Selling Timber in Fayette County, TX

18 businesses work this county · 17 registered consulting foresters

Quick answer

There are 18 timber businesses listed for Fayette County, Texas: 17 consulting foresters and 1 timber buyer, logger or mill. 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 Fayette County

No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Texas's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Fayette County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.

Pine sawtimber$25.73–$28.21 per ton
Pine chip-n-saw$13.55–$14.05 per ton
Pine pulpwood$4.7–$5.93 per ton
Mixed hardwood sawtimber$36.82–$38.98 per ton
Hardwood pulpwood$5.1–$6.19 per ton

Source: Texas A&M Forest Service, May–June 2026. All Texas timber prices

Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth

Most landowners in Fayette 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 Fayette County

That is normal here and not a problem. Foresters travel, and 17 of them work Fayette 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 Fayette County (17)

Listed on the Texas A&M Forest Service My Land Management Connector and its Forest Products Directory, together with the Forest Products Network mill directory and the Texas Forestry Association's Texas Pro Logger records as working Fayette County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.

4.0(15 reviews)
Lufkin, TX
Timber sales (as landowner's sales agent)Timber cruising and valuationTimber markingBoundary line maintenanceTimber management plans+1 more

Acorn Forestry, which trades online as Acorn Outdoors, is a Lufkin, Texas forestry and land management firm that describes itself as "a leader among forestry companies in the southeast specializing in prescribed burning, reforestation, sustainable forestry, and timberland management." The site says Acorn was started in 1997 and incorporated in 1999 in Huntsville, Texas by Justin Penick, that tree planting, herbicide application and prescribed burning were among its first services, and that it moved to Lufkin in 2003, with its home office now based in Hudson, Texas. It states that it employs degreed foresters and forest technicians along with office and shop staff, and that it "conducts silvicultural operations on 115,000 acres annually across the West Gulf Region, and actively manages another 120,000 acres controlling all aspects of wildlife, timber, and restoration activities," with page titles describing coverage across TX, LA, AR and OK. Planning services listed include timber sales in which Acorn acts as "the landowner's sales agent," timber cruising and valuation, timber marking, boundary line maintenance, timber and wildlife management plans written on a ten-year outlook and revised every five years, reforestation plans backed by "more than 20 years of experience in reforestation across over one million acres" and often aligned with cost-share programs such as EQIP through the NRCS, GPS/GIS mapping, and in-house large format printing up to 46 inches wide and 150 feet long. Field execution covers hand and machine planting, herbicide application, heavy mechanical site prep, understory and site prep burning, ripping, shearing, eco-til, bedding, firebreaks and pile burns. A range management page describes turnkey restoration across the cross timbers, hill country, pineywoods, coastal prairies and short grass prairies, including control of mesquite, cedar, saltcedar and giant reed. Senior wildlife biologist Ricky Gay is described as a Board Director for the Texas Forestry Association. No minimum tract size is stated anywhere on the site. As described on acornoutdoors.com, read 23 September 2026.

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Shelbyville, TX

Azimuth Forestry Services, Inc is a forestry consulting firm in Shelbyville, Texas, on Hwy 87 South. It has been operating since 1995 and describes its own focus as "Specializing in Private forestland management". The core work is planning and appraisal. Azimuth prepares timber prescriptions and long term forest management plans. It also helps with fire risk reduction applications and tax appraisal assistance, and it handles timber marketing and custom management. For estates, partitions, and portfolio management, it prepares timber appraisals. On the wildlife side, the firm does pond management, deer census surveys, food plot installations, and help applying for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Managed Deer Program. It also does biological evaluations and environmental assessments, plus tree appraisals for insurance claims and tree health work in urban and residential settings. The stated service area is Deep East Texas and Western Louisiana, with additional areas for special projects. Its credentials include registered consulting arborist (RCA #645) and certified arborist (TX-4360A). Its certifications also include the American Society of Consulting Arborists, the Association of Consulting Foresters, and ISA Certified Arborist. This one suits a landowner who wants a written management plan, a timber appraisal, or wildlife work on private land in East Texas or western Louisiana. From azimuthforestry.com, read 18 October 2026.

