I cut down three yellow pines about 70' to 100' tall back in October. Doesn't rain a whole lot down here in Georgia. Are the logs salvagable for me to sell to my local mill?
kamcbrayer:
I think that's a two part question.
1) Are the logs salvagable? ... They should be. Here in Central Virginia, I've milled pines that have been on the ground for a year and recovered a lot of good wood. Actually better than most hardwoods that have been down that long.
2) To sell to the local mill? ... That's a question that only the mill can answer. Around here, the sawmills tend to specialize in particular species and end products. Some only want low grade logs for railroad ties, others want furniture grade. In most cases, the cost of transporting the logs to the mill is more than what they'll pay for them.
Your situation may be different, so I'd ask the mill. They may or may not be short of pine right now.
Ed