I am planning on establishing a Black walnut plantation. I anticipate that there will be 1 to 3 thinnings before the trees begin to reach an 18 inch DBH. My question is that in the early thinnings, before the trees are marketable as saw logs, is there any market for them?
Extension
Message
From:
Jay Hayek
Extension Specialist, Forestry
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences jhayek@illinois.edu
Hi James:
There is generally limited market potential for pre-merchantable black walnut stems removed during early thinning operations.
However, one can never know what a woodworker, woodturner, etc., can produce from poletimber size trees.
