Lee County covers two different kinds of ground. The west side runs up onto a sandy ridge that drains well. East of that the land flattens out into heavier, tighter soil that holds water near the surface.
Southeast Forestlands works only for the landowner. We do not buy timber and we are not paid by mills.
Two Kinds of Ground, Two Plans
Sandy ridge ground carries a machine on days when the flats will not.
If your place takes in both, do not treat it as one job. Work the ridge in wet weather and save the flats for a dry spell. The same tract can be easy in one spot and impossible a quarter mile away. Knowing which acres are which before the sale is what keeps a crew working.
Flat Ground Does Not Shed Water
Water leaves a hillside on its own. On flat ground it has nowhere to go, so it stands.
Roads on the flats have to be built up with a ditch on each side. A road scraped into flat ground fills with water and stays that way most of the winter. Once it does, hauling stops and everything behind it waits.
Pine Ridges and Wet Draws
The better drained ridge ground grows pine well and replants in pine.
The damp draws and low flats are normally kept in hardwood. Pine set in a wet spot grows slowly and often dies out. Whether those acres restock on their own is a question for a walk.
Thinning Before the Stand Stalls
A stand that is too tight stops adding much wood.
Thinning takes out the poor trees and lets the good ones expand. Size, spacing, and the way in tell you when, not the planting date.
Look at the Tract, Not the Map
Gates, turn rooms, boundary lines, and soft crossings are tract facts.
A map will not show you the spot that bogs a truck. Walk it first, then decide. An hour on the ground usually answers questions a week of phone calls will not.
Nearby Counties
We also work with landowners in nearby counties, including Itawamba, Pontotoc, Union, Prentiss, and Monroe (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.