%0 Article
%T Observations on the quality of veneer from pruned Scots pine stems
%A Laakso, Pertti
%A Saikku, Olli
%D 1979
%J Silva Fennica
%V 13
%N 1
%R doi:10.14214/sf.a14872
%U https://silvafennica.fi/article/5018
%X <p>The material was obtained from Scots pine (<em>Pinus sylvestris</em> L.) stems which were pruned 27 years earlier up to the height of 5–6 m. Rotary cutting was made from 16 pruned stems and 3 unpruned ones. The length of bolts was 70 cm and the thickness of veneer 1.5 mm. The proportion of good quality veneer was 46% in pruned stems and 14% in the others. Veneer with exellent quality was obtained from pruned stems up to the height of tree meters, that is to say a little under the pruning line.<br>The PDF includes a summary in English.</p>