Best For Fiber and Timber
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The decision of which species to plant for fiber or timber production is usually determined by the soil type. The most commonly selected are listed below. Letters following each species indicate which third of the state - eastern (E), central (C), or western (W) - the
associated species has adapted.
The species listed below work quite well for firewood source:
- Black walnut (E,C,W)
- Bur oak (E,C,W)
- Cottonwood (E,C,W)
- Green ash (E,C,W)
- Hackberry (E,C,W)
- Honeylocust (E,C,W)
- Northern red oak (E,C)
- Silver maple (E,C)
- Shumard oak (E,C,W)
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