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Pinus elliottii Engelm.

American pitch pine; Slash pine; Swamp pine

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Pitch Pine (1)
Deutsch Weihrauchkiefer
English American pitch pine; Slash pine; Swamp pine
Français Pitchpin; pin d'Elliott; pin de Floride;
Italiano Weihrauchkiefer
Suomi Weihrauchkiefer
Norsk Weihrauchkiefer
Čeština Weihrauchkiefer
Español Weihrauchkiefer
Svenska Weihrauchkiefer
Polski Weihrauchkiefer
Український Weihrauchkiefer
Român Weihrauchkiefer
Русский Weihrauchkiefer
Български Weihrauchkiefer
EESTI Weihrauchkiefer
日本語 Weihrauchkiefer
中文 湿地松 (shi di song) (shi de song (shi di song))
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions North America
States and Territories SE USA, from North and South Carolina to Mississippi, S to Florida Keys.; Southeastern U.S.A.; Alabama; Florida; Georgia; Louisiana; Mississippi; North Carolina; South Carolina

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Gymnosperm
Class Pinopsida
Order Pinales
Family Pinaceae
Genus Pinus
Species elliottii
Author citation Engelm.
Scientific name Pinus elliottii Engelm.

Habitus

Wood type Softwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3
House longhorn beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) D
Common furniture beetle (Anobium) D
Termites S
Remarks Nicht beständig gegen Bohrmuscheln

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 3-4
Impregnability of the sapwood 1
Width of the sapwood m

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 650.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 660.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 670.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

American pitch pine;  Slash pine;  Swamp pine

PNEL , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson