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| TABLE 8. PRINCIPAL TIMBER
SPECIES IN U.S. FORESTS |
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| Scientific name | Common name | Area |
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| Pseudotsuga menziesii | Douglas fir | primarily in the Pacific Northwest | |
| Tsuga heterophylla | western hemlock | Pacific Northwest | |
| Pinus ponderosa | Ponderosa (western yellow) pine | all western forests | |
| Abies spp. | firs | various western forests | |
| Pinus palustris | longleaf pine | south-eastern states | |
| Pinus elliottii | slash pine | south-eastern states | |
| Pinus echinata | shortleaf pine | south-eastern states | |
| Pinus taeda | loblolly pine | south-eastern states | |
| Quercus rubra and other Quercus spp. | red oaks | mainly central and upper south | |
| Picea engelmannii and other Picea spp. | Engelmann and related spruces | Rocky Mountain belt | |
| Quercus alba and other Quercus spp. | white oaks | mainly central and upper south | |
| Picea sitchensis | Sitka spruce | Pacific Northwest | |
| Pinus contorta | lodgepole pine | Rocky Mountain belt | |
| Pinus monticola Pinus lambertiana |
western white pine and sugar pine |
northern Rocky Mountains and Pacific Southwest | |
| Sequoia sempervirens | redwood | California | |
| Carya spp. | hickories | central and upper south | |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | sweetgum | central and upper south | |
| Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa aquatica |
black t upelo and cotton gum |
south-central | |
| Acer spp. | hard maples | deciduous hardwood belt | |
| Pinus strobus Pinus resinosa |
eastern white pine and red pine |
northern coniferous belt | |