Choctaw County sits in southwest Alabama along the Tombigbee River, right on the Mississippi line. Tracts here run large. Planted loblolly and longleaf hold the uplands, and hardwood follows the bottoms.
Southeast Forestlands works only for the landowner. We do not buy timber and we are not paid by mills.
Land and Soil in Choctaw County
Close to half the county is mapped on slopes that can reach 15 percent or steeper, so this is rolling ground, not flat. Much of the upland soil has clay under it. That clay holds together and grows pine well. It also turns slick once the top few inches are wet. About one acre in seven is low ground that drains poorly. Tracts here run large, so one setup can cover a lot of ground. Where the clay flats fall inside that ground is the thing to settle on foot.
Access, Weather, and BMPs
The uplands work most of the year. The bottoms along the Tombigbee are a dry-weather job only. We write the working window into the contract so nobody argues about it in February.
Deciding on a Thinning
Age, stocking, and truck access set the timing. Planting follows the winter after harvest, and that plan is made before the sale closes.
Sorting a Big Tract Into Parts
One acre in five in this county is mapped as land that takes floodwater in a normal year. On a big tract that can be a hundred acres. Mark it before the sale so a buyer prices those acres for what they are.
Close to three acres in ten reach slopes of 25 percent or more. Steep pitches decide where the road goes. Put the main haul road along a ridge and reach the faces with short spurs. That costs less to build and less to repair.
Nearby Counties
We also work with landowners in nearby counties, including Sumter (AL), Marengo (AL), Clarke (AL), Washington (AL), Kemper (MS), and Lauderdale (MS).
General Guidance
How the work itself is done is explained once, site-wide, rather than repeated county by county:
- What a timber cruise measures
- How a sealed-bid timber sale works
- How we sell timber
- Wet-weather logging and BMPs
- Thinning decisions
- Regeneration and replanting
- All forestry services
Talk It Over First
Walk the place with a forester before deciding anything. Contact us to set up a visit.