Advice please

Hello, permies. My biggest question is where to implement a few fruit trees. I’m also looking for some general advice for either confirmation of my current thoughts or redirection. If there’s something I missed by all means go ahead and throw that out there, too.

I have 4+ acres of a lovely white oak/chestnut oak/yellow poplar/black locust forest in noth Georgia Smoky Mountains. There are some white pines, maple, and hickory. The understory has a lot of sassafras, some muscadines, blueberries, and holly. The southwest corner has a huge border of raspberries.

I have a lot to work with and I’m unsure of what to sacrifice for some fruit trees. I could break ground for acorn sales for flour, poultry feed, and wildlife food. Acorns are a substantial portion of turkey and other wildlife food. The black locust is ideal for fencing and I plan to use mine to build raised beds for staples and feeding my chickens. Then I’d let the black locust regenerate for fodder. There’s supposed to be pink lady slippers, too. I’ve thought about sustainably transplanting a few to sell.

My geography is the following:

1) There is an easement access at the southwest corner connects to the topographically highest point of my property. I do need to clear a little there as the forest standing forces me to park on the property line and my neighbor complains. The raspberry brambles live at this corner. I plan to keep them for freeranging chickens to hide and feast.

2) The western boundary is adjacent to property that was clearcut maybe 5 years ago, so this is where I have the most light. My thoughts are currently to build a chicken coop at the southwest corner that’s the highest place and also near the raspberry brambles. At the northwest corner I’d put some raised beds. Between I’d have a 20’ shipping container that I plan to use for processing and storage.

Originally I was going to have the shipping container at the southwest corner at the end of the easement, but my neighbor is very persnickety and would likely complain. Also, putting the container between the chicken coop and garden beds is logistically ideal.

3) There are a couple of enormous trees near the northern boundary. I have considered and tried to get my property partially logged (and keep the 2 giants) but there isn’t anyone available in north Georgia for small lot timber sales. I do have an Alaskan sawmill but I lack the strength to start the 460 😆 I think if I focus on upper body workouts for a few weeks I could overcome that, but I have yet to carve out the time.

4) I have a narrow strip attaching to my postage stamp property at the northeast corner. It’s just big enough for a driveway to connect to the road. I need to clear that, dig out the stumps, and grade it. It is sloped to different dimensions.

5) I was originally going to try to install a drill point system along the east side but my neighbor is scaring me with his forest mismanagement and liberal use of herbicides 😱 It would make more sense to drive the drillpoint on the east side where the chickens and garden will be.

6) I own the central ridge and valley on 3 sides. On the east side I own 1/2 of the next ridge. I think I would use swales to manage water across this topography.

Sorry for the word salad. Please let me know what you all think.

P.S. I’m also trying to decide if I want to keep this black locust for entertainment and asthetics or give it a second chance by cutting & letting it regrow.