Selling Timber in Worcester County, MA
Quick answer
There are 13 timber businesses listed for Worcester County, Massachusetts: 1 consulting forester and 12 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 12 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 Worcester County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Massachusetts's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Worcester County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Red oak | $200–$300 per thousand board feet |
| White oak | $275–$300 per thousand board feet |
| Sugar maple | $200–$338 per thousand board feet |
| White ash | $200–$300 per thousand board feet |
| White pine | $58–$95 per thousand board feet |
| Hemlock | $30–$55 per thousand board feet |
| Fuelwood | $10–$11 per cord |
Source: UMass Amherst MassWoods, with Massachusetts DCR, Q1 2026. All Massachusetts timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Worcester 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 Worcester County
That is normal here and not a problem. Foresters travel, and 1 of them work Worcester 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 Worcester County (1)
Listed as working Worcester County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
Kimball P. Moore is a timber buyer in Worcester County, Massachusetts. 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.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Worcester County (12)
These 12 are based in Worcester County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
A & R Logging is a logging contractor in Spencer, Massachusetts. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Anderson Logging & Lumber is a logging contractor in Gardner, Massachusetts. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Anderson Timber Harvesting buys standing timber and does logging, land clearing, and forest management, working out of Westminster, Massachusetts. They've been at this since 1984. They buy both hardwood and softwood, and their own words on the deal are simple: they aim to offer a "fair and honest payout" if you want to sell your standing timber. Beyond buying timber, they also handle land clearing, forest management, wildlife habitat management, forest appraisals, and consultations. They sell and deliver log-length cordwood and wood chips too, and offer biomass options. For logging work, they state a 15 acre minimum. Land clearing has no stated minimum acreage. They say they're fully licensed and insured. Their listed service area covers Worcester County, and they also mention serving solar farm and land clearing customers in New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, and Maine. This one suits a landowner with a logging job of real size, 15 acres or more, who wants a single company that can also buy the timber outright and handle cleanup or land clearing on the same property. From andersontimberharvesting.com, read 8 October 2026.
Central Mass Tree Inc is a logging and timber-buying company at 10 Gardner Road in Winchendon, Massachusetts. They work in hardwood forests and handle timber harvesting, forest management plans, tree health assessments, tree inventory and valuation, selective harvesting, land clearing, and tree removal. They say plainly, "We harvest timber and we will pay you," and they require a minimum of 8 acres for a timber harvest. Their approach is built around selective harvesting and what they call "Whole-Tree Utilization," chipping the cuttings for mulch or biomass instead of leaving waste behind. They offer a free timber consultation and estimate, and they'll walk you through Chapter 61 forest management plans and timber stand improvement work if you're weighing your land's tax status alongside its timber value. They state they are fully licensed and insured, and their team includes certified foresters. They serve Central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire, with a listed service area in Worcester County, and describe themselves as in their second decade of serving that area. This fits a landowner with at least 8 acres of hardwood in Central Massachusetts or southern New Hampshire who wants one call to cover the harvest, the paperwork around Chapter 61, and a forest plan, rather than hiring separate people for each piece. From centralmasstree.com, read 8 October 2026.
Crossroads Farm Custom Sawing is a mill in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Holmes Logging is a logging contractor in New Braintree, Massachusetts. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Morse Lumber Company is a family owned retail lumberyard, building supply, sawmill, and Christmas Tree Farm in Southbridge, Massachusetts. This isn't a business that buys standing timber off your land. Instead, their sawmill takes logs and turns out rough sawn Eastern White Pine, Eastern Hemlock, and native hardwoods, along with boards and by-products, for contractors and homeowners building decks, additions, and new homes. Alongside the mill, they grow, harvest, and sell their own trees, including fir and spruce for Christmas trees grown on their farm and a farm in Connecticut. They deliver to Southbridge, Sturbridge, Charlton, Spencer, Webster, Brookfield, Dudley, Oxford, and a number of other towns in Massachusetts and nearby Connecticut, and they serve Worcester County. They describe themselves as "family owned and operated," and they've been at it since 1951, starting with "a portable sawmill and a station wagon-turned delivery wagon." This fits a landowner looking for a local sawmill and lumberyard with a long history in the area, rather than a buyer for standing timber on acreage. From morse-lumber.com, read 8 October 2026.