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Conroe, TX
Urban forestryTree canopy analysisTree preservation planning and documentsTree inventoryTree and landscape ordinance writing and review+1 more

Burditt Consultants trades on its website as Burditt Land | Place and describes itself as an integrated planning and design firm grounded in the disciplines of community planning, landscape architecture, architecture and natural systems, as they intersect with people, settlement and the natural world. The practice areas it names are architecture, landscape architecture, planning, sports complex, parks and open space, GIS and mapping, and urban forestry. Its forestry work is presented as urban forestry rather than timberland management: the firm says urban forestry is a highly specialised field within forestry and the management of urban ecosystems, and that an urban forester is trained to work with urban forest systems to replenish, defend, improve, preserve and sustain trees in community settings. It says its team of degreed urban foresters works with its architects and landscape architects, interpreting what engineers and architects have designed and sharing responsibility for designs that ensure tree preservation for the duration of a project. The urban forestry services listed are tree canopy analysis, tree preservation planning and documents, tree inventory, tree and landscape ordinance writing and review, and ecosystem analysis. The firm adds that it is frequently asked to help communities understand which tree and landscape ordinances produce results consistent with citywide goals, and that assessment of ecosystem services shows the value trees provide through carbon sequestration and stormwater reduction. Its stated clients are communities rather than private timberland owners; the pages read say nothing about representing landowners in timber sales, buying timber, minimum tract sizes, staff credentials, office hours or how work is quoted. The office is at 310 Longmire Road, Conroe, with separate telephone numbers for Conroe and Houston. As described on burditt.com, read 23 September 2026.

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4.8(12 reviews)
Crockett, TX
Forestry consultingForest management planningTimber inventory and valuationTimber sale marketing and competitive bid salesHarvest supervision+1 more

Burns Forestry presents itself as a forestry consulting firm in Crockett, Texas that promotes sustainable and responsible natural resource management, saying a consultant works with landowners to manage property in a way that suits the ecosystems present or desired and gives the technical expertise needed for goals such as timber production, wildlife habitat, recreation or conservation. Services listed are forest management planning, timber valuation and sales, wildlife habitat management, and forest inventory covering timber volume, species composition, forest health, property mapping and boundary verification. The firm describes acting for the landowner rather than buying timber itself: it marks trees for harvest, prepares a Timber Sale Prospectus that the landowner approves before it goes to qualified buyers, often uses competitive bid sales, and then prepares a Timber Sale Agreement, said to run up to 12 months. Landowners typically receive a first payment within three weeks of harvesting beginning; consultants inspect the property during the harvest, keep load and scale ticket records, and make a final inspection, and harvests are said to comply with Texas Best Management Practices. An initial reconnaissance visit is the starting point, with plots taken to judge whether a property is ready to harvest. Also described are forest and wildlife management plans with maps and timelines, help with timber tax valuation and wildlife tax exemption through county appraisal districts, real estate and appraisal, and special studies including investment analysis, yield modelling, storm damage reports and growth studies. The team page names founder Gary Burns, who holds a Bachelor of Science in Forestry and a master's in forestry and wildlife and is described as a wildlife biologist. The office is at 310 North Fifth Street, Crockett. As described on burnsforestry.com, read 23 September 2026.

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Longview, TX
forestry consulting visitstimber appraisals and inventoryforest/timber management planstimber salestimber harvest planning+1 more

