Selling Timber in Mobile County, AL
Quick answer
There are 11 timber businesses listed for Mobile County, Alabama: 6 consulting foresters and 5 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 10 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 Mobile 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 Mobile 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. 6 of the 6 foresters covering Mobile County offer the full set — appraisal, cruise, and running the sale itself. How to decide whether you need one
Consulting Foresters in Mobile County (6)
These 6 foresters have offices right here in Mobile County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.
Al Brown appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Saraland, in Mobile 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), Timber Appraisal, Insects & Disease Detection, Timber Sales and Tree Planting (Hand).
Edward F. Travis Company, Inc appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Mobile, in Mobile 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), Land Appraisal, Timber Appraisal, Boundary Line Maintenance, Fireline/Breaks/Road/Food Plots, Prescribed Burning, Residential (WUI) - Hazards Fuel Reduction, Timber Sales, Timber Stand Improvement, Tree Planting (Hand) and Tree Planting (Machine).
Land Visions appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Mobile, in Mobile 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, Mowing/Mulching, Residential (WUI) - Tree Care Services, Site Prep (Chemical), Site Prep (Mechanical), Timber Buyers/Loggers, Timber Sales, Timber Stand Improvement, Tree Planting (Hand) and Tree Planting (Machine).
Perry Malone Forestry LLC appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Chunchula, in Mobile 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), Aerial Photography, Beaver Control, Fireline/Breaks/Road/Food Plots, Insects & Disease Detection, Mowing/Mulching, Prescribed Burning, Site Prep (Chemical), Site Prep (Mechanical), Timber Sales, Timber Stand Improvement, Tree Planting (Hand), Tree Planting (Machine) and Wildlife/Pond Management.
Professional Forestry Services LLC appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Mobile, in Mobile 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 (Air), Herbicide Applicators (Ground), Registered Surveyor, Timber Appraisal, Boundary Line Maintenance, Fireline/Breaks/Road/Food Plots, Prescribed Burning, Site Prep (Chemical), Site Prep (Mechanical), Timber Sales, Timber Stand Improvement, Tree Planting (Hand) and Tree Planting (Machine).
Southeastern Forestry Services LLC appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Mobile, in Mobile 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 (Air), Herbicide Applicators (Ground), Timber Appraisal, Boundary Line Maintenance, Fireline/Breaks/Road/Food Plots, Insects & Disease Detection, Prescribed Burning, Site Prep (Chemical), Site Prep (Mechanical), Timber Buyers/Loggers, Timber Sales, Timber Stand Improvement, Tree Planting (Hand), Tree Planting (Machine) and Whole Tree Chipping.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Mobile County (4)
These 4 are based in Mobile County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Cooper Timberlands is a timber buyer based in Creola, Alabama, with its corporate office in Mobile. It also operates mills. The company "acquires standing timber from landowners," manages the harvest with contract logging crews, and sells the wood to paper mills and sawmills. It also provides land management services to landowners. Besides buying timber, the company runs a chip mill in northeast Mississippi that produces hardwood chips for paper manufacturers. It manages wood yard operations for several pulp and paper companies in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. Its Cooper Lumber division produces pine lumber products for domestic and export markets. Timber procurement staff work out of Aliceville, Creola and Grove Hill in Alabama, and Dennis, Mississippi. The Creola timber procurement and woodyard office can be reached at 251.442.0980. The company describes its work as providing timber products and related services to wood consuming industries across the southeastern United States. This suits a landowner who wants one company to buy the timber and also arrange the cutting with contract crews, and who has hardwood or pine on the land. From coopertimberlands.com, read 17 October 2026.
