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Longleaf pineLongleaf pineLongleaf pine
Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris)

Family: Pinaceae

Common names: American pitch pine, Cedar pine, Florida longleaf pine, Florida yellow pine, Georgia pine, Georgia yellow pine, Hard pine, Heart pine, Long leaf pitch pine, Longleaf pine, Longleaf pitch pine, Longstraw pine, Palustris pine, Palustris-den, Pine, Pitch pine, Southern yellow pine, Spruce pine, Straw pine, Texas yellow pine, Walter pine, Yellow pine

Distributed in: United States (North America)

Distribution overview: The species is found in well-drained sandy soils of flatlands and sandhills, and often grows in pure stands. Its range is mainly confined to the sandy and gravelly deposits of the Coastal Plains, from southeastern Virginia to eastern Florida, and west to eastern Texas. Longleaf pine essentiallys grow at sea level, usually below 600 feet (183 m), but is also found at elevations of up to 2000 feet (615 m) in the foothilhs of Piedmont.

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Barge fenders, Beams, Boards, Boat building (general), Boat building: decking, Boat building: masts, Boat building: planking, Boxes and crates, Bridge construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Chemical derivatives, Crossties, Decks, Decorative veneer, Docks, Dockwork, Domestic flooring, Dressed boards, Factory construction, Fiberboard, Figured veneer, Flooring, Furniture, Harbor work, Hardboards, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Joinery, Joists, Light construction, Lock gates, Lumber, Marine construction, Millwork, Mine timbers, Moldings, Musical instruments, Naval architecture, Paneling , Parquet flooring, Particleboard, Piling, Planks, Plywood corestock, Plywood, Poles, Porch columns, Pulp/Paper products, Pulpwood, Raft floats, Rafts, Railroad ties, Rough boards/dimension stock, Rough construction, Sporting Goods, Structural plywood, Structural work, Studs, Sub-flooring, Toys, Turnery, Vats, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Wharf construction

Environment profile: Widespread, abundant and globally secure

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isYellow to golden-yellow to orange, Yellow, but may contain blue-black sap stain and the sapwoodWhitish to yellowish, orange-white, or pale yellow , Yellow.The grain isStraight and uneven , the textureUniform

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Odor: Very fine

Kiln Schedules: UK=L US=T146C6S/T12C5S

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Drying Defects: Slight end splitting, Slight surface checking

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good General finishing qualities are rated as satisfactory

Blunting Effect: Moderate blunting effect on cutting edges

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Moderate cutting resistance

Gluing: Moderate gluing properties

Mortising: Very Good to Excellent

Moulding: Very Good to Excellent

Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent

Nailing: Very Good to Excellent , Very good nail-holding properties

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Resistance to Splitting: Satisfactory

Response to hand tools: Responds fairly wel to hand tools, with moderate cutting resistance

Routing recessing: Very Good to Excellent Results

Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Unsuitable for steam bending applications because of high resin content

Screwing: Very Good to Excellent Results, Very good screw holding qualities; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

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

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,51 0,55
Density 657 kg/m3
Bending Strength 607 992 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 33 66 kg/cm2
Hardness 427 kg
Impact Strength 86 78 cm
Shearing Strength 114 kg/cm2
Stiffness 115 138 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 689 641 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,49 0,63 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 8637 14117 psi
Crushing Strength 470 941 psi
Density 41 lbs/ft3
Hardness 942 lbs
Impact Strength 34 31 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 4810 8274 psi
Shearing Strength 1633 psi
Stiffness 1644 1971 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 7 9 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.51 0.55
Weight 43 40 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 12 %

Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Work to Maximum Load = very low
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Max. crushing strength = medium
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Max. crushing strength = high
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Resists wearing and marring
Resists denting and marring
High weight
High in density
Hardness = medium
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high
Bending strength (MOR) = high

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