BOTANY 205 CLASSIC FILM/VIDEO STUDY GUIDE From Trees to Lumber F-13 (14 m) 1. List some of the non-food purposes that trees are utilized for in our society. 2. Approximately how many new homes are made in the United States each year. Do you think more or less wood is currently being used in building construction than when this film was made? What reasons can you think of that might explain this change in wood usage? 3. What characteristics determine whether or not a tree is cut for lumber purposes? 4. Describe the various operational steps that are taken in the lumber making process from the time trees are felled to the time lumber is ready to be used in construction. 5. List some other uses for lumber besides construction boards. 6. How is plywood made? 7. What is the cause of most forest fires? What other harmful influences must we protect our forests against if we are to have a continued supply of lumber? 8. Approximately how many tree seedlings are planted each year in the Unit States? 9. How would our society be different if no lumber products were available for our usage? lumber sawyer shoes shelter edger buckets fuel trimmer veneer (lamiated lumber) lumber mill green chain railroad ties cut (fell) green lumber plywood limbing seasoned lumber concrete forms saw logs dry kiln cabinets skid drying yard interior finishing boom men siding boats mill pond molding insects pike pole window frames disease head rig flooring fire protection power ticker furniture fire lookouts slab paneling keep America green boards plastics nursery beds timber rayon