"WY posted 30percent rise"So far this year,
timber REITs have performed the best of all REIT subsectors, with year-to-date total returns of more than 24%. The largest landowner in the country,
Plum Creek Timber (
NYSE: PCL) , gained almost 18%, while
Rayonier (
NYSE: RYN) jumped 21% and
Weyerhaeuser (
NYSE: WY) posted a 30% rise!