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What Happens on a Timber Harvest?
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- Опубликовано: 15 авг 2021
- Timber companies grow stands of trees for decades, all with this day in mind: today we'll see how trees are harvested, cut into logs for various uses, and processed to be delivered to the mill. You'll see how a single tree can be used to produce multiple products, such as lumber, plywood, and paper pulp. And we'll show you why the loader operator plays a critical role in determining the value of each log.
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Oh, hey! I live here in Kingsland. Kinda cool to see that I found this video from only a couple miles down the road! I do have a couple of questions myself.
1. Do loggers practice sustainability and ecofriendly business by planting new trees once the old ones have been cut down to make new products?
2. Are all parts of the tree used? Meaning not just the trunks of the trees but also the branches, leaves, and tree knots? It seems to me like the leaves can be used as an ingredient to make compost, the branches and twigs can be used to make firewood, kindling, sawdust, and mulch! And the tree knots- to my knowledge is where the trees oils and or sap are located and that can be uses for something, I'm sure. Right? Seems to me that there would be a lot of unnecessary waste if only the trunks are being used.
Hey Jet!
1) We absolutely practice sustainability. Here's how it works: as a sustainable forestry company, we manage all of our land with our eyes on the decades to come. We harvest only a small portion of our trees each year, then replant typically within one to two years of the harvest. Then we nurture those trees for decades before they reach maturity. That way, there is always a plentiful amount of trees of every age, serving many different wildlife species along the way.
2) Nothing in our forests goes to waste. We may leave some "slash" like small branches behind, but that slowly breaks down and enriches the soil like a natural, slow release fertilizer. We also have landscapers who collect pine needles for landscaping sometimes! The mills where our trees go also use everything -- for example, a sawmill will make lumber, but they'll also use the sawdust shavings for other uses. Thanks for the great questions!
@@rayonierinc.4618 your welcome and thanks for answering them!
Why are we shipping logs to China? Why aren't U.S. saw mills milling these logs into semi-finished/finished value added products to be exported to China and other overseas counties?
Good question, WR Farms. Most of our logs do go to U.S. mills -- only a small percentage of our logs are exported. Historically, the forestry industry has exported logs to Asia from the Pacific Northwest (more on that at the 1962 mark on our history page: www.rayonier.com/about-us/our-history/). When the financial crisis in the mid-2000s led to the decline of the U.S. housing market and closure of many mills in the U.S., the export business provided an outlet that allowed timberland owners to keep their forests as forests and continue to support rural jobs. The U.S. South has been growing more timber than is currently consumed domestically and, again, the export business provides an outlet for timberland owners that creates U.S. jobs.
On our hardwood logs, oak, walnut, maple, etc, exporters only buy 13" and up typically. Occasionally, we get somebody buying walnut basically tree run down to a one side clear, 8" dib.
What’s the market price for a full 20’ container load of the export logs? (Freight charged separately)
Hi John. Prices vary continuously depending on the market, the buyer, etc. It's our timber marketing managers' and business teams' role to continuously stay on top of that.
Sorry I’m from nz what state is this?
Hey Jack! We love New Zealand and have an amazing team of forestry workers there. This video was filmed in the state of Georgia, just north of its border with Florida near the Southeast coast of the United States.