PURCHASING

JUODELIAI is represented by UAB "JTimber" in selling and purchasing round wood.

Wooden logs

Quality requirements applicable to the purchase of round timber of coniferous and deciduous trees

Class B/C quality requirements for conifer sawlogs (PJ-SP Vd. / St. / Sm. 4.8 m)

PJ – Sawlogs

Wood species: S (spruce), P (pine)

St. – Large, Vd. – Medium, Sm. – Small

Diameter:

  • Sm. – 14-18.9 cm;
  • Vd. / St. – 19-50 cm, maximum diameter – 50 cm overbark.

Curvature: normal curvature ≤1.5% (1.5 cm/m).

Branches: mature, immature, healthy ≤6 cm.

Slope: ≤2.5 cm/m.

Lengths:

  • 4.8 m with ≥ 10-cm allowance;
  • 4.8 m with <10 cm will be reclassified to the “4.8 m (short)” assortment;
  • 4.8 m with <5 cm will be reclassified to the “Slabwood” assortment.

Measurement: 4.8 m long logs are measured by the group measurement method, using a coefficient of 0.62.

Not allowed*:

  • complex curvature;
  • metal or other foreign bodies; 
  • hard or soft rot;
  • cracks; 
  • insect damage; 
  • staining; 
  • dead wood; 
  • rotting branches; 
  • poor pruning;
  • logs with former or existing double branching; 
  • mechanical damage; 
  • old-cut logs with discolouration and/or fungal damage, soot, charring, radioactivity;
  • the wood surface must not be contaminated with rocks or minerals.

*you can find visuals of the defects https://www.juodeliaiperka.lt/ in the “Quality requirements/Wood defects” section.

Class D quality requirements for conifer sawlogs (PJ-SP 4.8 m)

PJ – Sawlogs

Wood species: S (spruce), P (pine)

Diameter: 14-50 cm, maximum diameter – 50 cm overbark.

Curvature: normal curvature ≤4.0 % (4.0 cm/m).

Slope:  ≤4 cm/m.

Lengths:

  • 4.8 m with ≥ 10-cm allowance;
  • 4.8 m with <10 cm will be reclassified to the “4.8 m (short)” assortment;
  • 4.8 m with <5 cm will be reclassified to the “Slabwood” assortment. 

Measurement: 

  • 4.8 m long logs are measured by the group measurement method, using a coefficient of 0.62.

Not allowed*:

  • complex curvature;
  • metal or other foreign bodies; 
  • soft rot;
  • cracks; 
  • insect damage; 
  • staining; 
  • dead wood; 
  • rotting branches; 
  • poor pruning;
  • logs with former or existing double branching; 
  • mechanical damage; 
  • old-cut logs with discolouration and/or fungal damage, soot, charring, radioactivity;
  • the wood surface must not be contaminated with rocks or minerals.

*you can find visuals of the defects https://www.juodeliaiperka.lt/ in the “Quality requirements/Wood defects” section.

Quality requirements for dry conifer sawlogs (PJ-SP (Dry) 4.8 m)

PJ – Sawlogs

Wood species: S (spruce), P (pine)

Diameter: 14-50 cm, maximum diameter – 50 cm overbark.

Curvature: normal curvature ≤4.0 % (4.0 cm/m).

Slope:  ≤4 cm/m.

Lengths:

• 4.8 m with ≥ 10-cm allowance;

• 4.8 m with <10 cm will be reclassified to the “4.8 m (short)” assortment;

• 4.8 m with <5 cm will be reclassified to the “Slabwood” assortment.

Measurement: 4.8 m long logs are measured by the group measurement method, using a coefficient of 0.62.

Not allowed*:

• complex curvature;

• metal or other foreign bodies;

• soft rot;

• cracks;

• insect damage;

• staining;

• rotting branches;

• poor pruning;

• logs with former or existing double branching;

• mechanical damage;

• old-cut logs with discolouration and/or fungal damage, soot, charring, radioactivity;

• the wood surface must not becontaminated with rocks or minerals.

*you can find visuals of the defectshttps://www.juodeliaiperka.lt/ in the “Quality requirements/Wood defects” section.

Class B/C quality requirements for pine sawlogs (PJ-SP (P) Vd. / St. / Sm. 3.0 m)

PJ – Sawlogs

Wood species: P (pine)

St. – Large, Vd. – Medium, Sm. – Small

 (Sm. class assortments are not divided into quality classes)
Str. > 50.1 cm – Thick (logassortments in the Sm. size class are not graded by quality)

Curvature: normal curvature ≤2.0% (2.0cm/m).

Diameter:

  • Sm. – 11-17.9 cm;
  • Vd. – 18-39.9 cm;
  • St. – 40-50 cm, maximum diameter – 50 cm overbark;
  • Str. – >50.1 cm.

Curvature: normal curvature ≤1.5% (1.5 cm/m).

Slope: ≤2.5 cm/m.

Lengths: 3.0 m with an allowance of at least 7 cm.

Measurement:

  • 3.0 m long logs are measured by the unit measurement method through an automated measuring line;
  • all logs with a top-end diameter greater than 50.1 cm (with bark) are reclassified into the “Thick Sawn Logs” assortment (TR-SP-2.4 Str.); in such cases, the maximum admissible small-end diameter is 45 cm (individual measurement applies).

