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Old Growth Mill works with a limited and finite set of storm-fallen trees. Material is not sold as retail inventory. Buyers ask about one specific tree, and availability, pricing and sawing approach are discussed privately.

Old Growth Mill Does Not Take In Outside Timber

This is not a sawing service, and it is not going to become one. Hurricane Helene put a great many old trees on the ground in one river swamp, and getting them out and cut is a long commitment measured in years rather than months. That work is the whole of it. There is no spare capacity behind it, and no intention of creating any.

So if you are looking for someone to saw logs of your own, this is not the mill for it, and saying so here saves us both the exchange. What is offered is lumber from these particular trees, cut by the man who is documenting them.

How the Process Works

Every tree Old Growth Mill documents is identified by a unique tree number — six digits, recorded the day the tree is found. That number is how a tree is referred to everywhere afterwards: on the tree map, in the blog post that follows it, and in any conversation about it. It is a documentation reference and nothing more, so a tree having a number does not mean it has been cut or that it is for sale.

A tree can be asked about once it has been disclosed at the bucking or evaluation stage. Pricing, allocation and sawing approach are settled directly, based on what the material actually turns out to be and what it is wanted for. Because this timber is finite and cannot be replaced, nothing is promised until an agreement is reached — see why availability isn't listed.

If your question is about one tree, quoting its number is the most useful thing you can do. It matches the enquiry to the right record straight away. If you do not have a number, leave the field blank and describe what you are after.