The Rural Voice, 2006-06, Page 46Woodlot
Management
to disease and decay causing
organisms. Birdseye can also
sometimes be observed as faint radial
lines on the ends of freshly cut logs
or stumps.
If you'd like to see what birdseye
maple looks like, there are many
images on the internet. One spot to
look is in the wood gallery of A & M
Wood Specialty Inc. of Cambridge at
http://www.amwoodinc.com.
The USDA publication "Field
Identification of Birdseye in Sugar
Maple" can be viewed online at
http://ncrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/viewpub.asp
?key=800.
Thanks to Susan Rice for the idea
for this column.
If you have questions about
woodlot management or ideas for
topics you would like to see covered
in a future column, please contact
Steve Bowers at 519-482-3661 or
steve.bowers@mnr.gov.on.ca.
The Rural Voice
welcomes your opinions for our
Feedback letters to the editor
column.
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