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Canadian Softwood Plywood (CSP/SPF)
Lodgepole Pine
Habitat:
Lodgepole pine is a highly adaptable tree that can grow in all sorts
of environments, from water-logged bogs to dry sandy soils.
Lodgepole pine is one of the first trees to invade after a wildfire.
Its cones are protected by a seal of pitch that requires fire or heat
to release the seeds. This allows seeds to stay on the tree or on the
ground for many years until disturbance provides suitable growing conditions.
Lodgepole pine can occur as the only tree in dense, very slow-growing groups of trees (so-called "dog-hair" stands).
Uses of Lodgepole Pine:
Lodgepole pine is excellent for lumber, plywood, and paneling. It is used to make doors, windows and furniture, as well as railway ties, mine props and fence posts.
| Plywood Manufacturing Standard CSA O151 | |
| Faces and Backs | Inner Plies |
| Western Hemlock True Fir Sitka Spruce Western Larch Lodgepole Pine |
Douglas Fir Western Hemlock True Fir Sitka Spruce Western White Spruce Western Larch Western White Pine Lodgepole Pine Trembling Aspen Balsam Poplar |