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Until this year, DPS bought the Paulownia species of hardwood for the core of many of its skis from China, but shipping delays meant that running out of the material was a real possibility.

DPS found a supplier of Paulownia in North Carolina, and after much testing, the specifications matched up.

The high-end fruits were also packaged in a paulownia wooden box, according to the Nishiuwa Agricultural Cooperative.

Apparently, it’s premium materials, like carbon fiber, 7000 series aerospace-grade aluminum, and paulownia wood.

It was an ordinary log from a paulownia tree, a seasoned slice of timber that, in another life, might have gone up in smoke in the fireplace of the Carson home in Havre de Grace.