Canvas Natural Resource Solutions, LLC is a natural resource consulting firm at 2810 Bill Owens Parkway, Suite 100 in Longview, Texas, presenting itself as a source "for all your natural resource consulting needs." The company says it is "here to provide solutions to your Environmental Compliance, Forestry, and Wildlife needs" and advertises "20+ Years of Experience!" with experience working in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania "and more." Its published service categories are forestry, wildlife management, habitat management, agricultural exemptions, environmental compliance, wetlands and other Waters of the US, GIS and mapping, cultural resources, and "All Other Natural Resource Needs." On the forestry side the firm states that "our foresters can help you get the most out of your land through sustainable management," and lists forestry consulting visits, timber appraisals and inventory, forest/timber management plans, timber sales, timber harvest planning, timber tax appraisal/exemption, timber basis value assessments, thinning operations, site preparation, tree planting, continuous forest management, absentee landowner assistance, herbicide application, mechanical site preparation and forestry mulching. Staff wildlife biologists are offered for harvest recommendations and records, threatened and endangered species assessments and surveys, NEPA permitting, airport wildlife hazard assessments, wildlife surveys and census work, corporate and private hunting lease management, trapping including wild pig, feral hog and beaver, and Managed Land Deer Program data collection, while habitat work covers habitat and comprehensive land management plans, prescribed burning, invasive species management, browse surveys, food plot planning, moist soil management, waterfowl marsh management and range and grassland management. The site says "communication is key to our operation" and gives hours of Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm, Saturday by appointment and Sunday closed, adding "call anytime." As described on canvasnrs.com, read 23 September 2026.

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Bullard, TX

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Nacogdoches, TX

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Lufkin, TX

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5.0(2 reviews)
Humble, TX
Timber Selection, Sale, & HarvestLand SalesWildlife ManagementPond Construction & ManagementRecreational Area Development

The register carries jenkinsforestresourcesllc.com for this listing, but that address did not answer; the pages actually read sit on forestresources.com, and they are plainly this business. They are headed "Jenkins Forest Resources LLC," give the location as Humble TX 77338, and show the same telephone number the register holds. The firm describes itself as "a privately-owned consulting firm, dedicated to assisting landowners with timber and land management," and lists its clientele as private non-industrial landowners, camps and recreation areas, financial and trust institutions, oil and gas corporations, and state and county agencies. The home page is headlined "43+ Years of Forest Management & More" and the footer on every page reads "Copyright © 1983-2026," but the site never states a founding year in words, so none is recorded here. The about page says the firm has "manage over 475,000 acres nationwide" and adds, "If you have 5 acres or 10,000 acres, we can help" - which states plainly the smallest tract it will take on — five acres — and the largest, ten thousand anywhere. On credentials it states that owner Tom Jenkins "is registered as a Certified Stewardship Forester through the Texas Forest Service, he is a Certified Forester through the Society of American Foresters, and is a Certified Arborist through the International Society of Arboriculture," and "maintains a ISA Tree Risk Asssesment Qualification" that the page abbreviates TRAQ; the company is also "a Licensed Texas Real Estate Brokerage Company." The timber sales page sets out the process: inventory before sale, a bid invitation "distributed to insured, reputable buyers," help with the sales contract, and supervision of the harvest with "periodic progress reports." Service area is given as "United States & Mexico." No fees or rates are published. As described on forestresources.com, read 23 September 2026.

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Lindale, TX
land clearingforestry mulchinggrub and grindpond, dam, lakeshore and riverbank clearing and managementdebris and sediment removal+1 more

Lone Star Land Enhancement Inc. is an East Texas land clearing and forestry mulching contractor that marks itself "Est 2004" and promises "Excellence in Land Management Since 2004," describing itself on its about page as "Land Specialists With 21+ Years Of Business." The company says it "delivers grub & grind as well as pond & lake shoreline clearing services across East Texas," and offers "Commercial and Residential land services, including land clearing, forestry mulching, pond and lake management, and more across East Texas and surrounding areas." Its four listed services are land clearing ("expert removal of underbrush, trees, and vegetation"), forestry mulching, ponds, dams, lakeshores and riverbanks, and demolition, described as "controlled dismantling of small to medium structures." The mulching page lists residential property mulching, commercial and development land preparation, underbrush and small tree removal, ecological vegetation management, access improvement and trail clearing, and soil-friendly debris processing; the waterway page lists pond clearing and maintenance, dam and levee management, lakeshore vegetation removal, debris and sediment removal, and environmental protection measures. Sectors named include commercial, municipal, farm and ranch, hunting land development, new development and residential. On its origins, the site says that "with a degree in forestry, a love for the outdoors, and a willingness to learn through trial and error, Steve and Traci Sawyer were among the first pioneers to introduce forestry mulching to Texas." Stated values are integrity, excellence, consistency and client focus, under an "enduring Tradition of Excellence," and the site quotes Colossians 3:23. Service areas listed are Tyler, Longview and Lindale, Texas, Smith, Gregg and Henderson counties, "All of Texas," and parts of Louisiana and Oklahoma. The phone number given is (903) 881-8400, free estimates are offered, and the site claims "55+ Positive Reviews on Google." As described on lonestarlandenhancement.com, read 23 September 2026.

