How can Hollund Industrial Marine and their partner NorthCal Wood Products command higher prices for recovered timber? Logs from submerged forests are worth much more because the cold and oxygen depleted waters preserve them, allows them to age, imparts qualities of color, and eliminates the sap and sugars that can cause problems when wood is harvested in the traditional way from on land forests. As the wood ages and preserves it becomes better. Wood that is underwater is also safe from bugs and other parasites. This means that the aged wood can be several hundred years old and yet in perfect condition. Wood from submerged forests is particularly valuable in the wood-working field to make beautiful furniture and other wood pieces that require high quality wood. Ancient submerged wood is highly sought after by makers of high quality musical instruments.

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