Brashaw, Brian K2023-09-132023-09-131995-12https://hdl.handle.net/11299/256883As the availability of traditional lumber resources decreases, hybrid cottonwood and hybrid aspen are being considered for potential use as a lumber resource. The University of Minnesota, Crookston and the Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) has an ongoing research focus on the forestry, economics, and utilization of hybrid cottonwood. Potential applications for this material include lumber and pulpwood for paper and oriented strandboard (OSB).enNatural Resources Research InstituteUniversity of Minnesota DuluthPreliminary Evaluation of Hybrid Cottonwood Lumber Mechanical PropertiesTechnical Report