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Pleasanton, TX
Land management consultingRange managementWildlife habitat improvementMitigation bank servicesEnvironmental management and consulting+1 more

Resource & Land Management, Inc. is based at 204 Brian Drive in Pleasanton, Texas, and presents itself as "Grounded in practical land management - your advisors for agriculture, agribusiness & ecological services." The company says it "enhances the productivity of working lands, whether those land are producing food, fiber, timber or environmental benefits such as wildlife habitat, flood control or clean water," and frames the landowner's goals as its primary objective. It states that "Since 1986, we've worked alongside landowners throughout the Gulf Coast states as advisors and hands-on service providers," offering either a consultation to help determine a course of action, a detailed plan and experienced crew to implement it, or both, with the team described as "committed to progressive productivity" and existing "to help land improve over time." The firm says it works primarily in the Gulf States and focuses its expertise on "range management and wildlife habitat improvement; mitigation bank services; environmental management and consulting to mention just a few." While willing and capable of handling one-and-done projects, it says it prefers to take the long view on both natural resource management and relationships, naming consistent monitoring, adaptive management and open communication as its hallmarks. It describes creating "prescriptions for enhanced productivity" rather than services that fit into neat categories, tailoring work to each client because "one size doesn't fit all." As described on resourceandland.com, read 23 September 2026.

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Nacogdoches, TX
Forest resource servicesTimber and vegetation damage assessmentVegetation study, inventory and biometrical analysisLand and mineral asset managementOil and gas lease analysis, valuation and negotiation+1 more

Resource Analytical & Management Group, LLC is a Nacogdoches, Texas firm that describes itself as "a natural resource analytical, advisory, and asset management firm" under the banner "Celebrating Free Enterprise & Serving Society Since 1980." It presents itself as a multi-disciplinary team that includes oil, gas and energy industry analysts and statisticians, petroleum engineering technologists, GIS mapping, photogrammetry and remote sensing specialists, regulatory analysts and inspectors, landmen and mineral managers, lease and division order analysts, valuation and appraisal experts, easement and right-of-way agents, environmental assessors, "Graduate Professional Foresters and Biometricians," land managers and planners, litigation consultants and expert witnesses. Its departments include Oil, Gas & Minerals; Land, Surface & Pipeline; Geospatial & Photogrammetric; Environmental, Soils & Wildlife; Forest Resource Services; Business Intelligence & R&D; and Publications, Maps & Records. The firm says it serves land, mineral and royalty owners and investors "of all types and sizes, both rural and urban, from small, private, non-industrial owners to large corporate, industrial and investment entities and state and local governments," as well as forest and timber landowners and products companies, banks, wealth management firms and trust companies, law and accounting firms, and governments and utilities. On forestry specifically, it states it has been "helping private timberland owners and forest products companies manage their special assets with our forest resource expertise for more than four decades, mostly in the Southern Gulf Coastal Plain," and among its land and surface services it lists surface damage monitoring, inspection and assessment "With Special Expertise In Timber & Vegetation Damage Assessment" plus vegetation study, inventory and biometrical analysis. Separate regional telephone numbers are given for Nacogdoches and for North, South and West Texas, and the firm says its work is particularly extensive in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi. As described on resourceanalytical.com, read 23 September 2026.

