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Article: Evaluating the bending properties of clear wood specimens produced from small-diameter ponderosa pine trees.
- Article from:
- Forest Products Journal
- Article date:
- October 1, 2005
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Abstract
The bending properties of clearwood test specimens produced from small-diameter pine trees were evaluated to provide a basis for determining how to better utilize this resource. Specimens (16 in by 1 in by 1 in) were processed from 57 small-diameter trees harvested from the Manitou Experimental Forest located near Woodland Park, Colorado. Trees were categorized into three groups, 20 "normal" disease-free trees harvested from dense stands typical of the region, 21 mistletoe-infested trees from similar stocking conditions, and 16 disease-free trees from more open growing conditions. Test specimens were tested in bending and data for 542 specimens were ...