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Pond Pine
Pond Pine (Pinus serotina)

Family: Betulaceae

Common names: Marsh pine, Pine, Pocosin pine, Pond pine

Distributed in: United States (North America)

Distribution overview: Pond pine occurs in the Coastal Plains, with its range extending from south-eastern Virginia, south to central and south-eastern Alabama, and on Cape May, New Jersey. The tree prefers swamps, shallow bays and ponds, and is usually found in nearly pure stands from sea level to elevations of 200 feet (60 m) or less.

Common uses: Core Stock, Crossties, Decorative veneer, Fiberboard, Figured veneer, Hardboards, Mine timbers, Particleboard, Pile-driver cushions, Piling, Plain veneer, Plywood, Poles, Pulp/Paper products, Pulpwood, Railroad ties, Structural plywood, Utility crossarms, Utility plywood, Utility poles, Veneer

Environment profile: Widespread, abundant and globally secure

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isGenerally straight, but may be somewhat uneven , the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Odor: No specific taste

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Internal Honeycombing Possible, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Variable

Comments: Abnormal wood tissue in the form of compression wood may be present

Blunting Effect: Moderate blunting effect on cutting edges

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Cutting Resistance: Resin exudation may gum up sawteeth

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Poor to Very Poor

Movement in Service: Poor to Very Poor

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

Planing: Poor to Very Poor

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Sanding: Good sanding properties

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

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

Screwing: Pre-boring recommended, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Yields clean surfaces

Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Fairly satisfactory finishing treatments ; Staining: Responds fairly satisfactoril to most finishing treatments ; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,48 0,52
Density kg/m3
Bending Strength 509 799 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 30 62 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 95 kg/cm2
Stiffness 88 120 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,56 0,63 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 7252 11368 psi
Crushing Strength 431 892 psi
Maximum Crushing Strength 3587 7389 psi
Shearing Strength 1352 psi
Stiffness 1254 1715 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 8 9 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.48 0.52
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 11 %

Medium bending strength in the air-dry condition (about 12% moisture content)
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium

Boone, R.S., C.J. Kozlik, P.J. Bois and E.M. Wengert. 1988. Dry Kiln Schedules for Commercial Woods: Temperate and Tropical. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, General Technical Report FPL-GTR-57, Madison, Wisconsin.Little, E.L.1980.The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees - Eastern Region.Published by Arthur A. Knopf, New York.Mirov, N.T. 1967. The Genus PINUS. The Ronald Press Company, New York. LCC Card No. 67-14783.Panshin, A.J. and C. deZeeuw. 1980. Textbook of Wood Technology, 4th Edition. McGraw-Hill Series in Forest Resources. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York.USDA. 1987. Wood Handbook - Wood as an Engineering Material, Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook No. 72, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin.USDA. 1988. Dry Kiln Operators Manual, Preliminary Copy. Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin.
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