Predicting Veneer Grade Yields for Loblolly and Slash Pine Trees

Veneer yields are presented for 117 loblolly and 73 slash pine trees sampled at 5 locations and processed at 3 mills. Fifty-four percent of loblolly, and 55 percent of slash pine, merchantable stem volume was processed into usable veneer. Loblolly pine trees produced an average of 5 percent grade A, 12 percent B, 37 percent C, and 46 percent D veneer. Slash pine trees produced 4 percent A, 18 percent B, 36 percent C, and 42 percent D veneer. Loblolly pine trees produced 71 percent, full sheet veneer. Tables developed from regression equations give dry veneer grade-yields in square feet, 3/8-inch basis, for individual trees ranging from 10 to 24 inches DBH and from 18 to 79 feet in merchantable height.

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