Common Tree Uses

Red Maple Light colored wood furniture, paneling, moldings, doors, turnings, and musical instruments. about 25 percent less hard than sugar maple

Black Cherry Most economically valued wood in PA Reddish brown wood and grains Used for veneer furniture, cabinets, paneling, moldings, flooring, musical instruments, carvings, and turnings

Northern Red Oak Second most valuable high-quality furniture, cabinets, paneling, moldings, construction, coffins, and floors

White Oak Used for barrels Same as red oak, but better for outside uses including ships and barrels because it’s impervious to water

Yellow Poplar furniture, veneer, cabinets, doors, paneling, plywood, turnings, and carvings

Sugar Maple strong, shock-resistant wood solid furniture, moldings, veneer, paneling, tabletops, cabinets, woodenware, rifle stocks, handrails, doors, bowling alleys, and floors

Chestnut Oak Often marketed as white oak Bark is rich in tannins, used for leather Similar to white oak uses

White Ash very strong and shock resistant baseball bats, hockey sticks, boat oars, and tool handles Fine furniture, paneling, flooring, doors, moldings, turnings, and cabinets

American Beech Difficult to work, tasteless furniture, flooring, paneling, brush handles, ties, and food container

Hickory 5 types Wood is difficult to work due to hardness flooring, tool handles, ladders, dowels, and sporting goods.

Latin names Maples- Acer Oaks- Quercus Pines- Pinus Birches- Betula Hickories- Carya Beech- Fagus Ash- Fraxinus Cherry- Prunus

G:R Ratio Net Growth to removal A G/R ratio greater than 1 indicates growth in inventory outpaces removals – resource management within that period could be continued without depleting inventory, and thus is considered sustainable

Cords 128 cubic feet 4 feet high, 8 feet long, and 4 feet deep Or the equivalent