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Green Horizons

Volume 13, Number 1
Winter 2009

The Bid Box
(All volumes reported in Doyle Scale)

On top of the usual information, we have a little extra something this time around for The Bid Box; a breakdown of the marked timber by species and size. You will note there are other species besides white oak and walnut in the sale. Also notice that while trees less than 18 inches were marked for sale, in nearly all cases, these trees were cut to make room for their neighbors that will now be able to grow bigger and have better quality as a result of reduced competition.

Randolph County

  • 85 acres
  • 1,405 hardwood trees
  • Estimated volume: 191,246 bd.ft.
 
Trees < 18” dbh
Trees > 18” dbh
Total
Species No. Trees Volume No. Trees Volume No. Trees Volume
ash 19 869 8 846 27 1,715
basswood/ cottonwood/ sycamore 2 166 11 3,894 13 4,060
elm 16 685 2 1,215 18 1,900
hackberry 3 144 1 216 4 360
hickory 60 3,269 24 4,012 84 7,281
honeylocust 9 409 4 753 13 1,162
red oak/black oak 313 20,971 252 54,241 565 75,212
shingle oak/pin oak 177 9,964 185 43,347 362 53,311
white oak 95 5,826 121 26,287 216 32,113
swamp white oak/post oak 32 1,797 44 9,469 76 11,266
other hardwoods 3 255 0 0 3 255
walnut 12 556 12 2,055 24 2,611
Total 74144,911664146,3351,405191,246
  • Forester valued the sale at $27,000
  • 5 bids
    • $32,100
    • $25,099
    • $25,500
    • $21,700
    • $20,000
  • Return: $378 per acre

Do you have a timber sale for The Bid Box? We would love to hear from you!

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