Mid South

Facilities and Wood Specifications

The Georgia-Pacific wood procurement Mid-South Region includes wood-using facilities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas. General wood specifications, including species, are listed by facility; however, contact the appropriate Georgia-Pacific wood procurement office to receive the complete wood and fiber specifications for a specific plant or mill. Current pricing for pine and hardwood pulpwood for each Georgia-Pacific pulp and paper mill is available in the Timber Prices section. Prices for all other products are available by contacting the wood procurement office of each wood-using facility.

Wood Specifications by Mill:
Oriented Stand Board (OSB) Plant
Grenada, MS Contact: (662) 226-3008
Wood Specifications:
Pine and all hardwood species except oak, hickory, beech, pecan and willow
Large-end diameter: 30" outside bark, maximum
Small-end diameter: 3.5" inside bark, minimum
Lengths: min. 12' and max. 65'
(Go to Mid-South Region Blue Sheet for current prices.)

Fordyce, Ark.
Contact: (870) 352-6134
Wood Specifications:
Species: all Southern yellow pine including loblolly, shortleaf and slash.
Large-end diameter: ranges from a min. of 28" to a max. of 30"
Small-end diameter: min. 3.5"
Lengths: 12' to 65'
(Go to Mid-South Region Blue Sheet for current prices.)

Particleboard
Louisville, MS Contact: (662) 779-1243
Oxford, MS Contact: (662) 234-7553
Taylorsville, MS Contact: (601) 785-4721
Fiber Specifications:
Industrial board plants utilize a high percentage of by-products and residuals from other manufacturing processes to meet their raw material requirements. Call for specific requirements.

Pine Chip-n-Saw Mills
Bay Springs, MS Contact: (601) 764-4806
Columbia, MS Contact: (601) 736-7159
New Augusta, MS Contact: (601) 964-7136
Pine Chip-n-Saw Wood Specifications: Species: all Southern yellow pine including loblolly, longleaf, shortleaf and slash
Large-end diameter: min. 9" and max. 16"
Small-end diameter: ranges from min. 4" to 6"
Lengths: most mills accept tree-length; for cut-to-length requirements, please call individual wood procurement offices listed here.

Pine Sawmills
El Dorado, Ark.
Contact: (870) 862-7904
Pine Sawmill Wood Specifications:
Species: all Southern yellow pine including loblolly, longleaf, shortleaf and slash (no pond, spruce or sand pine)
Large-end diameter: ranges from a min. of 10" to a max. of 22"
Small-end diameter: min. 6"
Lengths: tree length - min. 24' or 25' (varies by mill); for cut-to-length requirements, please call individual wood procurement offices listed here.

Plywood Plants
Cleveland, Texas Contact: (281) 592-0563 Ext. 144
Crossett, Ark. Contact: (870) 567-5014
Fordyce, Ark. Contact: (870) 352-6134
Gloster, MS Contact: (601) 225-6045
Logansport, La. Contact: (318) 697-0687
Taylorsville, MS Contact: (601) 785-6236

Plywood Log Specifications:
Species: all Southern pine including loblolly, shortleaf, slash and longleaf
Large end diameter: ranges from a min. of 14" to 16" to a max. of 28" to 30"
Small-end diameter: min. 8" Lengths: accept logs in multiples of 8'9" to 35'; slight deviations are acceptable

Pine Plywood Log Specifications:
Species: all Southern pine including loblolly, shortleaf, slash and longleaf Large-end diameter: ranges from a min. of 14" to 16" to a max. of 28" to 30"
Small-end diameter: large plylogs - min. 7.6", small plylogs - min. 6"
Lengths: accepts logs in multiples of 8'9" up to 35'; slight deviations are acceptable

Hardwood Plylog Specifications:
Species: poplar logs, sweetgum logs and other hardwoods
Large end diameter: ranges from a min. of 14" to 16" to a max. of 28" to 30"
Small-end diameter: min. 10"
Lengths: accepts logs in multiples of 8'9" up to 35'; slight deviations are acceptable.

Pulp and Paper Mills
Wood Specifications by Mill:
Note: Pine and hardwood must be delivered separately to all pulp and paper mills.

Monticello, MS Contact: (601) 587-4666
Southern pine pulpwood
Diameter: min. 2" inside bark; max. 30" inside bark
Length: min. 12', max. legal haul length
(Go to Mid-South Region Blue Sheet for current prices.)

Crossett, Ark.
Contact: (870) 567-5014
Pine and hardwood pulpwood
Species: all pine species; all hardwood species except cypress and cedar
Diameter: min. 2" outside bark; max. 30" outside bark
Length: min. 10'
(Go to Mid-South Region Blue Sheet for current prices.)

Port Hudson, LA Contact: (225) 654-4845
Southern pine and hardwood pulpwood
Species: all Southern pine; hardwood - all soft and hard hardwoods except cypress, live oak or cedar.
Diameter: pine - min. 2", max. 32"; hardwood, min. 3" tree-length; 4" on other loads
Length: min. 25', 16' on other loads; max. legal haul length
(Go to Mid-South Region Blue Sheet for current prices.)

Chip Mills
Brookhaven, MS Contact: (601) 835-2225
Columbus, MS Contact: (662) 327-0220
Louisville, MS Contact: (662) 773-9442
Meridian, MS Contact: (601) 483-0004
Star City, Ark. Contact: (870) 352-6134
Taylorsville, MS Contact: (601) 785-4314
Call wood and fiber procurement for specific requirements.

Woodyards
Fordyce, Ark. Contact: (870) 352-6134
Jacksonville, Texas Contact: (318) 697-0687
Urania, La. Contact: (870) 567-5014