The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties: First EditionSnow, Charles H. (Charles Henry)
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The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties: First Edition
Snow, Charles H. (Charles Henry)
Wood
Heartwood pinkish brown, sapwood cream-white. Coarse,
straight-grained, compact structure.
Structural Qualities of Wood.
Light, soft, easily worked, resembles white pine (_Pinus strobus_).
Representative Uses of Wood.
Carpentry, interior finish, doors, blinds, sashes, etc.
Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot.
22.
Modulus of Elasticity.
1,120,000.
Modulus of Rupture.
8400.
Remarks.
Grows at as high elevations as five thousand feet or more above
tide-water. Forms extensive forests with Balsam Fir (_Abies
concolor_). [p137]
WHITE PINE.
_Pinus monticola Dougl._
Nomenclature. (Sudworth.)
White Pine (Cal., Nev., Oreg.).
Mountain Pine, Finger Cone Pine (Cal.).
Little Sugar Pine, Soft Pine (Cal.).
Western White Pine.
Mountain Weymouth Pine.
Locality.
Montana, Idaho, Pacific States, and British Columbia.
Features of Tree.
Eighty to one hundred feet in height. Two to three feet in diameter,
sometimes larger. Foliage resembles, but is denser than, white pine.
Long smooth cones.
Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood.
Heartwood light brown or red, sapwood nearly white.
Straight-grained, compact, suggests white pine (_Pinus strobus_).
Structural Qualities of Wood.
Light, soft, not strong.
Representative Uses of Wood.
Lumber.
Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot.
24.
Modulus of Elasticity.
1,350,000.
Modulus of Rupture.
8600.
Remarks.
Found at elevations of seven thousand to ten thousand feet. Common
and locally used in northern Idaho. [p138]
GEORGIA PINE, HARD PINE, YELLOW PINE, LONGLEAF PINE.
_Pinus palustris Mill._
Nomenclature. (Sudworth.)
Turpentine Pine.
Rosemary Pine.
N. Carolina Pitch Pine.
Southern Pine.
Longleaved Yellow Pine.
Longleaved Pitch Pine.
Long Straw Pine.
Pitch Pine.
Fat Pine.
Heart Pine.
Brown Pine.
Florida Yellow Pine.
Florida Pine.
Florida Longleaved Pine.
Southern Pitch Pine.
Southern Hard Pine.
Southern Heart Pine.
Southern Yellow Pine.
Georgia Pitch Pine.
Georgia Longleaved Pine.
Georgia Heart Pine.
Georgia Yellow Pine.
Texas Yellow Pine.
Texas Longleaved Pine.
Locality.
South Atlantic and Gulf States, Virginia to Alabama, intermittently.
Features of Tree.
Fifty to ninety feet or more in height, one to three feet in
diameter. Tufts of three leaves, ten to fifteen inches long, in long
sheath.
Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood.
Heartwood orange, sapwood lighter. Coarse-grained, compact
structure, conspicuous medullary rays.
Structural Qualities of Wood.
Hard, heavy, tough, strong, elastic, durable, resinous.
Representative Uses of Wood.
Heavy constructions, ship-building, cars, docks, beams, ties,
flooring, house-trim, many uses.
Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot.
38 (U. S. Division of Forestry).[76]
43.
Modulus of Elasticity.
2,070,000 (average of 1230 tests by U. S. Forestry Div.).[76]
2,110,000.
Modulus of Rupture.
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