10 new essences. The ten species tested in the Great East are: Zean oak, Hungarian oak, pubescent oak, Manchurian ash, American copalme, Cilician fir, Macedonian pine, calocedra, cypress Arizona and the evergreen redwood.
Sales.- The Grand Est sells five million m³ of wood every year. The new species selected were selected for their uses in construction, furniture, cooperage, exterior carpentry, etc.
Hardwood versus softwood.
A third of the Grand Est.- Forests occupy a third of the regional surface, or 1.8 million hectares. And, unlike the rest of the country, most of them (60%) belong to the public domain (State or municipalities).
Exceptional forests: The Verdun forest and the Montagne de Reims massif have received the Exceptional Forest label. That of Haguenau, in the Bas-Rhin, is a candidate for the label.
10 new essences. The ten species tested in the Great East are: Zean oak, Hungarian oak, pubescent oak, Manchurian ash, American copalme, Cilician fir, Macedonian pine, calocedra, cypress Arizona and the evergreen redwood.
Sales.- The Grand Est sells five million m³ of wood every year. The new species selected have been chosen for their uses in construction, furniture, cooperage, exterior carpentry, etc.
Hardwood versus softwood. Currently, the region has 79% hardwood species (beech, oak, hornbeam and poplar) and 21% coniferous (fir, spruce, Scots pine).
A third of the Grand Est.- Forests occupy a third of the regional surface, or 1.8 million hectares. And, unlike the rest of the country, most of them (60%) belong to the public domain (State or municipalities).
Exceptional forests: The Verdun forest and the Montagne de Reims massif have received the Exceptional Forest label, that of Haguenau, in the Bas-Rhin, is a candidate for the label.
10 new essences. The ten species tested in the Great East are: Zean oak, Hungarian oak, pubescent oak, Manchurian ash, American copalme, Cilician fir, Macedonian pine, calocedra, cypress Arizona and the evergreen redwood.
Sales.- The Grand Est sells five million m³ of wood every year. The new species selected have been chosen for their uses in construction, furniture, cooperage, exterior carpentry, etc.
Hardwood versus softwood.
A third of the Grand Est.- Forests occupy a third of the regional surface, or 1.8 million hectares. And, unlike the rest of the country, most of them (60%) belong to the public domain (State or municipalities).
Exceptional forests: The Verdun forest and the Montagne de Reims massif have received the Exceptional Forest label, that of Haguenau, in the Bas-Rhin, is a candidate for the label.
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