Pole Grower''s Guide (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
- Hardcover
- New

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- Title
- Pole Grower''s Guide (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- Hamlin L. Williston
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- HRD
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0266933270
- ISBN 13
- 9780266933274
- Item weight
- 268 grams
How to read, price, and plan for pole production with practical, table-based guidance.
This handbook delivers concrete rules for selecting and selling poles, with tables that tie diameter and circumference to pole class and length. It also explores how market demand and stand density affect returns, helping growers decide which trees to mark and how to harvest.
The book focuses on southern pine poles and the factors that influence their size, class, and market value. You’ll find guidance on reading pole measurements, understanding how pole length impacts stumpage, and comparing returns across classes. The text also covers how to store and handle treated poles, and how market data from the 1950s shaped pricing decisions.- Clear tables showing minimum diameters and circumferences by pole class and length
- Practical notes on how age, taper, and bark affect pole class
- Marketing considerations, including how length and class influence prices and stumpage
- Guidelines for marking, storage, handling, and quality definitions
- Interpret pole class and size using simple measurements and the provided tables.
- Assess how longer poles can boost stumpage value more than upgrading class.
- Understand market basics, including how length and class affect price and ownership returns.
- Learn handling and quality standards that keep treated poles in good condition.
Ideal for readers of practical forestry and timber-production guides seeking actionable, measurement-based guidance.
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