Selling Timber in Montgomery County, AL
Quick answer
There are 12 timber businesses listed for Montgomery County, Alabama: 4 consulting foresters and 8 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 11 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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. 3 of the 4 foresters covering Montgomery County offer the full set — appraisal, cruise, and running the sale itself. How to decide whether you need one
Consulting Foresters in Montgomery County (4)
These 4 foresters have offices right here in Montgomery County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.
Bach and DeVos Forestry and Wildlife Services is a forestry and wildlife business in Montgomery, Alabama. Rod Bach and Ted DeVos started it in 2003 to give hands-on help to private landowners in central Alabama. Rod's background leans toward timber, and Ted is known for quail habitat management. Together they have management input or do the work on over 100,000 acres in central Alabama. They advise on what, when and how to sell timber, then look after the harvest to make sure the landowner gets "the best deal possible." Timber is sold per unit or as a lump sum, and they work on commission, which varies with the type and size of the sale. Harvests include first thins, second thins, clearcuts and timber stand improvement cuts. Prescribed burns are quoted per acre, with firelane work charged by the hour. They burn about 7,000 to 8,000 acres a year, starting in winter with young longleaf. Two woodland mulchers, at 240 and 300 hp, have been operating since 2004 and have over 20,000 hours of clearing behind them. For planting, they write herbicide prescriptions for each site and species, buy the trees and planting labor, and are on site during planting. Rod and Ted are also licensed Alabama Real Estate Salespersons, with a combined 35 years in real estate sales. Management plans range from one-page bullet lists with maps, often done at no cost, to formal plans priced by complexity. The business suits a landowner who wants timber and wildlife goals balanced in one plan, with one firm handling the sale, the burns and the planting. From bachanddevos.com, read 17 October 2026.
Carlson Land Services,Inc. is a consulting forestry and land brokerage firm in Montgomery, Alabama. It has worked in central and south Alabama since 1986 and has three registered foresters on staff. Its main trade is real estate, with consulting forestry alongside it. To sell timber, the firm starts with a timber inventory, a cruise that measures the trees on your land. In a lump-sum sale, it marks the timber or the boundaries, sends a bid prospectus to area timber buyers, and accepts the highest bid above the minimum recommended in the inventory. The sale usually closes within 4 weeks of the bid opening, and you receive full payment before the timber is cut. In a per-unit sale, buyers bid on each product and you are paid as the trucks are weighed at the mill. The firm says it works for "the landowner, not the timber company," and it inspects the harvest until all the timber is cut. The services list also covers prescribed burning, herbicide work by air or ground, site preparation, hand or machine tree planting, timber stand improvement, insect and disease detection, boundary line work, mowing and mulching, and hazard fuel reduction near homes. Consulting covers management decisions, financial planning, and expert witness work on timber theft and boundary lines. It also offers estate appraisals and land divisions for the next generation. This suits a landowner who wants a bid-based timber sale run by foresters, or who needs estate and land planning alongside the timber. From carlsonlandservices.com, read 17 October 2026.
Mike M. Breedlove, RF, ACF appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Pike Road, in Montgomery 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, Insects & Disease Detection, Timber Sales, Timber Stand Improvement and Tree Planting (Hand).
4Green Forestry,Inc. is a timber buying business in Pike Road, Alabama. Its main trade is buying timber from landowners, and its own words say it plainly: "We Buy Timber From Landowners." The business has been serving the community since 2009, and it covers Montgomery County. It also offers consulting forester work and timber appraisal. Other services include boundary line maintenance, firelines, breaks, roads and food plots, mowing and mulching, and prescribed burning. Timber buyers and loggers are part of the work too, so one company can look at both the timber and the land. You can reach the office at (334) 356-8881, or by mail at P.O. Box 640609, Pike Road, AL 36064. This business suits a Montgomery County landowner who mainly wants to sell timber and may also want help with the land around it. From 4greenforestry.com, read 17 October 2026.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Montgomery County (7)
These 7 are based in Montgomery County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Humphrey Lumber Corporation is a mill in Montgomery, Alabama. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Mountain Oak Montgomery Mill is a mill in Montgomery, Alabama. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Sellers Inc. appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Ramer, in Montgomery 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 Site Prep (Chemical), Site Prep (Mechanical), Timber Buyers/Loggers and Tree Planting (Machine).
Southeast Forest Products is a sawmill and lumber business in Montgomery, Alabama, at 3077 Carter Hill Rd. Phone is 334-269-9663. They have been in business for over 40 years and offer a range of wood products. Their services are treated wood, a sawmill, remanufacturing, and timberland. Their sawmill is in Louisville, Alabama, and the species they name is Southern Yellow Pine. The timberland side is the part a landowner with trees would want to know about. They say their managed timberland stands provide the highest quality Southern Yellow Pine. Their remanufacturing turns lumber into stringers, stakes, and fence and deck accessories. They describe their whole approach as "From Stump to Store," which means the same company handles the wood from growing through milling and treating. They serve Montgomery County. This suits a landowner with Southern Yellow Pine in Montgomery County who wants a mill that also manages its own timberland. From seforestproducts.com, read 17 October 2026.
W.W. Sellers & Associates, Inc appears on the Alabama Forestry Commission's service provider directory, based in Ramer, in Montgomery 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 Herbicide Applicators (Air), Herbicide Applicators (Ground), Land Appraisal, Timber Appraisal, Urban Forestry Consultant, Beaver Control, Boundary Line Maintenance, Fireline/Breaks/Road/Food Plots, Prescribed Burning, Site Prep (Chemical), Site Prep (Mechanical), Timber Buyers/Loggers, Timber Sales, Timber Stand Improvement, Tree Planting (Hand), Tree Planting (Machine) and Wildlife/Pond Management.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Montgomery County, working from a nearby town.
4 Green Forestry is a timber buyer based in Pike Road, Alabama. Its own page sums up the work in one line: "We Buy Timber From Landowners." The business has been serving the community since 2009, and the county it serves is Montgomery. Timber buying is its main trade, so the work a landowner would bring to it is selling standing timber. You can reach the office at (334) 356-8881, or write to P.O. Box 640609, Pike Road, AL 36064. The page also has a contact form for sending a message. Whatever your plans, it pays to talk the details through by phone before agreeing to anything. 4 Green Forestry suits a landowner in or near Montgomery County who wants a local timber buyer and is happy to work out the terms directly. From 4greenforestry.com, read 17 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Montgomery County?
12 businesses are listed for Montgomery County: 4 consulting foresters and 8 buyers, loggers and mills. 11 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County?
No price series is published for Montgomery 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 Montgomery County come from the Alabama Forestry Commission service provider directory, revised 21-Sep-26. The register is updated quarterly.