Wood and bark percentages and moisture contents of Minnesota pulpwood species.

Richard M. Marden; David C. Lothner; Edwin Kallio

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Wood and bark percentages and moisture contents of Minnesota pulpwood species.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Richard M. Marden, David C. Lothner, Edwin Kallio

Year:

1975

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Paper NC-114. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

To help increase the use of bark for fuel or products, information is presented on the relative proportions of bark and wood by volume and weight, and also moisture contents (ovendry basis) for five northern Minnesota pulpwood species.

Keywords

weight scaling, jack pine, Pinus banksiana, black spruce, Picea mariana, balsam fir, Abies balsamea, quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides, balsam poplar, Populus balsamifera

Citation

Marden, Richard M.; Lothner, David C.; Kallio, Edwin. 1975. Wood and bark percentages and moisture contents of Minnesota pulpwood species. Research Paper NC-114. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station