Charles Donald Timber Co
About Charles Donald Timber Co
Charles Donald Timber Co is a forestry consulting and timber buying business in Port Gibson, Mississippi. Its main office is in Vicksburg. It works throughout Mississippi and Louisiana, and it serves Claiborne County. The business was founded in 1946 by the late Charles Donald, Sr. and his wife Mary Donald. Their three sons, Charles Donald, Jr., George Donald, and David Donald, now run it. It has nine foresters and timber buyers on staff to help with timber and wildlife management decisions. Most of the work it offers is thinning and management plans. On normal sites, thinning can bring income from a stand around 10 to 12 years in, with more income every 5 to 7 years after that. The business describes timber as a "sound financial long term investment." Thinning also lets sunlight reach the ground, which feeds deer, turkey, and quail. This business suits a landowner who wants a stand managed over many years, with thinning planned around both income and wildlife, and who would like a firm that has worked in the two states since 1946. From charlesdonaldtimber.com, read 18 October 2026.
Can they handle a timber sale?
Selling standing timber properly takes three things. Here's what the state register credits this firm with.
Timber AppraisalAn estimate of what your standing timber is worth in dollars, based on how much there is, its quality, and current prices. When you are selling, settling an estate, dividing property, or need a value for taxes or insurance.What does this mean? → — not listed
works out what your standing timber is worth
Timber Cruise & Volume EstimateA field measurement of your standing trees — their species, sizes, and quality — that adds up to how much wood you actually have. Before you sell, so you go in knowing roughly what is out there rather than taking a buyer's word for it.What does this mean? → — not listed
measures and grades what's actually out there
Timber Sale & Contract AdministrationRunning the sale for you: advertising the timber, taking bids, writing the contract, and overseeing the logging so the agreed terms are met. When you want someone on your side handling the whole sale rather than dealing with buyers and loggers yourself.What does this mean? → — not listed
runs the sale and handles the contract
This firm isn't credited with all three, which doesn't make it a worse forester — plenty specialise in management planning, wildlife or wetlands. It does mean that if your goal is to sell timber, you'd likely need someone else for the part that's missing.
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