Making HAY from Your Forest Forest owners now can enjoy annual
income from their woodlands and still manage for high quality
sawlogs and veneer logs. No, there haven't been any new super-
growth hormones developed. However, foresters have begun to
focus on non-traditional items that nature produces in and
around forests every year--potential products that can be
marketed for annual income. Tree & Shrub Pollen Did you ever
think about tree pollen as a product of your forest? Tree and
shrub pollens of many species are harvested in hardwood stands
beginning in early spring, when flowering starts. Generally,
pollens are harvested by "producers" who pick the flowering
structures when the pollen is "ripe." They contract in advance
with landowners for pollen harvesting rights. Prices for raw
pollen vary from about $1 per gram for the most common species
to over $20 per gram for species that produce little pollen or
occur in a limited range. Prices vary from year to year, but
pollen processors distribute price lists c