Jasper County is pine belt ground in the middle of the state. Sandy uplands carry the planted pine, and the low ground between them holds hardwood and water.
Southeast Forestlands works only for the landowner. We do not buy timber and we are not paid by mills.
Wet Flats Are Bigger Than People Think
Better than a quarter of this county drains poorly. Much of it sits in flats that look level and dry in August.
Those same acres hold water in winter. Ruts cut there stay for years and show up in the next thinning.
Steeper Faces Between the Drains
Nearly a quarter of the county falls on slopes steep enough to erode after a clearcut.
Run skid trails across those faces, not up and down them, and shut the trails down with water breaks when the crew finishes.
Crossings on Tallahala Creek
The creek and its feeder drains cut most tracts into pieces.
Plan crossings once, in the right spots, and keep a treed strip on both banks. Two good crossings beat six poor ones.
Thinning on Sandy Uplands
Pine grows fast on these ridges and closes in sooner than owners expect.
A crowded stand quits growing and pulls beetles. Thin on crown spacing and stem size, not on a birthday.
Planting the Right Ground
Plant the ridges and the well-drained shoulders in pine.
Keep the wet flats and drains out of the planting plan. Pine set there grows poorly. Whether hardwood restocks them without help is confirmed by a walk, not assumed.
Set the Rules First
Most trouble on a tract here comes from working the wet flats at the wrong time.
Write in a stop-work rule, a rut limit, and a closeout date. Then hold the job to it while the crew is still there.
Nearby Counties
We also work with landowners in nearby counties, including Smith, Newton, Clarke, Wayne, Jones, and Covington.
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.