PAGE 24 - NORTHWEST FORESTRY DIGEST — JANUARY 1997

Did You
Know?
Forest

Historically speaking
The first national park in
Canada was established in
Banff, Alberta in 1885.

Size and weight
Tree seeds vary greatly in
size and weight depending
upon species. For instance,
ted oak average 276 seeds
per kilogram, sugar maple
[5,500 seeds per kilogram,
white ash 29,000 seeds per
kilogram and black spruce
891,000 seeds per kilogram.

Trees breathe
Trees breathe in carbon
dioxide and give off oxygen,
exactly the opposite of
animals and humans.
That's no rot
White oak is mare decay-
resistant than red oak, and
* was prized for wooden ship:
building. . ~

WOOD FACTS
"Softwood" is not really
soft. oo
{NC)-Softwood is the term
commonly used for
coniferous trees. These are
trees that bear cones and
have needle-like leaves -
which generally remain
green throughout winter.
Softwoods include spruce,
pine and others. -
Harilwood refers to

. deciduous or broad-leaved
* trees, such as maple and

oak. The leaves change
colour in autumn and are
usually shed before winter.

Hardwoods tend to be
denser and therefore harder
than softwoods.

There are more than 30
species of softwoods in
Canada. Mast of Canada's
commercial lumber and
wood products come from
softwoods, which are more
plentiful.

Whether you build with
hardwood or softwood
products, by choosing wood
you get a quality material |
that is renewable. —

When a tree is harvested,
every part serves a useful
purpose.

(NC}-Of each tree
harvested, 95% goes into
useful products, such as
lumber, plywood, chips, and
sawdust, or into fuel to co-
generate power for the mill.
Even the bark is used for
fuel or landscaping
products. The remaining 5%
of the treé, the branches, are
left behind in the forest to
naturally biodegrade,
enriching the soil.

As our population increases,
so'does the demand for

vuilding materials. By
building with wood, we
choose a quality material
that is renewable AND
biodegradable.

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