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Technical
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United
States Hardwood Commercial, Official and Botanical Names |
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Nomenclature for some types of
hardwood lumber |
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Commercial Name |
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for Lumber |
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Official Common |
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Tree Name |
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Alder |
Red |
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Red Alder |
Alnus rubra |
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Ash |
Black |
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Black Ash |
Fraxinus nigra |
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Oregon |
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Oregon Ash |
F. latifolia |
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White |
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Blue Ash |
F. quadrangulata |
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" |
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Green Ash |
F. pennsylvanica |
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" |
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White Ash |
F. americana |
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Basswood |
- |
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American Basswood |
Tilia
americana |
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- |
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White Basswood |
T. heterophylla |
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Beech |
- |
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Beech |
Fagus
grandifolia |
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Birch |
- |
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Gray Birch |
Betula
populifolia |
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- |
- |
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Paper Birch |
B. papyrifera |
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- |
- |
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River Birch |
B. nigra |
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- |
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Sweet Birch |
B. lenta |
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- |
- |
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Yellow Birch |
B. allenghaniensis |
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Cherry |
- |
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Black Cherry |
Prunus
serotina |
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Cottonwood |
- |
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Balsam Poplar |
Populus
balsamifera |
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- |
- |
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Eastern Cottonwood |
P. deltoides |
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- |
- |
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Plains Cotton |
P. sargentii |
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Gum |
- |
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Sweet Gum |
Liquidambar
styracifua |
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Hackberry |
- |
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Hackberry |
Celtis
occidentalis |
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- |
- |
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Sugarberry |
C. laevigata |
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Hickory |
- |
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Mockernut Hickory |
Carya
tomentosa |
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- |
- |
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Pignut Hickory |
G. glabra |
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- |
- |
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Shagbark Hickory |
C. ovata |
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- |
- |
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Shellbark Hickory |
C. laciniosa |
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Magnolia |
- |
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Southern Magnolia |
Magnolia
grandiflora |
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- |
- |
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Sweetbay |
M. virginiana |
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Maple |
Hard |
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Black Maple |
Acer nigrum |
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" |
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Sugar Maple |
A. saccharum |
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Oregon |
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Big Leaf Maple |
A. macrophyllum |
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Soft |
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Red Maple |
A. rubrum |
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" |
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Silver Maple |
A. saccharinum |
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