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Woodland Owners Notes eNewsletter
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North Carolina Standing Timber Prices: 3rd Quarter 2025 Overview
The message for landowners is clear: high-quality sawtimber is in demand, while low-grade pulpwood is struggling.
Winners: Mixed hardwood (+8.7%) and pine sawtimber (+7.5%) rose statewide, with western NC pine up more than 18%.
Losers: Hardwood pulpwood prices collapsed by 17.6%, signaling weak demand.
Trends: The market remains geographically divided, strong in the west, tougher in the east.
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Purchase Your Real NC Christmas Tree!
Christmas trees are grown in almost every county in North Carolina, and Fraser firs from the NC mountains are shipped nationwide. Remember, farm-grown Christmas trees are better for the environment and the NC economy than an artificial Christmas tree.
For your Christmas tree to hold up through the holidays, it should be selected for your specific needs and cared for with freshness in mind. Find out how and where to select your local Christmas tree and how to care for your live tree after purchasing.
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Common Diseases & Pests of Elm Trees in North Carolina
Elms (Ulmus spp.) are valued shade
and street trees across North Carolina, but they are vulnerable to a range of insect pests and diseases. These fact sheets highlight the most common insect pests and diseases of elm in North Carolina, their identification and biology, and management options to help homeowners, arborists, and land managers protect these important trees.
Common Diseases of Elm Trees in NC »
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New Video
Spotted Lanternfly: Everything You Need to Know
In this new YouTube video featuring Dr. Kelly Oten, Extension Specialist in Forest Health, learn the latest science-based management strategies and practical steps you can take to manage this notorious invasive pest. The video also explores the insect's biology and life cycle, how to accurately identify each stage, and its impact on crops, trees, and people.
Learn More »
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Coming Events of Interest to Woodland Owners
November 5th, 2025 (W), 1 - 2 PM ET, Identification and Management of Invasive Vine Species. Vines are woody or herbaceous plants with relatively long stems. Vines are typically known for their twining or climbing nature. In the US, we have several non-native species of vines that have become problematic and are now considered invasive species. These invasive vines can cause problems such as outcompeting native plant communities, growing into dense thickets, girdling trees, and being extremely difficult to remove. But what are some examples of invasive vines that we find here in the US? What kind of problems
do each species cause, and how can they be managed? In this webinar, Chris Evans will discuss the biology, impact, and management of some commonly found invasive vines. Advanced registration is not required. Get more information on the Forestry Webinars portal.
November 5th, 2025 (W), 1 - 2:30 PM ET, The Longleaf Pine as a Source of Food, Medicine, and Craft for Tribal Nations in the Southeast. Discover how important Longleaf Pine is to Longleaf Pine nations in the Southeast with this webinar featuring Nancy Strickland Chavis, a prominent figure in the field of Native American history and culture. Learn more and register on the Forest Stewards Guild event page.
November 14th, 2025 (F), 12 - 1 PM ET,
Mesophytic Coves: Hope for Hemlocks. North Carolina’s hemlock trees need your help. We have two species of hemlock in North Carolina – the eastern and the Carolina. The invasive hemlock woolly adelgid threatens both. Though hemlocks are declining, there is hope to bring them back to their previous glory. The mission of the Hemlock Restoration Initiative (HRI) is to work with a variety of partners and existing programs to restore hemlocks to long-term health throughout North Carolina and ensure that eastern and Carolina hemlocks can resist hemlock woolly adelgid and survive to maturity on North Carolina’s public and private lands. Join Olivia from the HRI to learn about hemlock ecology, woolly adelgid biology, what is being done to help, and management strategies. Learn more and register for this webinar on the Forest Stewards Guild event page.
November 19th, 2025 (W), 11 - 12 PM ET, Influence of resources, Invasive Chinese Tallow, and environmental stress on bottomland forest species. The survival and growth of bottomland tree species in floodplain ecosystems are largely driven by species-specific resource and
environmental conditions, and invasive Chinese tallow presences. Unpredictable timing and duration of hydroperiods have introduced greater uncertainty in seedling survival and growth. Dr. Cheng will present findings from one field study and two controlled greenhouse studies on several bottomland forest seedlings. These studies examined the underground and aboveground conditions needed for seedling survival and the response of seedling height growth to the presence of Chinese tallow, shade, and flooding conditions. We will discuss the management implications for monitoring bottomland forest restoration and controlling invasive species. Learn more and register for this webinar on the Forest
Stewards Guild event page.
November 20th, 2025 (Th), 1 - 2 PM ET, NC Tree Farm: Options for Managing Beaver Damage. Beavers are an ecologically and economically important species, providing habitat and clean water as they construct aquatic environments to suit their needs. However, those same behaviors can cause significant damage to timber and infrastructure. In this webinar, you’ll learn a variety of situation-specific methods for protecting your property from beaver-related damage. Get more information on the Forestry Webinars portal.
December 3rd, 2025 (W), 3 - 4 PM ET, Permanent retention of exceptional trees can improve ecosystem integrity in managed forests. Please join this webinar with Drs. Stephen Sillett and Marie Antoine (Cal Poly Humboldt) as they share research on the contributions of exceptional trees—the most robust, fastest-growing individuals—to stand-level productivity and biomass in managed forests.
The discussion will highlight recent work conducted across 20 locations where exceptional trees were paired with nearby co-dominant trees. Learn more and register on the Forest Stewards Guild event page.
December 18th, 2025 (Th), 3 - 4 PM ET, Assessing storm-damaged pine plantations and reforestation options for severe and catastrophically damaged stands.
Attendees will learn about characterizing stand damage levels of pine plantations following major windstorms. These damage levels govern reforestation or current stand maintenance decisions made by landowners and
foresters following the storm. Individual lean pine tree recovery likelihood recommendations will be covered as well. For stands that require reforestation, management options and sequences will be covered along with before and after examples of storm damaged stands that required reforestation. Get more information on the Forestry Webinars portal.
Webinars & Online Learning
Forestry Webinars on Demand Webinars are a great opportunity to learn about different forestry topics from experts in the field. We have collaborated with professionals from a variety of backgrounds, including forestry, economics, law, and more to bring you relevant topics at home.
eFire This interactive site allows you to choose your own eFIRE experience! Become virtually immersed in a prescribed burn, learn why and how burns are conducted, read the provided resources, and/or hear from the multiple types of people who use prescribed fire as a land management tool!
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Woodland Owner Notes E-news is a monthly email newsletter from Extension Forestry at NC State University. This newsletter is made possible through support from the Renewable Resources Extension Act and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The
2025 editors are:
Robert Bardon, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
Jim Hamilton, NC Cooperative Extension Service, Boone, NC
Alton Perry, Roanoke Cooperative, Rich Square, NC
Colby Lambert, NC Cooperative Extension, Lillington, NC
Jennifer Fawcett, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
Nathan Gatlin, NC Cooperative Extension, Wilkesboro, NC
Jameson Boone, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NCSend Comments and Suggestions to the Editor, at NC State University, Email: extension_forestry@ncsu.edu.
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