Midrotation Cuts
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Thinning

Stand conditions: This loblolly pine plantation was growing in Pittsylvania County, Virginia on an average to good site. Soils here are predominately red clay. The original planting density was likely 8 x 10 feet (around 544 trees per acre). Mortality, fire, and self-thinning leave us with a fairly dense 432 trees per acre. The lack of hardwoods on this site indicates good weed control at stand establishment and an occasional controlled burn.

Age: approx. 20

Trees per acre: 432

Total value per acre: $1834 *

  • Sawtimber: 0 tons = $0
  • Chip and Saw: 45 tons = $1037
  • Pulpwood: 106 tons (41 cords) = $79

 

To learn more about each tree that fell within the sample plot, single click on the tree.

Cut it!

* Growth data represented here is based on one prism point sample within the harvested stand. Monetary data is based on 2003 dollars and timber values. Actual payments to landowners are generally 50% of gross payments, but vary widely with distance to mills, terrain, harvest size, etc.

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