Excerpt from Tables of Whole-Tree Weight for Selected U. S. Tree Species: General Technical Report Wo-42; July 1984 Decreasing timber size, increasing costs, development of new wood products, greater demands for wood products, and more recently the energy crisis are but a few of the reasons why the forest products industries of the Nation are looking at the whole tree above ground as the primary forest product rather than just the main stem of the tree. Interest in the utilization of all tree parts above ground, including branches and foliage, has increased considerably over the past two decades. It has been demonstrated that the crown component of the tree can be used in a variety of ways: (1) As fuel to generate energy, (2) as chips or particles in glued up composite products, (3) as fiber in pulp and paper products, and (4) as a soil amendment or mulch in agriculture and horticulture. Total or whole-tree utilization is now recognized as a viable forestry practice option. For land managers, timber buyers, and sellers to be able to exercise this utilization option, information on the amount of wood and bark contained in the tree as a whole and the individual component parts (main stem and branches) is needed if they are to make logical decisions regarding the management and utilization of their forests. 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.