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If you have ever owned a small woodlot, you know firsthand the challenges that come with it. Oftentimes, it seems impossible to get any kind of forestry management activity performed on such a tract, short of you having to do it yourself. In this article, I want to discuss the many things to consider and/or […]

South Carolina Pulpwood Prices Continue Downward Trend: In the second quarter of 2025, South Carolina’s statewide average prices for pine and hardwood pulpwood were $5.5 per ton and $6.3 per ton, respectively. Compared to the first quarter of 2025, these prices reflect declines of 18% for pine and 4% for hardwood pulpwood. The pine pulpwood […]

Silvopasture is an interactive system that integrates forage, livestock, and trees into one system where the components are intentionally selected to enhance each other. It is also intensive, requiring more frequent implementation of management practices. Silvopasture is an old practice that has been gaining popularity due to its potential to enhance land use and production, […]

Many people have heard about a pawpaw patch in a song, but don’t realize that there is such a place. Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is a tropical to subtropical shrub or small tree in the custard apple family. It was first observed by Hernando DeSoto in 1541, but Native Americans had been consuming the fruit and […]

Habitat management for wildlife is a popular topic for hunters, landowners and wildlife managers. Food plots can play a key role in managing wildlife on your property, especially white-tailed deer. Planting food plots is a great way to increase and improve available nutrition, concentrate wildlife and increase carrying capacity. While food plots do not replace […]

Pulpwood Stumpage Trends in Q1, 2025: In the first quarter of 2025, South Carolina’s statewide average prices for pine and hardwood pulpwood were $6.8 per ton and $6.5 per ton, respectively. Compared to the previous quarter (Q4 of 2024), these figures represent declines of 12% for pine and 32% for hardwood pulpwood. Pine pulpwood prices […]

Imazapyr is a common herbicide used in forestry primarily for pine management. It is a non-selective systemic herbicide that targets grasses, broadleaf weeds, vines, brambles, shrubs, and trees (especially hardwoods). There are several plants that are resistant to imazapyr. They include elms, woody legumes, wax myrtle, croton, blackberry, buckeye, eastern Baccharis, and pine. Hence, we […]

Take just a short drive down the road or interstate, and I bet you will have a good chance of seeing tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima). Over the last few years, I have really started to notice this tree along the sides of roads. I have also made numerous landowner visits where I have seen it on […]

Most forest landowners will harvest timber at some time to generate revenue. There are three primary wood products that can be harvested during the life of a stand: pulpwood, chip-n-saw, and sawtimber. Pulpwood has the smallest diameter trees and the lowest monetary value. Larger diameter trees produce sawtimber for lumber and sometimes poles. Sawtimber and […]

If you live in the country, or sometimes in the city, around May, you’ll start to hear these strange sounds at night. As a kid, I remember hearing the voices of the night as I was camping or fishing at night. The creatures move silently in the night and periodically call, but they are silent […]