Abstract Exterior cladding boards benefit from a known service life that makes planning of maintenance and replacement procedures easier. Among the different wood modification methods, surface charring is expected to increase lifespan wooden elements in building façades. This paper reports properties charred Norway spruce, Scots pine Silver birch Southern Finnish climate over natural weathering...

Long-term investigations revealing the effects of a decay fungus, Chondrostereum purpureum (Pers. Ex Fr.) Pouzar on competition between deciduous and conifer tree species in young forests are missing. Therefore, three different sprout control treatments were tested Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.) Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stands by evaluating sprouting ability stumps, level ar...