Abstract:SYNOPSISThe storage of9 624 m 3 pine sawtimber under permanent sprinkler irrigation is described. After the plantation fire at Entabeni on 3 October 1989 the immediate utilisation of all badly burnt sawtimber was not possible. Sawlogs were prepared in uniform length of 6,3 m and stacked in rows. Sprinkler irrigation, fiormally used for agricultural purposes, was installed on top of the stacks and water was applied at 75 mm/day, over the 24-hour period, for nearly a year.The relatively high storage cost of R11,… Show more
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