May 18, 2026
I imagine that the first time a human saw a Venus flytrap in action, they were stunned. The first person was a Native American, but if they were a Southerner, they might have said, “I hope that thang don’t bite.” We call them carnivorous plants, but are they really carnivores? They don’t obtain energy from […]
October 10, 2024
This article originally was published in the Times and Democrat newspaper on October 26, 2024. “Money doesn’t grow on trees” is a saying often heard by those who are spendthrifts. However, for many of South Carolina’s forest landowners, money has grown from their trees for many decades and provided a reliable source of income for […]
December 21, 2021
A Absentee Landowner – Landowners who do not live in the county in which their land is located. Acceptable Growing Stock (AGS) – Trees that are of good form, species, and quality and would be satisfactory as crop trees. Acid Soils – Soils with a pH value below 7.0. Pines grow well […]
October 21, 2021
As a forest landowner myself, I cannot imagine actively managing property without using the modern-day tractor. In the coming series of articles, I want to discuss the importance of tractor implements and how they can help you manage your property. But first, let’s discuss the tractor and the needs of the forest landowner. In this […]
July 14, 2021
Many timberland owners will only final harvest their timber one time in their lives. Once harvested, they are faced with something they have not dealt with before, what to do with the cutover land. If they have plans to convert it to another use like pasture, cropland, or possibly some type of development, they can […]
