Selling Timber in New Castle County, DE
Quick answer
There is 1 timber business listed for New Castle County, Delaware: 1 consulting forester. None of them has an office in the county. That is normal and it is worth knowing: consulting foresters register with the state county by county, and many register for counties they would have to drive hours to reach.
Timber prices for New Castle County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Delaware's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in New Castle County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them. Delaware has about 353,000 forest acres in total and publishes no price report. These are Virginia's statewide figures — the same Delmarva loblolly pine and mixed hardwood market.
| Pine sawtimber | $114 per thousand board feet |
| Hardwood sawtimber | $224 per thousand board feet |
| Pine chip-n-saw | $18.54 per ton |
| Pine pulpwood | $8.27 per ton |
| Oak sawtimber | $43.97 per ton |
| Hardwood pulpwood | $7.23 per ton |
Source: Virginia Tech's Forest Landowner Education Program, Q2 2026. All Delaware timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in New Castle County have no idea what their standing timber is worth, which is exactly the position a buyer wants you in. Four questions gets you a ballpark range before the first offer lands.
No forester is based in New Castle County
That is normal here and not a problem. Foresters travel, and 1 of them work New Castle County from an office nearby. They are listed below, closest first. You can also click any county on the map above to see who is based there.
Consulting Foresters Working New Castle County (1)
Listed as working New Castle County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
TR Land & Tree Company is a consulting forester in Keymar, Delaware. It appears in the Delaware Department of Agriculture, 2025 Consulting Foresters Directory. A consulting forester works for the landowner, not the buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.
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Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve New Castle County?
1 business is listed for New Castle County: 1 consulting forester and 0 buyers, loggers and mills. None of them has an office in the county; they register to work here and travel in.
How much is my timber worth in New Castle 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 New Castle 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? →What is timber worth in New Castle County?
No price series is published for New Castle County on its own. Delaware's latest published stumpage figures (Virginia Tech's Forest Landowner Education Program, Q2 2026) put hardwood sawtimber at $224 per thousand board feet. 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 New Castle County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.