Selling Timber in Oconee County, GA
Quick answer
There are 14 timber businesses listed for Oconee County, Georgia: 5 consulting foresters and 9 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 7 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 Oconee County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Georgia's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Oconee County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Pine sawtimber | $22–$28 per ton |
| Pine chip-n-saw | $17–$23.5 per ton |
| Pine pulpwood | $6–$9.5 per ton |
| Mixed hardwood sawtimber | $26–$32 per ton |
| Hardwood pulpwood | $6–$8 per ton |
Source: University of Georgia Extension, Q3 2025. All Georgia timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Oconee 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.
Consulting Foresters in Oconee County (2)
These 2 foresters have offices right here in Oconee County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.
Ken Bailey appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Watkinsville, in Oconee County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The Commission's record marks the firm as: Society of American Foresters member.
Sandy Creek Forest Resources, LLC appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Bishop, in Oconee County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement.
Consulting Foresters in Neighboring Counties (3)
Listed on the Georgia Forestry Commission timber buyers and wood-using industries directories and the Georgia Master Timber Harvester roster as working Oconee County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
Green Diamond Management Company is a timber buyer in Bogart, Georgia. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a logging contractor and a consulting forester. A timber buyer purchases standing timber and arranges the harvest. A listing here is not an endorsement.
McGahee Foresty appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Athens, in Oconee County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement.
Southern Timberland Consultants appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Bogart, in Oconee County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Oconee County (5)
These 5 are based in Oconee County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Canal Wood, LLC appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's timber buyers directory, based in Watkinsville. The Commission compiles that directory from buyers and harvesters who submit their own information to it, and states that inclusion is not an endorsement. Georgia does not license or register timber buyers. The directory carries no county, so this listing is placed by its town only. Canal Wood, LLC is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Watkinsville, Oconee County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Chris Roberts is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Watkinsville, Oconee County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Moore-Wood Timber Company is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Watkinsville, Oconee County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Oconee Land Enhancement, LLC is a timber buyer in Watkinsville, Georgia. 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.
Weyerhaeuser is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Watkinsville, Oconee County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (4)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Oconee County, working from a nearby town.
Green Diamond Management Company is a timber buying business in Gray, Georgia. It also does logging and forestry consulting, and it works in Oconee County. The company describes itself as family-owned and says it has owned and managed its forests for six generations. The timber it produces supplies local sawmills. Its listed services include harvest and hauling, commercial thinning and hauling, and pre-commercial thinning with chipping, grinding and hauling. Site preparation, seed collection, nursery work and planting are also offered. The work runs as one continuous cycle of harvesting and replanting. Loblolly pine is one of the species named, and it can take up to 28 years to reach maturity. The business lists the Georgia Master Timber Harvester certification. In the company's own words, its approach is "responsible forest management guided by experience and backed by science." It suits owners in Oconee County who want one firm to handle the cutting, hauling and replanting, and who want the harvest treated as one step in a longer cycle. From greendiamond.com, read 4 October 2026.
PCW Milling is a sawmill, lumber yard, and kiln operation at 3501 Monroe Highway in Bogart, Georgia. They mill logs into dimensional lumber and live edge slabs, dry the wood, and sell it from the yard. They serve Oconee County. If you have logs down, you can bring them to the yard or ask them to arrange a pickup. They mill custom orders and can cut slabs up to 56 inches wide. They also flatten slabs. Their logs come from storm damaged trees, homeowners, graders, and local tree services, so they take in logs from private land. Their iDry Plus vacuum kiln dries wood faster than a conventional kiln. They also sharpen and set sawmill blades for $10 per blade. Because they source logs locally, their stock changes, so call or stop by to ask what they have on hand. The yard is open Monday to Friday, 8 to 6. Saturday and Sunday visits are by appointment. They also work with local craftsmen on custom pieces such as live edge furniture and bar tops. Their own line is "Turn your very own logs and wood resources into usable lumber." This suits a landowner who has logs already on the ground and wants them sawn, dried, or made into lumber or slabs. From pcwmilling.com, read 17 October 2026.
Self Employed is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Athens, Oconee County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Whitehead Logging Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Bogart, Oconee County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Oconee County?
14 businesses are listed for Oconee County: 5 consulting foresters and 9 buyers, loggers and mills. 7 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Oconee 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. University of Georgia Extension publishes an annual timber situation and outlook report with recent quarterly figures, which tells you what the market is doing, not what your tract holds. 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 Oconee 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 Georgia?
Georgia has no statewide permit for cutting timber on your own land, and state law forbids a county to require one or to charge a fee for a timber harvest notification. What a county may require is the notification itself: where its ordinance calls for one, the harvester files it before entering the property if possible and no later than 24 hours after entering, and the county may ask for a bond of up to $5,000 against damage to its roads. Not every county has an ordinance, so check with yours before work starts. Georgia's Best Management Practices are not a permit programme, but following them is how a harvest stays clear of the water-quality law that is enforceable.
Permit rules in Georgia →What is timber worth in Oconee County?
No price series is published for Oconee County on its own. Georgia's latest published stumpage figures (University of Georgia Extension, Q3 2025) put mixed hardwood sawtimber at $26–$32 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.