Pirner Logging & Land Clearing is based in Hubbardston, Massachusetts, doing logging and land clearing work with over 25 years of experience. They handle timber harvesting, land clearing, and they also buy standing timber. Their work covers select harvesting of timber, timberstand improvement, wildlife habitat management, house lot clearing, and timber harvesting that follows Chapter 61 forest management plans. They quote each job individually, factoring in "the wood salvage value, if any," whether it's a small lot or hundreds of acres. They say they are "Fully Licensed and Insured." They take on jobs "whether it's 1 acre to 100 acres," so a single acre is enough to get a quote. They work primarily in Central Mass but say they are available across Massachusetts and the New England area, and they are also listed as serving Worcester County. This fits a landowner with a small lot or a bigger parcel in Central Massachusetts who wants one outfit that can log the timber, clear the land, and also talk about buying the standing timber itself. From pirnerloggingandlandclearing.com, read 8 October 2026.
Plankster's Inc. Portable Sawmill and Woodworks is a mill in Harvard, Massachusetts. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Regienus Timber Products is a mill in Barre, Massachusetts. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
W.R. Robinson Lumber Co. Inc. is a sawmill in Wheelwright, Massachusetts, on Cleveland Road. It has been manufacturing Eastern White Pine and Hemlock for over 50 years. The mill turns logs into finished wood for building projects: flooring, paneling, siding, beams and timbers, and mulch. Beams and timbers are sawn to custom order. Most of the timber it cuts comes from within 25 miles of the sawmill, and some woodlots are managed so they can be harvested again in 10 to 15 years. It serves Worcester County and ships its pine products nationwide, from New England to California. "At W.R. Robinson Lumber Company, we offer a wide range of products for all of your lumber project needs." That is the plain pitch, and it comes from decades running the same mill in Central Massachusetts. This fits a landowner with pine or hemlock on the ground who wants the wood sawn and sold as lumber, not a service built around buying and marketing standing timber by the acre. From wrrobinsonlumber.com, read 8 October 2026.
Winwood Sawmill LLC runs a sawmill, lumberyard, and woodworking shop at 1 Old Gardner Rd in Winchendon, Massachusetts. They work by appointment, so you call or message before visiting. Their main business is custom sawmilling: they turn logs into slabs and lumber, either at their Winchendon facility or out at your property. Most customers haul their own logs in. They cut on a thin-kerf band sawmill that handles logs up to 36 inches across, and they run an industrial planer for boards and slabs up to 25 inches wide. Beyond sawing, they offer kiln drying, resawing, planing, drum and stroke sanding, and general consultations if you just want to know what you've got or what a dead tree might become. They handle more than twenty species, among them black walnut, hickory, white and red oak, hard and soft maple, cherry, white pine, and ash. They say "over 95% of our wood inventory is sourced from Massachusetts tree service companies," and they serve Worcester County and beyond. They also sell finished lumber, slabs, and some built items like tables and mantels straight from their yard. The business describes itself this way: "We transform Massachusetts trees for projects throughout Ma and beyond." This fits a landowner who already has logs down, or standing trees coming down soon, and wants them sawn into usable lumber or slabs rather than sold as a timber harvest. It's less suited to someone wanting a standing-timber sale or a forestry consult on acreage still growing. From winwoodsawmill.com, read 8 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Worcester County?
13 businesses are listed for Worcester County: 1 consulting forester and 12 buyers, loggers and mills. 12 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Worcester 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 Worcester 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 Worcester County?
No price series is published for Worcester County on its own. Massachusetts's latest published stumpage figures (UMass Amherst MassWoods, with Massachusetts DCR, Q1 2026) put sugar maple at $200–$338 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 Worcester County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.