black Walnut. With the introduction of Butler County to the growing list of quarantined counties in throughout the east, there is good reason for landowners in that region to be proactive about the harvesting of their timber. Read more »
Standing Ash Prices on the Rise
This Asian bug overwinters in the cambium of all N. American Ash tree species’, burrowing tunnels in the tree’s cambium and ultimately cutting off the ability for water and nutrients to flow up and down the tree between root and canopy.Read more »
Soil Maintenance Practices and Logging
While not always necessary, when logging steep grades and inclines, certain simple practices should be employed to ensure the integrity of the soil once logging timber has been completed.
Our company implements the latest methods in soil preservation both during and after logging. Read more »
Seasonal Trends and Winter log Pricing
Black Walnut prices continue to defy gravity with no sign of a slow down. If you have mature Walnut trees, there has literally never been a better time to harvest them. Read more »
Ash Tree Removal
Standing Ash is quickly becoming extinct across the North American forest. As the Emerald Ash Borer moves through the region, the devastation is apparent from the ded tops visible in the now lush green canopy. In addition to being an eye sore, these trees are rapidly losing their commercial value and pose a serious safety risk. Read more »
Hard Maple Pricing and Quality
Because of the wide degree of variation in the ratio of heartwood to sapwood in Hard Maple timber, it is very difficult to place an appropriate value on these trees while they are still standing. In general, the smaller the heart the more valuable the Hard Maple tree is. Read more »
Black Walnut Standing Timber Prices Remain Strong
Black Walnut timber has enjoyed a strong bull market that seems to be continuing into the new year. If you have Walnut timber to sell, get a bid from Timber Works, one of the states highest paying logging companies. Read more »