Sweetgum - an American wood

C. B. Briscoe

Treesearch

Sweetgum - an American wood

Informally Refereed

Authors:

C. B. Briscoe

Year:

1973

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Research Paper SFES-RP-266. Stoneville, MS: USDA-Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 7 p.

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Abstract

Sweetgum grows throughout most of the eastern United States and sporadically throughout Mexico and Central America. The wood is moderately heavy, even-textured, and it machines moderately well. It is used for a variety of purposes, with furniture, plywood, containers, and pulp absorbing the most volume. Growth is good, but supplies are slowly diminishing because the best sites are being taken out of forests.

Keywords

sweetgum

Citation

Briscoe, C. B. 1973. Sweetgum - an American wood. Research Paper SFES-RP-266. Stoneville, MS: USDA-Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 7 p.