Abstract

After recent severe storm fellings in Sweden, as harvest, transport, and storage capacities were insufficient, interest in live-storage (leaving windthrown trees in the stand) increased. This study follows windthrown Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) trees during 20 months, i.e. two summers, of live-storage in southern Sweden. Moisture content, blue stain, and storage decay were compared in trees from a site with all trees windthrown and a site with scattered windthrows. After the first summer of live-storage, the quality losses were small. After 20 months, the trees had dried significantly and had numerous infestations of blue stain and storage decay. Trees from the site with scattered windthrows were of better quality compared to trees from the site with all trees windthrown. Live-storage is a suitable method for one year of storage, but the second year losses in wood quality are considerable.

Keywords

blue stain; MC; Norway spruce; storage decay; windthrown

Published in

Silva Fennica
2008, Volume: 42, number: 3, pages: 413-421
Publisher: FINNISH SOC FOREST SCIENCEFINNISH FOREST RESEARCH

SLU Authors

• Jonsson, Maria

  • Department of Forest Products, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Forest Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.246

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/24730