pulpwood
[puhlp-woo d]
- spruce or other soft wood suitable for making paper.
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Origin of pulpwood
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As a pulpwood, white spruce is in demand wherever it is available.
American Forest TreesHenry H. Gibson
It is light, weak and not durable, and is used for pulpwood, fruit-crates and berry boxes.
Forest Trees of IllinoisFuller George D.
About three per cent of all the pulpwood cut in the United States in 1910 was from this species.
American Forest TreesHenry H. Gibson
There is another class consisting of low-grade work, such as common lumber, pulpwood, and the like.
American Forest TreesHenry H. Gibson
The lower grades go as common lumber and small trees are cut for pulpwood.
American Forest TreesHenry H. Gibson
pulpwood
- pine, spruce, or any other soft wood used to make paper
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