Overview
- This week HessenForst opened the 2026 Brennholz season and said demand from private customers remains high.
- Private buyers must request wood via HessenForst’s online forms and available volumes are posted and updated as forstämter complete work.
- The Forstämter in Rotenburg and Bad Hersfeld released about 3,000 cubic meters for private sale with a 20-fm maximum per customer.
- HessenForst sells stem sections rather than oven-ready firewood and larger lots are allocated to commercial Brennholzhändler for processing and delivery.
- Most offered wood comes from thinning, stand-care work and removal of drought-damaged trees to protect quality and help forest renewal, and prices such as €85 per fm for beech have held steady since 2024.