Help assessing the quality of white pine trees for lumber

Hello, I have 500+ white pine trees on my property. The are about 45 years old. I need to cut down at least 150 to make room for a house. I was told that you might be able to help assess the quality of these trees for use as lumber, especially for timber frame (or post and beam) construction. I have assessed size (diameter). But I was told that growth rate and the size of the growth rings will influence quality, and that you might even have the ability and expertise to take core samples. Any help appreciated. I apologize if this comes more than once, but the system does not give any indication that the submission has been successful so I did it twice. Thanks. Doug Dobrozsi, doug@dobrozsi.net, 513-403-1951

Hillsdale County MI 9 months ago

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Hillsdale County MI over 4 years ago

Identify pest or pathogen

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Hillsdale County MI 7 months ago

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Hillsdale County MI over 2 years ago

lake testing

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Hillsdale County MI 8 months ago

can you register a mini shetland when only the sire is registered?

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Hillsdale County MI over 7 years ago

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Hillsdale County MI over 3 years ago

Conflict of interest

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Hillsdale County MI almost 6 years ago