Not allowed*:

  • complex curvature;
  • metal or other foreign bodies; 
  • hard or soft rot;
  • cracks; 
  • insect damage; 
  • staining; 
  • dead wood; 
  • rotting branches; 
  • poor pruning;
  • logs with former or existing double branching; 
  • mechanical damage; 
  • old-cut logs with discolouration and/or fungal damage, soot, charring, radioactivity;
  • the wood surface must not be contaminated with rocks or minerals.

*you can find visuals of the defects https://www.juodeliaiperka.lt/ in the “Quality requirements/Wood defects” section.

Class D quality requirements for deciduous sawlogs (PJ-LP 4.8 m)

PJ – Sawlogs

Wood species: B (birch), A (aspen), B (black alder), L (linden), P (poplar)

Diameter: 14-50 cm, maximum diameter – 50 cm overbark.

Curvature: normal curvature ≤4.0 % (4.0 cm/m).

Slope:  ≤4 cm/m.

Lengths:

  • 4.8 m with ≥ 10-cm allowance;
  • 4.8 m with <10 cm will be reclassified to the “4.8 m (short)” assortment;
  • 4.8 m with <5 cm will be reclassified to the “Slabwood” assortment. 

Measurement: 4.8 m long logs are measured by the group measurement method, using a coefficient of 0.62.

Not allowed*:

  • complex curvature;
  • metal or other foreign bodies; 
  • soft rot;
  • cracks; 
  • insect damage; 
  • staining; 
  • dead wood; 
  • rotting branches; 
  • poor pruning;
  • logs with former or existing double branching; 
  • mechanical damage; 
  • old-cut logs with discolouration and/or fungal damage, soot, charring, radioactivity;
  • the wood surface must not be contaminated with rocks or minerals.

*you can find visuals of the defects https://www.juodeliaiperka.lt/ in the “Quality requirements/Wood defects” section.

General requirements for pallet logs

Wood species: S (spruce), P (pine), B (birch), B (black alder), A (aspen), L (linden), P (poplar), etc.

TR – Pallet logs, SP – Conifer logs, LP – Deciduous logs

Diameter:

  • minimum small-end – 14 cm, maximum butt-end – 50 cm;
  • logs with a top-end diameter greater than 50.1 cm (with bark) are reclassified into the “Thick Sawn Logs” assortment (TR-LP/SP-2.4Str.). Maximum diameter is not limited.

Curvature: normal curvature permitted up to 5.0% (5.0 cm/m).

Lengths: 2.4 m with an allowance of at least 7 cm.

Measurement:  

  • conifer pallet logs: group measurement method, using a coefficient of 0.62;
  • deciduous pallet logs: group measurement method, using a coefficient of 0.58;
  • thick sawn logs (TR-SP/LP-2.4 Str.) with top-end diameter ≥ 50.1 cm (with bark): measured by individual measurement method. The maximum admissible diameter at the small end is 45 cm.

Not allowed*:

  • complex curvature;
  • metal or other foreign bodies; 
  • soft rot;
  • cracks; 
  • insect damage; 
  • staining; 
  • rotting branches;
  • poor pruning;
  • logs with former or existing double branching;
  • mechanical damage;
  • old-cut logs with discolouration and/or fungal damage, soot, charring, radioactivity;
  • the wood surface must not be contaminated with rocks or minerals.

*you can find visuals of the defects on https://www.juodeliaiperka.lt/ in the “Quality requirements/Wood defects” section.

Supply requirements for logs

When wood is purchased with delivery:

  • Individual wood assortments (wood with different pricing) may not be mixed in the same rung;
  • 3.0 m P (pine) logs are only accepted with delivery and full timber lorries, without mixing them with other assortments;
  • 3.0 m P (pine) thick logs (Str. (Thick > 50.1 cm)) must not be mixed and must be supplied in separate bundles (“rungs”).

When wood is purchased at the Forest Warehouse:

  • Individual wood assortments (wood with different pricing) may not be mixed in the same rung;
  • The minimum amount of one sold assortment (wood with different pricing) is 15 m³. The total minimum amount of wood sold is 30 m³. 

When non-certified wood is sold:

  • The seller must submit all wood purchase documents, including confirmation of ownership and the logging permit (certified copy), and must specify the contractor and method of logging (manual/mechanical).
Supply requirements for pallet logs

When wood is purchased with delivery:

  • Separate wood assortments (wood with different pricing) and thick sawn logs (Str. > 50.1 cm) must not be mixed in the same bundle (“rungs”).

When wood is purchased at the Forest Warehouse:

  • Separate wood assortments (wood with different pricing) and thick sawn logs (Str. > 50.1 cm) must not be mixed in the same bundle (“rungs”);
  • The minimum amount of one sold assortment (wood with different pricing) is 15 m³. The total minimum amount of wood sold is 30 m³. 

When non-certified wood is sold:

  • The seller must submit all wood purchase documents, including confirmation of ownership and the logging permit (certified copy), and must specify the contractor and method of logging (manual/mechanical).

Find out more about pricing and
quality standarts of the wood here:

juodeliaiperka.lt
Log stacks

Order the load nearest to your
timber truck here:

miskovezis.lt
Wood logs

Please send your complaints regarding the supply of controllable
raw materials here: info@jtimber.lt