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Lufkin, TX
aerial spray application by helicopterprecision herbicide applicationprescribed burningfire lane perimeter establishmenttree planting+1 more

Southmark Aviation, Inc. is an aerial application business whose single-page website describes two lines of work. Under aerial spray application it says the company "uses the latest technology to apply products with our 3 - Bell 206 JetRangers to an array of crops including corn, wheat, forestry, pastures, and much more." Under reforestation consulting it says Southmark "offers several reforestation services including all types of precision herbicide application, prescribed burning, implementing fire lane perimeters, and tree planting." The site asks prospective customers to reach out by phone or email to schedule an appointment, and gives two contacts, Nate Rolison and Kent Gunn, both with Mississippi 601 telephone numbers. The only address on the page is Hattiesburg, MS 39402, and the pages carry no mention of Lufkin, Texas or any Texas location, so the directory's Texas placement is not supported by the company's own site. Apart from the two service descriptions the site offers only a photo gallery and two videos titled "Fly Away" and "Kickstart the Season"; it states no founding date, fleet history beyond the three helicopters, service area, or licences held. The copyright line reads 2022. As described on southmarkaviation.com, read 23 September 2026.

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Diboll, TX

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5.0(4 reviews)
Nacogdoches, TX
Forest managementTimber harvestingTimber management plansBuy and/or sell landForest consulting+1 more

TimberPro Forest Service is a Nacogdoches, Texas forestry business that calls itself "Your forestry turn-key project specialist" and uses the line "When experience and integrity make all the difference." The site says the company offers "a variety of forestry services guaranteed to meet your project needs" and works with a professional and safety-first work ethic intended to protect both its workers and the client's property. Listed services include forest management, timber harvesting, timber management plans, buying and/or selling land, forest consulting, appraisals, timber cruising, timber marking, prescribed burning, site preparation, understory work, pasture maintenance, machine and hand planting, mechanical site prep such as raking, shearing, ripping and bedding, pond and road construction, herbicidal application and fertilization, boundary-line marking, wildlife food plots and fence construction. The services page explains several of these in technical terms, noting for example that shearing "prepares sites where vegetation is 4-6 inches in diameter or larger; conducted along contour to reduce soil erosion." Owner Chris Colbey is described as having been in the timber management business for over 20 years; the site states that in 2000 he started TimberPro Forestry Service and that in 2002 he graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a Bachelor's of Science in Forestry and a minor in General Business. He is listed as an Accredited Forester through the Texas Forestry Association, holds Professional Logger Accreditation through Texas Sustainable Forestry Initiative (TSFI), is a Certified Prescribed Burn Manager through the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry and a Certified Commercial Burn Manager through the Texas Department of Agriculture, holds a Commercial Herbicide Applicator's License, and is a member of the Society of American Foresters, the Texas Prescribed Burn Managers Council and the Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana Forestry Associations. A land-for-sale page, last updated 9 December 2017, listed tracts in Panola and Sabine Counties. As described on timberproforestservice.com, read 23 September 2026.

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Lufkin, TX
forest managementtimber inventories and valuationstimberland appraisalsexpert witnessgeneral land management services+1 more

Vision Forestry, LLC of Lufkin, Texas describes itself as "a turn-key natural resource consulting firm dedicated to serving the land management needs of private forest landowners, timberland investment groups, conservation groups, financial institutions and many others." The firm says it has an extensive background in forest resource assessments and valuations, multi-resource planning strategies, forest product sales, reforestation, tax basis analyses, financial analyses for timberland acquisitions, and long-term wetland mitigation monitoring projects. Its listed services are forest management, timber inventories and valuations, timberland appraisals, expert witness work, general land management services, and property tax applications. Vision says it has "both the experience and capabilities to provide custom solutions for the management of existing lands and investment opportunities to produce ecological and financial results that fit our clients and partners goals for their land," and that alongside its own experience it draws on other natural resource professionals, wildlife biologists, land brokerage firms, lending institutions and appraisers through strategic partnerships. Founder and president Chris Adams is described as having more than 20 years of experience managing forests within the Southeastern U.S. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in Forest Management, then worked as a "dirt forester" for a southeast Texas consulting firm and later as managing forester of a firm working with landowners across Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. The site states he has been directly involved in the management of more than 200,000 acres of forestland, has an unusual background combining rural lending and timberland appraisals, and "is currently in the process of obtaining his general appraiser license." It names his involvement in the Texas Forestry Association, American Tree System and the Association of Consulting Foresters, and says he is a founding council member and former chairman of the Texas Accredited Foresters Council. The office address given is 308 E. Lufkin Avenue, Lufkin, Texas. As described on vision-forestry.com, read 23 September 2026.

