Timber recovery and economics of short rotation small diameter eucalypts

摘要

The high value and the diversity of end uses for eucalypt hardwood timber are increasingly being recognised. However, the downside is that eucalypts are considered problematic to mill. A new method for sawing young small diameter eucalypt logs has been developed. The initial results indicate that sawn product recovery has been greatly improved over conventional sawing techniques. A recently completed project, supported by the Sustainable Farming Fund, quantified and documented the returns to the grower of using this new method to saw small diameter eucalypt logs. It was a joint venture between the NZFFA and Future Forests Research, and the data gained from it will benefit farm foresters and other land managers interested in the potential returns from growing plantation eucalypts.