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Chapter 22 



SWEETGUM 



OAK 



YELLOW -POPLAR 



TUPELO 



COTTONWOOD 



PECAN 



SYCAMORE 



ELM 



OTHER HARDWOODS 



20 30 



MILLION BOARD FEET 



40 



50 



Figure 22-46. — Hardwood veneer log output in the seven Mid-South States by species, 

 1972. (Drawing after Bertelson 1974.) 



yellow-poplar. Other leading species in order of volume produced were red oak 

 sp., magnolia sp., white oak, and red maple. While data are not published, it is 

 likely that by the early 1980's the percentage of oak veneer logs produced in the 

 Southeast increased. 



In the Tennessee Valley area, southwest Virginia, and southwest North Caro- 

 lina, Harold (1976) found that annual growth of high-quality hardwood timber 

 appropriate for veneer production exceeded annual cutting by nearly 40 million 

 board feet (International !/4-inch log rule). Of this resource, oaks comprised 

 about half and red maple, yellow-poplar, and hickory were important 

 components. 



SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN USING PINE-SITE HARDWOODS 



Lutz (1975), in his study of the potential of pine-site hardwoods for veneer 

 products, listed veneer-log requirements for four classes of decorative veneer 

 products, as follows: 



• Architectural face veneer 



Logs should be at least 15 inches in diameter, 12 to 16 feet long, with 

 clear surfaces. Ash sp. and select oak sp. are among the pine-site 

 hardwoods used. 



• Prefinished panels 



Logs should be at least 15 inches in diameter, 8 feet long, and can 



