Table 3 Grading rules and corresponding timber prices (for the second quarter of 2008) used to determine the financial value of the sampled redwood trees
From: Sawn timber grade recovery from a planted coast redwood stand growing in New Zealand
Grade | Proportion of heartwood (%) | Live branches | Dead branches | Rotten branches | Rot | Price (USD m-3)1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clear All Heart (CH) | 100 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 1,484 |
Clear Common (CC) | < 100 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 1,060 |
Heart B (HB) | 100 | Allow (50 mm) | Nil | Nil | Nil | 572 |
B Common (BC) | < 100 | Allow (50 mm) | Nil | Nil | Nil | 572 |
Construction Heart (ConH) | > 90 | Allowed | Allowed | Nil | Nil | 477 |
Construction Common (ConC) | < 90 | Allowed | Allowed | Nil | Nil | 373 |
Merchantable Heart (MH)2 | >90 | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | 233 |
Merchantable Common (MC)2 | < 90 | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | 180 |