What motivates forest owners to engage in early harvesting?

Norway 's National Forest Inventory shows that over 25% of the forests in Norway are harvested before maturity class 5 .

The extent of early harvests is particularly high in stands dominated by Norway spruce trees, with a high site productivity index, and along the coast in Western Norway .

The timing of harvesting has significant consequences for both the forest owner's economy, national timber production and carbon capture.