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Nacogdoches, TX

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills That Work Here (1)

Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Fayette County, working from a nearby town.

5.0(12 reviews)
Cleveland, TX

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Land clearing and small-lot services (12)

Dallas, TX

Biologist 4 Hire, LLC is a land consulting business in Dallas, Texas, led by principal biologist Chad Simmons, who says he has provided independent land consulting for over 25 years. Its work is soil, wildlife and land assessment for farms, ranches and private landowners. As the business puts it, "SOIL is the foundation of your property." Priced services include a USDA NRCS Web Soil Survey Report at $295 per area of interest, a Fish & Wildlife Virtual Land Assessment at $7 per acre, a Wildfire Risk Assessment at $5 per acre, and a Fish & Wildlife On Property Land Assessment at $350 an hour. A Wildlife Management Plan 1-D-1 is $3,500 a year, and its wildlife package is written for Texas properties of less than 35 acres. Virtual consulting is $87.50 for each 15 minutes. A land assessment is offered as a complimentary session at $0, and Chad Simmons invites calls to talk through a property. Credentials include BSBS Fisheries & Wildlife Management, a USDA NRCS Technical Service Provider number, Registered Consulting Arborist and ISA Certified Arborist listings, and Texas A&M Oak Wilt and Wildfire Risk Reduction qualifications. The business currently serves Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, and its Texas county list includes Dallas, Collin and Tarrant. Biologist 4 Hire suits a landowner whose main question is soil, wildlife or wildfire risk on the land. From biologist4hire.com, read 18 October 2026.

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Weatherford, TX

Chemical Weed Control is a vegetation management company in Weatherford, Texas. It was founded in 1962 and is now a third-generation family-owned business. Its customers include oil and gas companies, pipeline companies, utilities, government agencies, and private businesses, and much of its work is along rights-of-way. The services include right-of-way brush spraying, bare ground weed control, mowing, right-of-way clearing, line clearance, side trimming, mulching, erosion control, pipeline maintenance, and building and maintaining access roads. It also installs fences, gates and culverts, and does aquatic applications and seismic clearing. The work is done by licensed applicators and certified operators, with credentials from NCCER and Veriforce. The company holds ISA Certified Arborist certification and runs over 200 application rigs along with a fleet of tractors, mowers and UTVs. Regional offices are in Brownfield, Bryan and Weatherford, with local offices in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska. Counties served include Parker, Wise and Tarrant, along with many others across Texas. Jobs of any size are taken: "No job is too large or too small." It suits a landowner who needs brush control, clearing or site work along a pipeline, road or power line, rather than someone looking to sell standing timber. From chemweed.com, read 18 October 2026.

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New Caney, TX

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Georgetown, TX

Tree Mann Solutions is a tree consulting firm in Georgetown, Texas. It works on development and tree preservation. Its services include tree surveys, feasibility studies, site plan analysis, and help with city tree permits, from early talks with city staff before a plan is submitted through final approval. It also offers post-construction care for trees that are kept on a property. Its main clients are developers, property managers, and cities, not landowners selling timber. Its own line is "Save time, money, and trees." It names Austin, San Antonio, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Houston as its main areas, and says it will work "wherever else we can be of service." It also advises on species selection and placement for cities, schools, and HOAs. The team lists 182 years of combined experience in the green industry and has 22 members. Its credentials include ISA Certified Arborist and Texas Oak Wilt Qualified (Texas ISA). The team has five Board Certified Master Arborists and 18 certified arborists, and staff hold PMP and RCA credentials. This firm suits a landowner who plans to build on land with trees and needs help with city tree rules, not someone looking for a timber buyer or logger. From treemannsolutions.com, read 18 October 2026.

