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This site includes descriptions and imagery of nearly 60 species of common, and not-so-common, lumber species found throughout the U.S. and Canada.  The information is useful for botanists, particularly those specializing in Plant Anatomy.  After all, cellulose is the most abundant biological molecule on earth and wood is generally composed of mostly cellulose.  This site has been designed to serve both the amateur and experienced person in identifying unknown wood specimens.

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