Pacific Northwest Research Station

Title: Lumber recovery from ponderosa pine in western Montana.

Author: Plank, Marlin E.

Date: 1982

Source: Res. Pap. PNW-RP-297. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 24 p

Station ID: RP-PNW-297

Description: Lumber grade yields and recovery ratios are shown for a sample of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws.) in western Montana. About 9 percent of the lumber produced was in Select grades, 48 percent in Shop grades, and 43 percent in Common grades. Information on log scale and yield is presented in tables by log grade and diameter class.

Keywords: Lumber recovery, lumber yield, ponderosa pine, Pinus ponderosa, Montana

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Plank, Marlin E.  1982.  Lumber recovery from ponderosa pine in western Montana..   Res. Pap. PNW-RP-297. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 24 p