I need to elaborate a bit on the storm damage regarding trees. You shouldn’t base too much on the volume of trees blown down in a storm; the actual logging triggered by storm damage is naturally ten times higher than the volume of fallen trees. If 20 m3 of timber falls in a mature stand and leaves the remaining trees sparse, it’s often worth clear-cutting the entire compartment at once. In practice, you won’t get a harvester (moto) out there unless more wood is harvested at the same time—perhaps a volume of around 200 m3 is needed for a standing timber sale to happen. A good procurement officer will buy 1,000 m3 in one go; passive forest owners jolted awake by the storm are worried, and log prices are currently good.
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