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Periodic Evaluation Of Northeastern Spruce And Balsam Fir Lumber Properties, Ben L. Farber
Periodic Evaluation Of Northeastern Spruce And Balsam Fir Lumber Properties, Ben L. Farber
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PERIODIC EVALUATION OF NORTHEASTERN SPRUCE AND BALSAM FIR LUMBER PROPERTIES
By Benjamin Farber
Advisors: Dr. Douglas Gardner
An Abstract of the Thesis Presented
In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the
Degree of Master of Science
(In Forest Resources)
August 2018
In the past two decades, proportions of juvenile wood have increased in lumber cut from intensively managed Southern yellow pine (Pinus spp.) plantation-based forests. Knowing that a decrease in rotation age can increase proportions of juvenile wood, which in turn negatively affects mechanical properties in lumber, the SYP grouping was evaluated to determine if the published design values …