Project reports and publications
- Market requirements and resource availability report (PDF-482K)
Analysis of current utilisation of Scots pine - Market development study report (PDF-823K)
- Report on the investigation of mechanical properties of structural timber from three stands (PDF-282K)
- Developing methods for assessing Scots pine timber quality (PDF-331K)
Forestry Commission Research Note 5
References
Davies, I., Pendlebury, J. and Worrell, R. (2001). Prospects for Native Timber Utilisation in the Scottish Highlands: a discussion document. Highland Birchwoods, Scotland.
Macdonald, E., Cooper, G., Davies, I. and Freke, B. (2008). Scots pine timber: current utilisation and future market prospects in Scotland. Scottish Forestry, 62 (4).
Macdonald, E., Cooper, G., Davies, I. and Freke, B. (2008). Scots pine timber: current utilisation and future market prospects. Forestry and Timber News, October 2008.
Worrell, R. and Ross, I. (2004). Growing Scots pine for high quality timber (2nd Edition). Cairngorms National Park Authority, Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland.
Project steering group
The project is being led and delivered by Forest Research, reporting to the funding partners. A small project steering group has been established to oversee and guide the project, ensuring it remains relevant to industry needs and that the results are effectively communicated.
Presentations to Project Steering Group meeting, 27th June 2007:
- Developing markets for Scots pine (PDF-278K)
- Maximising the potential of Scots pine falling boards (PDF-630K)
- New machine settings for higher strength classes for UK grown Scots pine (PDF-207K)
- Scots pine market development study (PDF-1181K)
Presentations to Project Steering Group meeting, 12th February 2008:
- Better utilisation of Scots pine (PDF-819K)
- Developing the Scots pine resource (PDF-917K)
- Predicting log grade recovery in Scots pine (PDF-1463K)
- Proposed survey of Scots pine timber quality (PDF-465K)
- Scots pine market development study (PDF-1639K)
- Scots pine timber quality assessment methods (PDF-1312K)
Presentations to Project Steering Group meeting, 22nd January 2009:
- Developing the Scots pine resource (PDF-2580K)
- Machine settings for Scots pine (PDF-517K)
- Maximising the potential of Scots pine falling boards (PDF-597K)
- Mechanical properties of Scots pine structural timber (PDF-731K)
- Task 2 - Timber quality assessment methods - update (PDF-465K)
- Task 3 - Survey of Scots pine timber quality – progress and preliminary results (PDF-599K)
Progress reports
In addition to the project steering group the project team makes progress reports to the Grampian and Highland Regional Forestry Forums.
