Excerpt from Lodgepole Pine: A Lumber Species Not so long ago, lodgepole pine was, in the eyes of many, a weed tree with limited industrial use. However, during the last few years it has come into greater use for poles, pulp, and lumber. It is ap parent now that the species has considerable industrial potential, and that there is reason for optimism about its future. The purpose of this report is to appraise the suitability of lodgepole pine for lum ber-to consider its attributes and deficiencies for this purpose. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.