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The volume of timber in a stand is the primary factory in calculating the value of timber. Ten acres is typically the minimum size that will hold enough mature trees to generate attractive offers.
Accessibility is the next main factor. Loggers will typically bid higher for readily-accessible timber, because less labor and equipment are needed to harvest it. Â
The final main factors are species and quality. Mature trees of at least 16-inches in diameter at breast-height (DBH) are mature and merchantable, and most trees smaller than this should be left to grow until a future harvest. Â
Mature black walnut and white oak trees have the most valuable logs of all, and they’re the ones that unethical loggers will invariably under-bid or try to trick you into selling before they’re fully mature.
Timber buyers and loggers can seem friendly and knowledgeable, and some are very good at pretending to be so. But you shouldn’t let them lead you to believe that they’re your friend or ally in the timber business. Â
Loggers are not paid to get you top dollar for your timber. In fact, every single one of them is incentivized to grab your timber for the lowest possible price they can persuade you to accept. Â
They also have many ways to trick unwary landowners including: low-balling, high grading, false scaling, deceitful point of cut scams, under-reporting the harvest and more.
And yes, these things happen here in Harpersfield all the time.Â
No matter who they are, or how good you think their business reputation is (and even if they drive a horse and buggy) you should never let a logger onto your land without first talking to an experienced independent forester like us.
February 12, 2026 | Timber sale
We sold 45,186 board-feet of timber for $27,200 in Morrow County near Cardington, Ohio
February 5, 2026 | Timber sale
Today we sold 68,198 board-feet of timber for $35,225 in Harrison County Ohio near Scio.
February 3, 2026 | Timber sale consultation
A landowner with 30 acres of timber in Beaver County, PA asked us to evaluate it for possible sale.
January 27, 2026 | Timber sale consultation
A landowner with 13-acres of timber in Jackson County asked us to evaluate it for a potential sale.
January 22, 2026 | Timber sale agreement
A landowner with a 22-acre stand in Morrow County retained us to sell his timber in Cardington
January 20, 2026 | Timber sale assistance
A landowner in Gallia County asked us to evaluate his 79-acre timber stand near Gallipolis for a potential sale.
