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Wood Species

In this section, each species or group of species is described in terms of its principal location, characteristics, and uses. Information on historical and traditional uses is also provided for some species. Common and botanical names follow the Checklist of United States Trees (Little 1979).

The domestic lumber list identifies wood that is produced domestically in North America.

The imported lumber section does not purport to describe all the woods imported into the United States or Canada. It includes only those species that at present are considered to be commercially important. The same species may be marketed in the United States and Canada under other common names. Because of the variation in common names, many cross-references are included.

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