Ecogeographic variation in black spruce wood properties across Quebec's boreal forest

An east-west gradient in black spruce clear wood properties was revealed as possibly the by-product of the change in relative proportions of both studied vegetation types across the study area. The results indicate that the black spruce wood from western regions of the managed boreal forest has a better potential for producing pulp and paper, lumber or engineered products due to its longer mature fibers and higher mechanical properties.