In saw milling, a lot of timber properties are measured online in the sorting and grading of dried timber. This may include moisture content, shape, and a host of other parameters. An important wood property that cannot be measured online is drying stresses, although it is an important parameter...

The large genus Prunus has many cultivated species. Many Prunus fruits are edible, but also wood and other plant parts are used for various purposes.

The project goal was to determine whether near infrared (NIR) data from sawn timber surfaces could contribute to the prediction of the strength of the boards. To this end, in addition to NIR data, data that is conventionally used in sawmills to make strength estimates was collected, as well as...

In order to provide forestry and sawmill managers with relevant information concerning the industrial potential of the forest resource, it is important to describe timber in terms end-use properties before or during harvesting. This information can then be applied early in the wood supply chain to...

It is considered that the natural pine forests of Sweden are underrated by biologists and foresters. Old trees can be of historic interest as they may carry inscriptions indicating earlier land use. Lack of disturbance in these forests has resulted in the maintenance of a very wide variety of...

The current Swedish forestry model began to be used in the early 1990s with changes in forest policy. The new policy was characterized by the equal goals of production and environmental values. The chapters in this report discuss the Swedish model in a forest policy context; forest policy and...

The new Swedish Red List of vascular plants, bryophytes, algae, lichens and macrofungi is briefly presented. These groups now comprise more than 1800 red-listed species, corresponding to 21% of the assessed species. A net increase of 170 red-listed species since 2010 is mainly the result of more...

The report includes summaries of the activities of the committees of the Academy, and of conferences, seminars and other meetings during 2009.

Southern Sweden was hit by hurricane Gudrun in January 2005. This gave rise to increased logging costs and lower timber prices. By contrast, in the north of the country, logging costs remained unchanged, but timber prices were somewhat higher. This paper presents the results of Skogforsk's annual...