Forest Products
By Barb Stephens
Forest Trees and their Useful Wood Products
Write the letter of the wood product on the right, next to the correct tree variety on the left.
___ Cedar
___ Redwood
___ Long Leaf Pine
___ Pecan, Oak, Ash
___ White Pine
___ Douglas Fir, Ponderosa Pine
A. pulpwood for paper, lumber
B. lumber, turpentine, tar
C. lumber, telephone poles
D. shingles
E. furniture
F. weather-resistant lumber
Lumber Production in the United States
Circle the correct answer in each set of braces { }.
1. The major { softwoods OR hardwoods } are Douglas fir and Southern pines.
2. Production of lumber in the United States is { 15% OR 85% } from softwoods, { 15% OR 85% } from hardwoods.
Forest Fun
Fill in the blanks with the name of the tree it reminds you of.
Sumac Walnut Mesquite Rubber Oak Spruce Ash Elder Pine Orange Apple Locust
1. ____________ A person who is old
2. ____________ Something that stretches
3. ____________ A bright color
4. ____________ A nut
5. ____________ Small insect
6. ____________ Another name for cleaning up
7. ____________ OK spelled with an A in the middle
8. ____________ A present for a teacher
9. ____________ The most "knotty" wood
10. ____________ The sound a slap makes
11. ____________ Fire leftovers
12. ____________ A city in west Texas
Forest Plants Useful to Wildlife
Match the forest plants to their best uses:
Wild flowers shelter, homes for small animals Wild berries food for birds, animals Grasses, mosses nectar for bees to make honey Hollow trees food for deer, other animals Chestnut trees nesting for red-cockaded woodpecker Pine trees food for wild turkeys