pulpwood
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Pulpwood can be defined as timber that is ground and processed into a fibrous pulp. It is a versatile natural resource commonly used for paper-making but also made into low-grade wood and used for chips, energy, pellets, and engineered products.thumb|239x239px|Harvesting a stand of eucalyptus pulpwood in Australia.
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- Hardwood applications
- Solid wood products
- Wood-based materials
- Use after modification
- Supplemental services
- Softwood applications
- Types of softwoods
- Products
- Paper
- Chemical Wood Pulp
- Mechanical Pulp
- Pellets
- Firewood
- Biofuel
- Sources
- Logging
- Plantations
- Salvage cuttings
- Wood residuals
- Chemical composition of some pulpwoods
- Alternative uses
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- References
Pulpwood can be defined as timber that is ground and processed into a fibrous pulp. It is a versatile natural resource commonly used for paper-making but also made into low-grade wood and used for chips, energy, pellets, and engineered products.thumb|239x239px|Harvesting a stand of eucalyptus pulpwood in Australia.
Pulpwood can be derived from most types of trees. Categorizing trees into hardwood and softwood is the easiest way to characterize types of paper produced from pulpwood.