Selling Timber in Jefferson County, AL
Quick answer
There are 8 timber businesses listed for Jefferson County, Alabama: 4 consulting foresters and 4 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 4 of them have offices in the county. The rest are registered to work here and travel in, and every listing shows how far its office is from the county seat.
Timber prices for Jefferson County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Alabama's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Jefferson County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them. Alabama publishes no free, maintained timber price series of its own, and Timber Mart-South's Alabama report is paid, so there is no Alabama-only figure to quote. The range above is not an Alabama number: it is the range a regional report gave for Tennessee, South Carolina and Alabama together in Q4 2025, and only for pine sawtimber. Treat it as a rough regional marker, not as your county's price.
| Pine sawtimber | $17–$21 per ton |
Source: Southern Ag Today (from Timber Mart-South), Q4 2025. All Alabama timber prices
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Before you take the first offer
A timber buyer's job is to buy your timber as cheaply as they can. A consulting forester works for you — they measure what's standing, tell you what it's worth, and run a competitive sale, usually for a percentage of the price. That makes their interests line up with yours. 1 of the 4 foresters covering Jefferson County offer the full set — appraisal, cruise, and running the sale itself. How to decide whether you need one
Consulting Foresters in Jefferson County (3)
These 3 foresters have offices right here in Jefferson County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.
Cypress Partners is a firm in Birmingham, Alabama, that has helped people buy, sell and manage rural land for 43 years. Most of its public pages are about land sales and tips for buyers. Its county is Jefferson. Its forestry work includes consulting forester services, timber appraisal, herbicide application by air and by ground, prescribed burning, site preparation by chemical or mechanical means, timber stand improvement, tree planting by hand or by machine, and firelines, breaks, roads and food plots. On timber sales, the firm describes a simple path. A consulting forester represents the owner's interest, and a quick walk of the timber comes first as a "rough check." If the timber makes up a large share of the price, a formal timber cruise follows, which counts and measures the trees, then an appraisal. Their writing warns that "looks can be deceiving," so a second set of eyes on the timber matters. Cypress Partners suits a Jefferson County owner who wants help with both the land deal and the timber work in one place. From cypruspartners.com, read 17 October 2026.
Forestall Company INC appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Birmingham, in Jefferson County. The Commission compiles that directory from providers who submit their own information to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The directory lists it under Consulting Forester, Herbicide Applicators (Ground), Site Prep (Chemical), Timber Stand Improvement and Tree Planting (Hand).
Forestry Investments Inc. appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Gardendale, in Jefferson County. The Commission compiles that directory from providers who submit their own information to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The directory lists it under Consulting Forester, Timber Appraisal, Fireline/Breaks/Road/Food Plots, GIS/GPS Mapping, Insects & Disease Detection, Residential (WUI) - Tree Care Services, Site Prep (Chemical), Site Prep (Mechanical), Timber Buyers/Loggers, Timber Stand Improvement, Tree Planting (Hand) and Tree Planting (Machine).
Consulting Foresters in Neighboring Counties (1)
Listed on the Alabama Forestry Commission service provider directory as working Jefferson County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
Larson and McGowin LLC. - Birmingham appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Mountain Brook, in Jefferson County. The Commission compiles that directory from providers who submit their own information to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The directory lists it under Consulting Forester, Timber Appraisal, Boundary Line Maintenance, Fireline/Breaks/Road/Food Plots, Insects & Disease Detection, Timber Sales, Timber Stand Improvement, Tree Planting (Hand) and Tree Planting (Machine).
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Jefferson County (1)
This buyer is based in Jefferson County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Brook Logging is a logging contractor in Bessemer, Alabama. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (3)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Jefferson County, working from a nearby town.
Alabama Land & Timber Co Inc is a timber buyer in Hoover, Alabama. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A timber buyer purchases standing timber and arranges the harvest. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Edge Lumber Co Inc is a sawmill in Adger, Alabama, that cuts lumber to the size and shape a customer asks for. It has operated since 1895 and has been run by one family across five generations. Most of its work is for industrial buyers: oak trailer decking, blocking, cribbing, wedges, pallets, timber mats, mining lumber and pipe shipping lumber, along with precision end trim and custom angled cuts. The species it names is oak, and its trailer decking is described as #1 Grade Oak. To order, a customer sends a request through the contact form or calls (205) 491-2957 with the lumber type, dimensions, quantity and any custom cuts needed. The business gives a free estimate for every project. It delivers locally within its service area in Jefferson County or arranges pickup at the mill. Production time depends on the size and complexity of the order. In the company's own words, "The only way to get lumber faster is to order it sooner." Edge Lumber Co Inc suits a business or contractor that needs precisely cut lumber for an industrial job, not a landowner looking to sell standing timber or have a woodlot logged. From edgelumberco.com, read 17 October 2026.
Sumiton Timber Co is a timber buyer in Dora, Alabama. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A timber buyer purchases standing timber and arranges the harvest. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Land clearing and small-lot services (2)
Reno Tree Service appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Warrior, in Jefferson County. The Commission compiles that directory from providers who submit their own information to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The directory lists it under Residential (WUI) - Tree Care Services and Whole Tree Chipping.
City of Hoover - Hoover Met Complex appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Hoover, in Jefferson County. The Commission compiles that directory from providers who submit their own information to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The directory lists it under Urban Forestry Consultant and Residential (WUI) - Tree Care Services.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Jefferson County?
8 businesses are listed for Jefferson County: 4 consulting foresters and 4 buyers, loggers and mills. 4 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Jefferson County?
Nobody can tell you what your timber is worth without walking it. Value depends on the species, the size and grade of the trees, how thickly they stand, the ground conditions and how easily a logger can reach them. Anyone who quotes you a figure without seeing the land is guessing, and a guess in that direction is rarely in your favour.
What stumpage value means →Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Jefferson County?
You do not have to use one. A consulting forester works for you rather than the buyer, marks the timber, runs a sealed-bid sale and typically charges a percentage of the sale. Research from several state extension services has found that timber sold through a consultant often returns enough more to cover the fee, though results vary by tract and by market. The decision usually turns on the size of the sale and whether you have sold timber before.
Do I need a forestry consultant? →Do I need a permit to cut timber in Alabama?
Alabama requires no state permit to harvest timber on your own land, but it does require a NOTICE, and the notice is state law rather than a county's own idea. Before timber is hauled out over county roads, the timber owner tells the county commission's regular office: four business days ahead where the harvest needs a new access point onto the road, two where it uses one that already exists. In exchange the statute closes the door on anything further — a county may not demand a second notice, a permit or licence, or a bond or other security as the price of using its roads. Separately, Alabama's forestry Best Management Practices are not a permit programme, but they are not merely advisory either: the Department of Environmental Management inspects forestry operations and will require BMPs where voluntary use falls short, because the water-quality law behind them is enforceable.
Permit rules in Alabama →What is timber worth in Jefferson County?
No price series is published for Jefferson County on its own. Alabama's latest published stumpage figures (Southern Ag Today (from Timber Mart-South), Q4 2025) put pine sawtimber at $17–$21 per ton. What your own timber brings depends on the species, the size and amount of it, and how far it is from a mill. A timber cruise by a forester settles it.
Forester listings for Jefferson County come from the Alabama Forestry Commission service provider directory, revised 21-Sep-26. The register is updated quarterly.