Different sections of a felled pine tree are used for different purposes.
The top 5 metres are not used.
The next 8 metres of timber are used as industrial logs and may be processed to paper, medium-density fibreboard (MDF) or particleboard.
The bulk of the tree is used for saw logs, which are put to a variety of construction uses.
The pruned region of the tree produces clear timber for furniture, house building and beam construction.
The trunk stump is not recovered from the plantation.
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Source: New Zealand Forest Owners Association
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