Canfor Corp. said North American lumber demand is expected to stay relatively weak through the third quarter.

Outside of Canada, North America’s largest evergreen forests are largely located in the US South. The US used nearly 50 ...

Today, pulpwood is probably eastern spruce’s number one use, followed by construction lumber, especially 2 x 4s and 2 x 6s, much of which is imported from Canada and sold under the species ...

Howard Hanna Kiski Valley Realtor Denise Lewandow­ski has fielded multiple offers from interested buyers on a rural residence ...

Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center technician Jon Hill carries lumber from a Norway spruce to be tested at the University of Maine in Orono on Dec. 11, 2015.

This is one of the heaviest softwoods. Lumber, after drying and surfacing to 3/4-inch, will weigh about 2-1/4 pounds per board foot. Drying. The wood dries quickly, often within a few days in the ...

BANGOR, Me., May 29.—At a meeting of the Eastern Lumber Manufacturers' Association, in Bangor, to-night it was voted to restrict production of spruce lumber 50 per cent. in July and August, and ...

Last year, lumber turned into the surprise superstar of the U.S. economy when it briefly outperformed bitcoin, gold, and the S&P 500 to become “the hottest commodity on the planet.” To learn ...

Hammond Lumber Company, founded in Belgrade and the second largest family-owned business in Maine, is expanding. The company ...

The lumber now en hand, it is said, will not last more than four or five weeks, and spruce must be used in all buildings wherever specified, since the Building Department will not allow ...