teak trees

[nissanforever]

Thinking of buying some cheap land and planting some teak. Any advice on:

1) How old the tree must be before it can be sold for wood?

2) Selling price of teak trees that are approximately 10 years old?

3) How hard is it to grow?

[Halfbreed07]

Thinking of buying some cheap land and planting some teak. Any advice on:

1) How old the tree must be before it can be sold for wood?

2) Selling price of teak trees that are approximately 10 years old?

3) How hard is it to grow?

thats an oxymoron if ever there was one

[Gem_in_i]

Can't sell 10yr old teak for nothing else besides fence post etc.
Good size wud be abt 25-30yrs

Teak spoils the soil and nothing else wud grow well there after.

You have to get the coppice plants to start or seeds. With the seeds you wud need to grow them in a temp nursery outdoors, can't stick a seed in a bag to grow.
And you wud have to find your source of seedlings or coppice plants.

Planting trees for sale is a long term investment, 20-30yrs.

[gt4tified]

Can't sell 10yr old teak for nothing else besides fence post etc.
Good size wud be abt 25-30yrs

Teak spoils the soil and nothing else wud grow well there after.

You have to get the coppice plants to start or seeds. With the seeds you wud need to grow them in a temp nursery outdoors, can't stick a seed in a bag to grow.
And you wud have to find your source of seedlings or coppice plants.

Planting trees for sale is a long term investment, 20-30yrs.

With the exception of cedar. Cedar has a relatively higher turnover (10 yrs, 15 yrs max), does not spoil the soil like teak and fetches a pretty penny on the market.

Get the local type though, cuz its far superior to anything native to south america. Local cedar is also very limited in supply and demand is high, so you know what that means for price.

[HaRdCoRe_YoUtH]

Gem_in_i, so true!

I have some teak trees and they were planted about 25 yrs ago and they now start to get some nice size!

[pugboy]

plant palms and black olive trees
one woodbrook place transplanted a bunch of black olives and most died

landscape quality palms are like gold
not the regular crappy little palms, but nice ones like what you see in florida
and if possible red palms which are rare and grow slowly

[Gem_in_i]

The Columbian cedar tht everyone was so gung ho abt yrs ago is not proving to be profitable, yet.
They said 10-12yrs for maturity for the Columbian cedar but even at tht age most don't have good girth.
Also people wary of the Columbian cedar and still prefer the local cedar.
Since last couple of yrs people have been turning away from the Columbian cedar and going back to the local cedar.
Btw, the local cedar does not take 10-15yrs, don't mix up

When you plant these trees you gotta take care of them. Don't expect to plant them and leave them and come back yrs later to find a big tree ready to sell.

[gt4tified]

The Columbian cedar tht everyone was so gung ho abt yrs ago is not proving to be profitable, yet.
They said 10-12yrs for maturity for the Columbian cedar but even at tht age most don't have good girth.
Also people wary of the Columbian cedar and still prefer the local cedar.
Since last couple of yrs people have been turning away from the Columbian cedar and going back to the local cedar.
Btw, the local cedar does not take 10-15yrs, don't mix up

When you plant these trees you gotta take care of them. Don't expect to plant them and leave them and come back yrs later to find a big tree ready to sell.

Do you want me to SHOW YOU some local cedar at 12 years old? Don't mouth off if you don't know.

[Gem_in_i]

Sure, I wud luv to see some pics. . No need to get offended.

[Gem_in_i]

Oh, I just remembered, there is someone on here who has a sawmill or runs one.
If he sees this thread am sure he wud be able to give some prices.

[gt4tified]

Sure, I wud luv to see some pics. . No need to get offended.

Pics?

No ma'am, I want you to come down Moruga and meet me and see for yourself what we have going orn over there.

[Gem_in_i]

Sorry, can't take up tht offer.
Am female btw

You shud make use of the incentive programe tht Forestry Div offers, if you already haven't done so.

[gt4tified]

Sorry, can't take up tht offer.
Am female btw

You shud make use of the incentive programe tht Forestry Div offers, if you already haven't done so.

sorry, previous post fixed.

The only incentive programme that I want from forestry is to pay me well, and pay me on time, when I ready to cut and sell!

[Gem_in_i]

You wud want the samiller or woodworker to buy from you and pay you well when you ready

Make sure you research the selling price before you sell becos you can be ripped off with price with most of those people.

[Chimera]

13 year bump

is there anyone that i can hire to cut down and mill/cut a single teak tree on private land on site?

its a tree my father planted 30 years ago and i want to keep the wood for personal use when we cut it down rather than sell it to a saw mill or anything like that

[ruskie]

13 year bump

is there anyone that i can hire to cut down and mill/cut a single teak tree on private land on site?

its a tree my father planted 30 years ago and i want to keep the wood for personal use when we cut it down rather than sell it to a saw mill or anything like that

I'd like to know too. Some years ago, Had a guy come and cut 4 trees, got paid for 2. ....and it is someone I know, steupes..

[nervewrecker]

What price teak selling for?

[88sins]

13 year bump

is there anyone that i can hire to cut down and mill/cut a single teak tree on private land on site?

its a tree my father planted 30 years ago and i want to keep the wood for personal use when we cut it down rather than sell it to a saw mill or anything like that

Did you check the saw mill? I would think they would probably be your best bet, but it would probably cost a lot (transport to the site and back to the mill, storage charges, processing cost, then transport back to you)

[viedcht]

13 year bump

is there anyone that i can hire to cut down and mill/cut a single teak tree on private land on site?

its a tree my father planted 30 years ago and i want to keep the wood for personal use when we cut it down rather than sell it to a saw mill or anything like that

If you cutting and boxing it on site you could get away with it, but if you transporting it to sawmill you need to check with forestry.

[Chimera]

Daz wha I wanna know. On YouTube you does see ppl with portable sawmills that they using on their chainsaw and milling the trees on site

[Strugglerzinc]

You need to check forestry division st Joseph (assuming you're central) to get permission to transport it. Milling on site is no issue.

[pugboy]

yeah need a forestry stamp, possibly some grease

i think it needs to dry first before cutting

[sMASH]

Not a lumber guy but cut a lot of trees and cut them into pieces, snd they warp a lot.
Because of the variability of moisture and tissue,

Might be better to cut, cure, and after it will nkt dry any more, then to, mill, to keep them in goood shape