%0 Research article
%T Live-storage of Picea abies for two summers after storm felling in Sweden
%A Jonsson, Maria
%D 2008
%J Silva Fennica
%V 42
%N 3
%R doi:10.14214/sf.246
%U https://silvafennica.fi/article/246
%X 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.