I took after it; but when I got to it it warn't nothing but a couple of
sawlogs made fast together.
Having more length options clearly increases value, volume, and recovery of
sawlog length.
Based on figures provided by the NYS DEC, in 2009 NYS harvested the equivalent of 43 million bdft, which includes cordwood and chips, from their certified acreage, with approximately 20 million bdft represented in
sawlog form.
The sawmill industry is characterized by relatively high transportation costs for raw materials, which results in a dependency on local
sawlog suppliers (Murray and Prestemon 2003).
Since most aspens tend to become infected with various fungi and rot by the time they reach
sawlog sizes and because the wood is structurally weak, the species is of little value as dimensional lumber.
The remaining upper sections of such a tree-length log or other tree-length logs with relatively small diameter at breast height (DBH) are first debarked before being cut into
sawlog sections of the length desired by the merchandizer.
Stand mortality stage (percent volume) Product Green Red Gray Houselog 0.0 3.8 3.8
Sawlog 85.0 72.5 35.8 Post and pole 10.8 5.0 2.0 Pulp log 4.2 17.5 45.5 Firewood 0.0 1.7 12.8 Total 100 100 100 Change between stages (percent) Product Green to red Red to gray Green to gray Houselog -- 0 --
Sawlog -15 -51 -58 Post and pole -54 -60 -82 Pulp log +320 +160 +992 Firewood -- +670 -- Total -- -- -- * Totals may not sum due to rounding.
Toppinen and Kuuluvainen (1997) conducted a similar study on
sawlog and pulpwood markets in Finland.
Global lumber,
sawlog and pulpwood market reporting is included in the 52-page quarterly publication Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ).