Very big Douglas Fir, is this any good on a mill?

[Logsnstuff]

didn't someone in Cumbernauld put in a 1.5m woodmizer in spring or summer.

[Timber Man]

big j, i'm curious as to why timber of that size is of less quality over a smaller diameter tree? or is it down to the amount of branches?

 

10 years ago when i was still a young joiner we were working with a batch of older growth doug fir from either british columbia or canada and the stability of it was very very good, i found out that they had to be over 60" to give nice stability (according the the old guy in the shop) and it was not often found even then, there's probably none left now.

 

The trees in the pics are only second grade, too many branches all round the tree.

First grade douglas whatever size commands a premium, and could consequently will stand the haulage to the mills that cut it.

By the time these trees are rounded up I don't see them any where near 6 foot, and that's before the rots cut off.