How much does it cost to plant an acre of black walnut trees?

How much does it cost to plant an acre of black walnut trees?

Unless family labor is used, it costs about a $22.00 per acre to plant the trees, assuming a cost of labor at $7 per hour. With the cultivated ground, equipment consists of only a shovel, making the actual planting cost per tree about 93 cents.

How much will an acre of healthy walnut trees produce?

Walnut trees are grown for both nuts and timber. A walnut orchard can take a few years to come into full production, but then produces up to 6,000 pounds per acre.

How many black walnut trees can you plant on one acre?

If you are going to plant one acre of black walnut as a future investment, I would probably plant at least 436 trees per acre: plant one tree every ten feet within your tree rows, with ten feet between tree rows (i.e., 43,560 square feet per acre divided by 10×10 spacing yields 436 trees per acre).

How much is a mature black walnut tree worth?

Black walnut logs bring premium prices, and have since the 1700s, with single trees bringing up to $20,000. Bruce Thompson, author of “Black Walnut For Profit,” estimates a mature stand of black walnut trees can bring about $100,000 per acre in timber value alone.

How big does a black walnut plantation need to be?

A black walnut timber plantation requires at minimum 10 acres of land, good, deep soil and proper seedling selection. Black walnut timber plantations also require more tree seedlings planted per acre than other types of trees. High-density tree stands create more dark colored heartwood, increasing wood value.

Where is the best place to grow black walnuts?

Bottomland, blessed with rich soils, is best suited for growing these trees. Predictable, adequate rainfall is also required. Growing Black Walnut trees on marginal land can slow growth rates by as much as half.

What’s the return on investment on a black walnut tree?

In another case, a helicopter was used to lift Black Walnut trees out of private forests. A concern for timber wood investors is return on investment (ROI), not whether they will make money but the time it takes to make. It can take up to 30 years or more to see a return on capital for most hardwoods, which is one reason their wood is so valuable.