Forest Production

In the United States, forests cover 35% of our land and account for about ____ of the gross domestic product.

• 4%

• 12%

• 25%

• 62%

Which of the following is not a hardwood species?

• Ash

• Black Cherry

• Douglas Fir

• Oak

____ lumber is the mainstay of construction.

• Ash

• Black Cherry

• Tulip

• White Pine

____ is the innermost part of a tree trunk.

• Cambium

• Heartwood

• Inner Bark

• Sapwood

Trees cut for construction lumber are generally cut into ____ lengths.

• 12'

• 14'

• 16'

• 18'

Which of the following is not a softwood species?

• Douglas Fir

• Black Cherry

• Western Red Ceader

• White Pine

White ash is famously used to make most ____.

• barrels

• cabinets

• shipping pallets

• wooden baseball bats

____ are the smaller coniferous trees grown to produce paper and paper products like cardboard.

• lumber

• pulpwood

• sawlogs

• veneer

Another name for coniferous trees is ____ trees.

• crown

• deciduous

• evergreen

• sapwood

____ is a thin layer of decorative wood that can be glued over the surface of less expensive or less decorative wood.

• pulpwood

• veneer

• crown wood

• none of these