Double J Logging LLC is a logging contractor in Semmes, Alabama. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Turkey Creek Sawmill turns logs into lumber at 9850 McLeod Rd. in Mobile, Alabama, in the West Mobile area. It calls itself a local sawing service for Mobile and Alabama, and it lists portable sawmill service among what it does. The phone number is 1.251.751.2102. You can have as few as one log sawn or as many as you have. You can bring your logs to the mill, and you pick how they are cut and what sizes of lumber you get. The mill takes logs up to 18 feet long and 24 inches in diameter. It runs a band mill with a very thin kerf, which the business says wastes less wood and leaves a smoother face that means less work at the planer. Because it is a small business, it says you won't wait as long as you would at a large mill. The rate is $80.00 an hour, a flat rate. There is a $35.00 charge per blade only when something in a log, such as metal, damages a blade. Blades that dull from normal use are not charged. Hours are 4PM to 7PM Monday through Friday, and 8AM to 7PM on Saturday and Sunday. In their words, "We turn logs in to lumber," and "work directly for you." This suits a landowner near Mobile with a few logs who wants to choose the cut and deal with a small local mill. From turkeycreeksawmill.wixsite.com, read 17 October 2026.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Mobile County, working from a nearby town.
Mobile Forest Products & Biomass, Inc. is based at 1820 Hand Avenue in Whistler, Alabama, just outside Mobile. It has been in business since 1984. The company procures, chips, grinds and hauls wood for biomass fuel across the Gulf Coast regions of Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. Its five divisions cover transportation, harvesting, grinding and recycling, maintenance, and a tire store. For a landowner, the useful part is the small trees. The company lists them as "Harvested from Private Land Owners’ Properties," and harvesting is one of its divisions. It sold its timber brokerage division in 2008 to concentrate on transportation and biomass, so this is a fuel business first. Its other wood comes from sawdust, shavings, lumber scraps, pallets and urban wood from tree service companies. Its president, John Zukley, holds a forestry degree from the University of Florida, and the company was started by two foresters. To get in touch, call 251-476-8184 or use the contact form on the website. The company employs over one hundred people and runs a maintenance shop in Waynesboro, Mississippi, as well as its main location in Whistler. It suits a landowner with small trees who wants a harvesting and hauling company tied to the biomass fuel trade. From mobileforestproducts.com, read 17 October 2026.
Land clearing and small-lot services (2)
Willis Hauling Inc is a locally owned land-clearing, tree, and site-work company based in Saraland, Alabama, serving the Saraland and Semmes area. Patrick Willis owns and runs the business, which has operated since 2005. For wooded or overgrown ground, the work includes land clearing, brush cutting, heavy-duty mulching, tree removal, and stump grinding. The company's own words for its tree work are "Big trees dropped safely, good trees protected." The brush is mulched or hauled away, and the site is cleaned up. The company also does grading, dirt work, rock spreading, driveway preparation, debris removal, and structure demolition. Jobs run for homeowners, businesses, and municipalities. The company has done urban clearing for the City of Mobile, environmental remediation with ADEM, and specialized work at the U.S. Coast Guard base in Mobile. It names Angie's List Super Service Award and HomeAdvisor Screened & Approved among its credentials. Estimates are free and come with no obligation. Call 251-423-0274, and Patrick will look over the land, answer your questions, and quote a price. Willis Hauling serves Mobile and Baldwin Counties. It suits a landowner who wants overgrown or wooded ground cleared down to usable land, with the trees and stumps dealt with and the site left clean. From willishaulinginc.com, read 17 October 2026.
A & S Land Services, LLC appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Mobile, in Mobile 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 Boundary Line Maintenance, Fireline/Breaks/Road/Food Plots, Mowing/Mulching, Residential (WUI) - Hazards Fuel Reduction, Residential (WUI) - Tree Care Services, Site Prep (Mechanical), Timber Stand Improvement and Whole Tree Chipping.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Mobile County?
11 businesses are listed for Mobile County: 6 consulting foresters and 5 buyers, loggers and mills. 10 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Mobile 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 Mobile 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 Mobile County?
No price series is published for Mobile 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 Mobile County come from the Alabama Forestry Commission service provider directory, revised 21-Sep-26. The register is updated quarterly.