Sawtimber. Sawtimber, or sawlogs, refers to logs or trees that are large enough, and of a high enough quality, to be sawn into lumber.

What does Sawtimber mean?

: timber suitable for sawing into lumber.

What does timper mean?

1a : growing trees or their wood. b —used interjectionally to warn of a falling tree. 2 : wood suitable for building or for carpentry. 3a : a large squared or dressed piece of wood ready for use or forming part of a structure. b British : lumber sense 2a.