A Landowner's Guide to Selling Standing Timber - the Ontario ...

A LANDOWNER’S GUIDE TO SELLING STANDING TIMBERSection 3Do You Need Help?properties? If not, can I determine their location andestablish these boundaries accurately?SECTION 3Some landowners can organize a timber sale on their own.Others require professional help. As a woodlot owner, youneed to decide whether you have the necessaryknowledge and skills to do the job properly. Somequestions to ask:If the answer to any of these questions is “no” – itmay be in your best interests to seek the advice of aforest consultant.sssDo I know whether my woodlot containssignificant high-value products such as veneer?Do I want a buyer to tell me which treesshould be harvested, what volume theywill produce, and, in reality, have mywoodlot managed by someone else?Am I able to market my forest products?It may be in your best intereststo seek the advice of a forest consultantssCan I do the inventory (measure basalarea, estimate acceptable growing stock 6and unacceptable growing stock, 7 identifyeach species, etc.) and develop a treemarking prescription?Have I established the property boundariesbetween my woodlot and adjacent6Acceptable growing stock: Trees suitable for retention in the stand for a least one cutting cycle (15 to 20 years). They are trees of commercialspecies and of such form and quality as to be saleable for sawlog products at some future date.7Unacceptable growing stock: These trees have a high risk of dying and are expected to decline over the next cutting cycle. They includetrees that are of poor form and/or low quality.11