Pontotoc County sits in the north end of Mississippi. A long sandy ridge runs through the middle of it. That ridge is high, loose ground that drains fast. The flats on either side are heavier and hold water longer. Many owners here have some of both.
Southeast Forestlands works only for the landowner. We do not buy timber and we are not paid by mills.
The Ridge Is Your Best Ground
Sandy ridge ground carries a truck when the flats will not. That is the first thing to know about working here.
Set your main road on the high line if you can. A road that follows the ridge stays open through most of the winter. A road cut across the flats will hold water and cost you days.
Water Leaves in Two Directions
The ridge splits the drainage. Water off one side runs east and water off the other side runs west.
That matters when a road is laid out. Trails on a ridge point downhill fast in both directions. Put in turnouts and water breaks while the work is going on, not after. Loose sand cuts quickly once it is bare.
Pine on Top, Hardwood in the Draws
Pine grows well on the sandy high ground. The narrow draws between the ridges stay damp and usually hold hardwood.
Do not plant pine in a wet draw. Seedlings set there sit and die out. Leave those strips treed so they hold soil out of the branch.
Thinning on Loose Ground
Tree size and stand thickness set the timing of a thinning. The age written down does not.
On sand, the travel rows take a beating. Plan them, then keep the machines in them. Skinned bark on a residual stem is a wound that stays with the tree.
The Tract Decides, Not the County
Where the ridge runs on your place, where the lines fall, and whether a loaded truck can turn around are all facts about your tract.
None of that shows on a map. Walk it first.
Nearby Counties
We also work with landowners in nearby counties, including Lee, Union, Lafayette, Calhoun, Chickasaw, and Itawamba.
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.