Does Purdue offer assistance with Forest Management?
The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources has many publications related to planting, maintaining and harvesting forest trees. These publications can be found on-line at http://agriculture.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/extpubs.aspx . Field days, workshops and a series of forest managagement classes are held through out the year. These are posted on the FNR calendar with contact information. Is it possible to sell good trees that are growing in my yard? Trees removed from a wooded area for home or building construction can be high quality and well worth processing if they are relatively free of defects, living, and of sufficient size. These trees are essentially woodsgrown trees. Many trees planted for shade are open grown and have fast growth. They are often not the most desirable lumber species and may contain metal. They may be damaged around the base by lawn mowers and weed whips, and may have wounds on the trunk caused by improper pruning. This damage usually results in localized deca
