- Know the type of forest products you are growing: Different prices are paid for different timber products.
- Know the species you have for sale: Some tree species command higher prices than others due to high demand, limited or special qualities.
- Know the quality of timber: Quality affects timber values just as it does any other product.
- Know the volume for sale: Logging requires the use of heavy equipment and numbers of men and large costs associated with this. Larger volumes for sale generally equate to higher stumpage prices because of the greater logging efficiency and reduced costs.
- Know distance from market: Transportation of forest products is expensive. Local mills should be able to pay higher prices for your products than more distant mills.
- Know size of trees: Generally, the larger trees bring the best prices. Large sawlogs and poles are worth more than small ones.
It is important to know as much about the trees you are selling as it is to know the value of the next house or car you sell. Attention to the above factors make for a better sale. The more you know, the better prepared for a sale you will be.
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