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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: steve harris who wrote (341236)6/26/2007 1:11:49 AM
From: tejek   of 1576387
 
Wrong again ted.

In many aspects of building a house, pine will not work. Hardwoods are needed and reforestation projects involve all types of hardwoods. Hell, loblolly pine wouldn't even grow in Washington state.

Wrong again, steve. Most reforestations projects replace hardwoods with softwoods. Why? Because softwoods take half the time to reach maturation that hardwoods take.

And in the PNW and in CA, pines and fir were often used in middle class houses. Besides providing the wood for the 2 by 4s used in the framing of the house, they typically were used for the flooring on the second floor where there would be less wear and tear and less visibility to houseguests. Fir was also used frequently for the trim around windows and doors and for other aspects of the finish carpentry. However, with the lower classes, fir and pine were used as flooring throughout the house.

In the PNW, coastal douglas firs typically are the trees used when reforesting a clear cut site.
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