What’s the difference between Winter-Cut (green) & Standing Dead trees?
“Winter-cut” trees are alive and healthy when harvested during the fall and winter months. The sap is dormant at this time, which insures minimum moisture content and checking. Winter-cut trees are disease and insect free; they’ll make superior log homes. “Standing dead” trees were killed by insects, fire or disease, and can remain sound and standing for years before they fall over, especially at higher altitudes. Standing dead trees are always sap stained (streaks of green, blue, gray and brown), can be severally checked (spiral cracks) and are more likely to have decay and bugs. Checks are good pathways for insects and moisture decay with your log home. These logs will not grade out like our winter-cut logs will. Very little of the standing dead will grade over a Wall Log 40 on the TPI grading scale; two-three grades lower than our Premium/Select winter-cut Spruce logs. Numerous milled log home manufactures use this inferior product (standing dead) because it offers a cheaper price;
