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Harvesting Eastern White Pine (IL)

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From: HR C City: Illinois, IL
I have a one acre stand of mature white pine in my woodland. Is this too small a patch to have logged out for a good price?
	Extension Message From: Jay Hayek Extension Specialist, Forestry Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences jhayek@illinois.edu
Quite simply...it depends. What is the average diameter of the trees? Average volume/tree?; total merchantable volume?; # of trees?; average merchantable length?; stem/bole quality?; Is the site accessible by logging equipment? Therefore, it would behoove you to contact a professional forester for an on-site assessment and evaluation to answer some of these logistical questions: Please contact an ILDNR district forester or a local professional consulting forester to determine whether this patch of "mature" white pine is saleable. http://dnr.state.il.us/conservation/forestry/ Best of luck!
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