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Stafford, TX

TUF Industrial is a vegetation management company in Stafford, Texas, in Harris County. It works along power lines, pipelines and industrial sites, keeping trees, brush and grass under control. The work is done with tractors, brush clearing equipment and licensed herbicide applicators. The business says it works throughout Texas. Listed services include brush clearing, tractor mowing, herbicide application, site work such as access roads and culverts, transmission right of way maintenance, hydroseeding and turf establishment. The company began in 2010 as a commercial tree service and moved into industrial vegetation management in 2015. Its stated credentials are ISA Certified Arborist, Certified Line Clearance Arborists and Licensed Pesticide Applicator. "Right of way maintenance and vegetation are our specialty." Their pages describe scheduled mowing and one-off clearing projects, and they say they will tell you up front if a job is not a fit. This suits owners who need a right of way or industrial site kept clear, more than owners who want to sell standing timber. From tufindustrial.com, read 18 October 2026.

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San Antonio, TX

Michele Forry Landscape Co. Inc. is a landscape and tree care business in San Antonio, Texas, operating since 1989. It is woman owned and operated. Michele Forry holds a degree in horticulture and a master's in agriculture, and the firm handles landscape work from design and installation to lawn care, irrigation and lighting. For a landowner with trees, the useful work is pruning to ANSI 300 standards, inspections and evaluations of all tree species, tree inventories, appraisals, and tree injections for oak wilt prevention. The firm also gives expert testimony when a matter requires it. Its credentials include ISA Certified Arborist, Certified Oak Wilt Specialist, Licensed Pesticide Applicator and Licensed Irrigation Professional. The work is fully insured for your protection. Once a proposal is accepted, a project can generally be finished within two to three weeks, and proposals are itemized for all landscape elements. Counties served include Bexar, Travis, Hidalgo and Nueces, 82 in all. It suits a landowner who needs tree care, an evaluation or an appraisal done on property in one of those counties, rather than someone looking to sell standing timber. From micheleforrylandscape.com, read 18 October 2026.

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Boerne, TX

ArborCare and Consulting is a tree care and consulting firm in Boerne, Texas, owned by Kevin Belter. Its main trade is tree care, with some land clearing and site work. Oak wilt is a central focus, and the firm says, "We know how to treat Oak Wilt successfully." Red oaks get the most attention, including massive red oaks. The work includes oak wilt injections and management plans, pruning, tree risk and wildfire risk assessments, disease and pest diagnosis, pesticide and fertilizer applications, tree transplants, stump grinding, lot clearing, site surveys, and hazardous removals. Kevin Belter holds ISA Board Certified Master Arborist status and is Texas Oak Wilt Qualified, a credential held continuously since 2006. The firm also lists a Texas Department of Agriculture commercial applicator license, Tree Risk Assessment qualification, and membership in the American Society of Consulting Arborists. They name Bexar, Comal, Kerr, Travis, and Kendall among the counties they serve, and they offer on-site consultation in every county of Texas. To begin, call the office to set up a consultation, which leads to a plan of action. This suits a landowner whose concern is the health or safety of the trees on the land, such as oak wilt, a hazard tree, or a lot that needs clearing. From arborcareandconsulting.com, read 18 October 2026.

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Kerrville, TX

Rockoff Tree Solutions is a tree care company in Kerrville, Texas, run by Karen Rockoff. It calls itself a full service arboricultural company for the Central Texas Hill Country, working on home and business properties as well as hill country ranches. Karen started the operation in 1992 in Houston and moved it to Kerrville in 2009. The work is mostly about tree health and disease. Services include oak wilt management, tree health management, air spading, soil aeration, new development work, and treatment for Phytophthora root and crown rot. For oak wilt, the company diagnoses the trees first, then treats them by injection with a Chemjet Tree Injection System, which can treat multiple trees in as little as a day. The species named are Post Oak, Monterrey Oak, and Lacey Oak. On-site consultations are available, and a DNA lab sample costs $35 per test if you want one. The company lists an ISA Certified Arborist credential, a Licensed Pesticide Applicator, a TX Oak Wilt Qualified credential, a TX Master Certified Nursery Professional, and a TX Forest Service Wildfire Risk Mitigation Specialist. Its named service areas are Fredericksburg, Boerne, Harper, Bandera, and Hunt. Counties served include Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Travis, and Medina. The company describes its approach as "your first line of defense" against oak wilt. This suits a landowner with oaks that look unwell who wants a proper diagnosis and disease treatment, not someone looking to sell or log timber. From oakwilt.com, read 18 October 2026.

