Millent will sell the bigger trees for lumber . Prospective buyers of lumber will get the necessary permits from the DENR in Dagupan City, shoulder the cost of cutting and harvesting the marketable trees, at least 6 inches diameter at breast height (dbh). There are 400+ trees in the farm that have attained this minimum size, mostly mahogany trees.
As of this writing, one prospective buyer has already made an inventory of those trees, how many have 6 inches dbh, 8 inches dbh, up to 14 inches dbh. If other details are worked out between the buyer and Millent, and after the necessary permits from the DENR and the barangay are secured, harvesting of the bigger trees should start, maybe next month.
For every big tree there that is at least 6 inches dbh, there should be at least 10 more younger and smaller trees nearby that are waiting to be given the chance to get more sunlight, more minerals from the soil, more space, to grow bigger and taller too.
Trees just within 15 meters from my treehouse, the side near the creek.
One prospective buyer came to the farm a few weeks ago. Even if they have not initiated formal talks with the officers of Millent, they started marking the big trees with white paint for possible harvesting. That is a wrong approach. They should have talked to the officers of Millent first before making such move.
