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Pinus echinata Mill.

American Pitch Pine; Short-leaf Pine; Yellow Pine; Spruce Pine; Arkansas pine; Shortleaf pine

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Pitch Pine
Deutsch Fichtenkiefer; Weihrauchkiefer; Fichten-Kiefer; Gelbkiefer;Igelkiefer
English American Pitch Pine; Short-leaf Pine; Yellow Pine; Spruce Pine; Arkansas pine; Shortleaf pine
Français Pitchpin; Pin de feuilles courtes; Pin de Caroline; pin épineux
Italiano Pino a aghi corti
Suomi Fichtenkiefer; Weihrauchkiefer; Fichten-Kiefer; Gelbkiefer;Igelkiefer
Norsk Fichtenkiefer; Weihrauchkiefer; Fichten-Kiefer; Gelbkiefer;Igelkiefer
Čeština Fichtenkiefer; Weihrauchkiefer; Fichten-Kiefer; Gelbkiefer;Igelkiefer
Español Pino con hojas certas
Svenska Fichtenkiefer; Weihrauchkiefer; Fichten-Kiefer; Gelbkiefer;Igelkiefer
Polski Fichtenkiefer; Weihrauchkiefer; Fichten-Kiefer; Gelbkiefer;Igelkiefer
Український Fichtenkiefer; Weihrauchkiefer; Fichten-Kiefer; Gelbkiefer;Igelkiefer
Român Fichtenkiefer; Weihrauchkiefer; Fichten-Kiefer; Gelbkiefer;Igelkiefer
Русский Fichtenkiefer; Weihrauchkiefer; Fichten-Kiefer; Gelbkiefer;Igelkiefer
Български Fichtenkiefer; Weihrauchkiefer; Fichten-Kiefer; Gelbkiefer;Igelkiefer
EESTI Fichtenkiefer; Weihrauchkiefer; Fichten-Kiefer; Gelbkiefer;Igelkiefer
日本語 Fichtenkiefer; Weihrauchkiefer; Fichten-Kiefer; Gelbkiefer;Igelkiefer
中文 萌芽松 (meng ya song) (meng ya song (meng ya song))
Other names Sünfenyo (Suenfenyo) [Hungarian]; kratkoiglicavi bor

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Hough

Origin

Geographic Regions North America
States and Territories E and SE USA, from New York to E Texas across 22 states.; North-Central U.S.A.; Illinois; Missouri; Oklahoma; Northeastern U.S.A.; Connecticut; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; West Virginia; South-Central U.S.A.; Texas; Southeastern U.S.A.; Alabama; Arkansas; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Mississippi; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee; Virginia; District of Columbia

Botany

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

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

Wood

American Pitch Pine; Short-leaf Pine; Yellow Pine; Spruce Pine; Arkansas pine; Shortleaf pine

Hough

American Pitch Pine; Short-leaf Pine; Yellow Pine; Spruce Pine; Arkansas pine; Shortleaf pine

Pinus echinata , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

American Pitch Pine; Short-leaf Pine; Yellow Pine; Spruce Pine; Arkansas pine; Shortleaf pine

PNEC , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

American Pitch Pine; Short-leaf Pine; Yellow Pine; Spruce Pine; Arkansas pine; Shortleaf pine

PNEC , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson