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Metals and Other Materials - Which Woods Are Used For Telephone Poles?

Which woods are used for telephone poles?

The principal woods used for telephone poles are southern pine, Douglas fir, western red cedar, and lodgepole pine. Other woods used include: ponderosa pine, red pine, jack pine, western larch, northern white cedar, and other cedars.

Source: U.S. Forest Products Laboratory. Encyclopedia of Wood, p. 294.

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