We were out working by Gabe's Corner the other day, and Lonnie, from McAlpine Logging, had just finished cutting a 25 year old loblolly (Pinus taeda) plantation. I can see why the loblolly is favored as a timber investment. That is one productive tree. The stump pictured below is 18 inches in diameter. There were others in the plantation that were larger. Some of the growth rings were an inch across. On average, these trees made 3/4 of an inch of wood each year. Easy money, huh?
Loblolly.... that old weed will grow anywhere.
ReplyDeleteI bet they make some fine tater logs and fried chicken at Gabe's Corner. And they probably have some good night crawlers.