{"id":2809,"date":"2015-05-06T04:01:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.sdps-bbs.com\/?p=2809"},"modified":"2025-11-06T14:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T18:32:08","slug":"theres-a-disease-should-i-sell-my-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/theres-a-disease-should-i-sell-my-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"There’s a Disease – Should I Sell My Trees?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

\"Trees\u200bTree disease and insect outbreaks are a lot like fires and floods – they make the news headlines and can lead to some anxiety on the part of landowners. They may also bring out those who use\u00a0the crisis to make some fast money by taking advantage of that anxiety. I was recently contacted by a landowner who had been advised by a\u00a0person wanting to buy some timber\u00a0from him\u00a0that he should sell some walnut trees “before they are all killed by Thousand Cankers Disease.” There certainly are times when we should consider harvesting trees before they are destroyed by a pest as part of a timber management program (Emerald Ash Borer, for instance), but the evidence we have related to Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD)\u00a0would suggest that selling your trees immediately to avoid\u00a0mortality\u00a0and loss is not necessary. Thousand Cankers Disease has two components: a small twig beetle that carries a canker-forming fungus into the inner bark of walnuts. Black walnut trees in several states have been killed by this disease complex, but so far, although\u00a0the fungus was found on some weevils in Brown County and the beetle\u00a0was recently detected at a sawmill in Franklin County, no walnut trees in Indiana have been confirmed as killed\u00a0by TCD. For additional information on TCD, you can visit the following websites:\u00a0Thousand Cankers Disease<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) TCD<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There is currently no\u00a0strong evidence suggesting a need to\u00a0rush to harvest walnut for fear of a massive die-off caused by TCD. In fact, some trees infected with TCD in Tennessee have shown some recovery from disease symptoms that has coincided with improved growing conditions at those sites. This would suggest doing management that keeps walnut healthy and vigorous like thinning, vine control and elimination of invasive plant species\u00a0may help\u00a0your trees\u00a0resist damage from TCD and other\u00a0diseases or environmental extremes. This story also\u00a0demonstrates the importance of getting professional, science-based\u00a0advice with your forest management decisions.\u00a0Consult a professional forester when making decisions about the sale of trees. You can find foresters in your area at Indiana Forestry & Woodland Owners Association’s (IFWOA)\u00a0Directory of Professional Foresters<\/a>. You can learn more about considerations when selling timber at\u00a0Call Before You Cut<\/a>\u00a0and the extension publications\u00a0Tips on How to Get the Most From Your Timber Harvest<\/a> and Marketing Timber<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Landowners, timber buyers and foresters form an important team to manage and utilize the amazing renewable resource that is our hardwood forest in Indiana. There are many reputable firms across the state that purchase timber, providing a great marketplace and economic value to landowners. Your professional forester can help you choose the right buyers, loggers and market outlets to provide a fair price for the products and good work in the woods. Get their help and do your homework before making that\u00a0decision.<\/p>\n

Resources<\/strong>
\nIndiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) TCD<\/a>
\nDirectory of Professional Foresters<\/a>, Indiana Forestry & Woodland Owners Association (IFWOA)
\nCall Before You Cut<\/a>
\nTips on How to Get the Most From Your Timber Harvest<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Agriculture Resource Center
\nMarketing Timber<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Agriculture Resource Center<\/p>\n

Lenny Farlee, Hardwood Ecosystem Extension Specialist
\nDepartment of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u200bTree disease and insect outbreaks are a lot like fires and floods – they make the news headlines and can lead to some anxiety on the part of landowners. They may also bring out those who use\u00a0the crisis to make some fast money by taking advantage of that anxiety. I was recently contacted by a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,45,47],"tags":[60,63,65],"class_list":["post-2809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forestry","category-howto","category-invasiveinsects","tag-forestry","tag-how-to","tag-invasive-insects","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-17 12:23:01","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2809"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34981,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2809\/revisions\/34981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}