Logging

:For another article about a different type of logging, see data logging.

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Logging is the practice of cutting down trees, then cutting out their central boles (the clear trunk or central stem) and possibly branches in order to use the wood directly or to market it as an economic resource. Standing trees viewed as a potential economic resources are termed timber.

Related Topics:
Tree - Timber

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Most conventional logging is either for pulpwood production for the manufacture of paper products or for sawlogs for lumber production. In the United States, standard sawlogs are sixteen feet long. Trees may be referred to as "two-saw-log-trees", for instance, meaning that they have a clear bole for at least 34 or so feet (allowing for the remaining stump).

Related Topics:
Pulpwood - Paper - Lumber - Feet

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A significant amount of logging is also done for firewood production, and, today, a very large and growing amount of logging is being done for chipwood production.

Related Topics:
Firewood - Chipwood

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