# 156 - Catalpa

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Podcast: [Shannon's Lumber Industry Update](https://stenobird.com/podcast/shannon-s-lumber-industry-update-749123)
Published: 2025-10-08T18:30:54+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3456

## Resource

The featured lumber species today is Catalpa. A very oak like tree but with a really soft workability. High quality, clear lumber that is easy to work and comes in decent widths and lengths. Why doesn't this wood more popular? Also on the show, Tree of Heaven as lumber and the engineered wood products world of PSL, LSL, and LVL.

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