HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
DISEASE AND PEST MANAGEMENT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Oregon is the top timber producer of the lower 48 states.
Detailed explanation-2: -Oregon is the largest softwood lumber producer in the U.S. With 30.5 million acres of forestlands, about 50% of the total landmass of the state is covered in forest.
Detailed explanation-3: -What State Produces the Most Lumber? According to the Oregon Forest Resources Institute, Oregon is the top producer of softwood lumber, producing more than 16% of the nation’s softwood. Other top-lumber producing states include: Washington.
Detailed explanation-4: -Currently, Oregon annual timber harvest averages around 3.8 billion board feet. About one-third of Oregon’s forests are privately managed, and these lands produce three-quarters of the state’s timber harvest.
Detailed explanation-5: -This statistic displays the lumber production in the United States from 2006 to 2019. In 2019, the lumber production in the United States amounted to some 45, 423 million board feet.