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Cedar Park, TX

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La marque, TX

Communitree LLC is a tree care business listed in La Marque, Texas, with its headquarters in Houston. It covers urban and rural properties, and its rural side is headed "Rural Trees & Wildlife." The listed counties include Austin, Galveston, Harris, Victoria and Wharton, among others. Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Montgomery and Galveston counties come up most often. The arborist can assess tree health and tree risk, advise on new construction near trees, plant trees, diagnose tree disease and manage habitat. The founder, Timothy Cool, holds degrees in forestry and wildlife sciences. He is an ISA Certified Arborist, Tree Risk Assessment Qualified, and holds a Quality Deer Management Association Level II certification. The business also lists a Licensed Pesticide Applicator and a Texas Oak Wilt Qualified credential. This suits a landowner who wants advice on the health, risk and wildlife value of trees already standing on the land, especially in the Houston area and the counties around it. From communitreetexas.com, read 18 October 2026.

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BASTROP, TX

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Bellville, TX

Paloma Tree Consultants is an independent tree advisory firm based in Bellville, Texas. It describes itself as a firm "designed solely to serve our clients with knowledgeable advice and counsel." The work is consulting: tree health inspections, tree risk assessments, oak wilt inspections, appraisals, inventories, and pre-purchase due diligence on land with trees. It also offers pre-construction advice, post-development forensics, tree preservation, historic and legacy tree care, urban forestry, and tree care recommendations. The firm's ISA Board Certified Master Arborist says the approach is "a science-based approach along with an orientation to practical application." Its listed credentials also include ISA Certified Arborist, membership in the American Society of Consulting Arborists, and Texas Oak Wilt Qualified status. The firm's stated focus is central Texas, specifically Austin, Fayette, Washington, Brazos, Colorado, Harris, Grimes, Waller, Lee and Burleson counties. Paloma Tree Consultants suits a landowner who wants expert advice on the trees already standing, whether about health, risk, oak wilt, or value, rather than a company to buy or cut the timber. From palomatree.com, read 18 October 2026.

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Questions landowners ask

How many timber buyers and foresters serve Fayette County?

18 businesses are listed for Fayette County: 17 consulting foresters and 1 buyer, logger or mill. None of them has an office in the county; they register to work here and travel in.

How much is my timber worth in Fayette 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. Texas A&M Forest Service publishes a free bi-monthly survey of East Texas stumpage sales, in dollars per ton, 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.

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Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Fayette 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.

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Do I need a permit to cut timber in Texas?

Texas has no statewide permit and no notification to harvest timber on your own land. The Texas A&M Forest Service's own guidance for selling timber runs from identifying your boundaries to closing out the sale without a permit, a licence or a notice to any agency at any step. What state law does require is between you and your buyer: it is unlawful in Texas to sell or buy a wood product without a written bill of sale documenting who owns it, so the contract is where your protection lives. Forestry Best Management Practices here are genuinely voluntary rather than voluntary-with-an-asterisk — the Forest Service calls its BMP programme non-regulatory and completely voluntary in its own words — though following them is still what keeps a harvest clear of water quality trouble, and taking state cost-share money makes them a condition of the money. On local rules, Texas is unusual twice over. State law counts silviculture as an agricultural operation, and a city's ordinance does not apply at all to an agricultural operation outside its city limits and applies inside them only on a narrow showing. Counties are weaker still, because Texas counties do not have zoning authority. But this is not blanket protection: a county requirement that was already in effect before your operation began does apply to you, so check with the county before work starts. One last thing worth knowing before you sign: Texas does not register or license foresters, so a forester's credentials here are professional rather than statutory, and the accreditations you see — Texas Accredited Forester, SAF Certified Forester, ACF, Texas Pro Logger — are voluntary programmes rather than a state licence.

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What is timber worth in Fayette County?

No price series is published for Fayette County on its own. Texas's latest published stumpage figures (Texas A&M Forest Service, May–June 2026) put mixed hardwood sawtimber at $36.82–$38.98 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.