Pine Planting current pricing?

[britton40]

What's the current going rate per acre? 50+ acres. Flat land. Newberry County.

Loblolly vs Long leaf??

Lot of scattered info when I searched.

[Carolina Counsel]

You have to make sure you're comparing apples to apples also. You looking at plain Jane 2nd gen lob or something fancier? Just the trees or site prep and planting also. Lots of variables.

[Timberman22]

Our contractor just wrapped up planting +/- 2,500 ac. with a combination of bare root Loblolly, container MCP Lob, and container Longleaf. "Hand" tree planting labor alone will cost between $50-$55/acre. Who's picking up the seedling's from the nursery will also be reflected in the $/ac.

Other factors reflecting $/acre include topography, planting density, bare root vs. container seedlings, access--which means a site prepared 1yo cutover is easier and more attractive to plant than a 3 yo cutover.

[Layla's slave]

Ballpark figures including herbicide site-prep, seedlings, and handplanting
Longleaf around $250/acre
Loblolly around $175/acre

[SOUTHERN WOODS]

I'd easily figure $200/ac if you include herbicide. A client of mine just had some planted and I think his costs ran a little more. I do know his tree costs were running .27 cents per tree for containerized loblolly.

[LabLuvR]

Damn that is an ass of money per acre, whew! I might would just go for natural regeneration.

[Calibogue]

Damn that is an ass of money per acre, whew! I might would just go for natural regeneration.

That what you do every year with your corn crop....natural regeneration?

[LowcountryBuck]

That what you do every year with your corn crop....natural regeneration?

[Carolina Counsel]

Ballpark figures including herbicide site-prep, seedlings, and handplanting
Longleaf around $250/acre
Loblolly around $175/acre

I wish mine was that cheap. Just finished 100 acres. Difficult job from topo and had to burn it and put in a lot of new fire breaks. Also had to use aerial herbicide, and opted to use improved 3rd gen lob. Not even close to $175/acre though.

[Calibogue]

You get what you pay for with seedlings these days!
Seedling quality will dramatically effect the price........

[gamecock1974]

Just paid $100/acre for spraying and $100/acre for hand planting loblolly. The great state of sc is paying 40% of that though. Lancaster county.

[banded_mallard]

Look into the sc benefits it's well worth your time. Go to you local clemson office. State paid for 40% of some I have been involved with.

[E. Taylor]

USDA seems to have a good program for planting long needle back in sand land. You have to be in an approved area and enter into their program. But in the end it appears to refund most of the cost for prep work and replanting to you. I am just starting the process to get approved for the program.