NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--With home prices still dropping and equities in flux, a lot of investors are scrambling for growth - and some have found it in the woods.Even as prices for commercial and residential real estate have continued to tumble, timberland prices have remained strong. This, despite plummeting new-home starts and falling values for timber itself.

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