Selling Timber in Union County, GA
Quick answer
No timber business in our directory currently covers Union County, Georgia. We list consulting foresters, timber buyers, loggers and sawmills across Georgia, and the nearest counties with coverage are linked below. Coverage comes from the Georgia Forestry Commission timber buyers and wood-using industries directories and the Georgia Master Timber Harvester roster, so a gap here means no registered business has listed this county, not that none exists.
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Union County have no idea what their standing timber is worth, which is exactly the position a buyer wants you in. Four questions gets you a ballpark range before the first offer lands.
Land clearing and small-lot services (1)
Brookshire Firewood Company is listed in the Georgia Forestry Commission's Wood-Using Industries directory as a firewood facility in Union County, taking red oak, white oak, hickory. The Commission publishes the directory; it does not rate or endorse the facilities in it.
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Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Union County?
No business in our directory currently lists Union County as a county it covers. Nearby counties with coverage are linked on this page.
How much is my timber worth in Union County?
Nobody can tell you what your timber is worth without walking it. Value depends on the species, the size and grade of the trees, how thickly they stand, the ground conditions and how easily a logger can reach them. University of Georgia Extension publishes an annual timber situation and outlook report with recent quarterly figures, which tells you what the market is doing, not what your tract holds. Anyone who quotes you a figure without seeing the land is guessing, and a guess in that direction is rarely in your favour.
What stumpage value means →Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Union County?
You do not have to use one. A consulting forester works for you rather than the buyer, marks the timber, runs a sealed-bid sale and typically charges a percentage of the sale. Research from several state extension services has found that timber sold through a consultant often returns enough more to cover the fee, though results vary by tract and by market. The decision usually turns on the size of the sale and whether you have sold timber before.
Do I need a forestry consultant? →Do I need a permit to cut timber in Georgia?
Georgia has no statewide permit for cutting timber on your own land, and state law forbids a county to require one or to charge a fee for a timber harvest notification. What a county may require is the notification itself: where its ordinance calls for one, the harvester files it before entering the property if possible and no later than 24 hours after entering, and the county may ask for a bond of up to $5,000 against damage to its roads. Not every county has an ordinance, so check with yours before work starts. Georgia's Best Management Practices are not a permit programme, but following them is how a harvest stays clear of the water-quality law that is enforceable.
Permit rules in Georgia →