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Jack pine
Jack pine (Pinus banksiana)

Family: Pinaceae

Common names: Banks pine, Banksian pine, Black pine, Cypress pine, Gray pine, Grey pine, Hudson Bay pine, Jack pine, Juniper bull pine, Northern scrub pine, Pine, Princess pine, Scrub pine, Spruce pine

Distributed in: Canada, United States (North America)

Distribution overview: The most northerly of the pines, this North American species grows from near the Arctic Circle in the valley of the Mackenzie River through the Canadian forest belt and as far south as Maine. It is found in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and the Yukon Territory in Canada. Its range in the United States include Alaska, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Indiana, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. The tree prefers to grow in sandy soils, dunes, and on outcrops, and is usually found in large pure stands at elevations of up to 2000 feet (610 m).

Common uses: Bent Parts, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Casks, Concrete formwork, Construction, Cooperages, Exterior trim & siding, Exterior uses, Foundation posts, Fuelwood, Garage doors/Overhead garage doors, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Light construction, Millwork, Mine timbers, Moldings, Packing cases, Poles, Posts, Pulp/Paper products, Pulpwood, Railroad ties, Rough construction, Shakes, Sheathing, Shingles, Siding, Stakes, Trimming, Utility poles, Vats, Wainscotting, Windows

Product sources: Jack pine lumber is often graded with the spruces and marketed in the Spruce-Pine-Fir group.

Environment profile: Widespread, abundant and globally secure

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 300-350 cm

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureUnevenand the lusterLow

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very little natural resistance to decay in ground contact

Odor: Non-Characteristic resinous odor

Kiln Schedules: UK=L US=T146C6S/T12C5S

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Drying Defects: Moderate surface checking, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Blunting Effect: Little

Boring: Very good to excellent results

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Gluing: Very Good to Excellent Results

Mortising: Very Good to Excellent

Moulding: Very Good to Excellent

Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent

Nailing: Satisfactory resistance to decay above ground , Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Resistance to Splitting: Satisfactory

Response to hand tools: Responds satisfactorily to most machining operations

Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Screwing: Screwing yields good results, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Satisfactory; Varnishing: Good;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,37 0,4
Density 496 kg/m3
Bending Strength 408 672 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 20 39 kg/cm2
Hardness 202 kg
Impact Strength 63 71 cm
Shearing Strength 80 kg/cm2
Stiffness 78 94 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 496 480 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,42 0,49 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending 241 447 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 5811 9560 psi
Crushing Strength 294 568 psi
Density 31 lbs/ft3
Hardness 447 lbs
Impact Strength 25 28 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 3019 5461 psi
Shearing Strength 1150 psi
Static Bending 3430 6360 psi
Stiffness 1112 1349 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 6 7 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.37 0.4
Weight 31 30 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 10 %

Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Hardness (side grain) = very soft
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Work to Maximum Load = very low
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low
Max. crushing strength = medium
Max. crushing strength = low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Not hard
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Moderate weight
Medium impact resistance
Medium bending strength in the air-dry condition (about 12% moisture content)
Dents and marrs easily
Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft.
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = low
Bending strength (MOR) = very low

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