Clonal trees from five different plantation-grown, industrially relevant hybrid poplar genotypes of the same age, grown on a common site in British Columbia, Canada, were tested for their performance in strand production and properties of oriented strand board (OSB)...
Keywords: compaction ratio, hybrid poplar, internal bond strength, modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity, nail pull, oriented strand board, wood density
06/2007 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterHybrid poplars are currently used in North America primarily for the production of pulp fibre and in the manufacture of engineered solid wood products...
Keywords: Defects, drying, hybrid poplar, kiln schedule, wood quality
01/2007 | Holzforschung, Walter de Gruyter