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Pinus taeda L.

American Pitch Pine; Carolina Pine

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Pitch Pine
Deutsch Weihrauchkiefer (Pitch Pine)
English American Pitch Pine;Carolina Pine
Français Pitchpin (1)
Italiano Weihrauchkiefer (Pitch Pine)
Suomi Weihrauchkiefer (Pitch Pine)
Norsk Weihrauchkiefer (Pitch Pine)
Čeština Weihrauchkiefer (Pitch Pine)
Español Weihrauchkiefer (Pitch Pine)
Svenska Weihrauchkiefer (Pitch Pine)
Polski Weihrauchkiefer (Pitch Pine)
Український Weihrauchkiefer (Pitch Pine)
Român Weihrauchkiefer (Pitch Pine)
Русский Weihrauchkiefer (Pitch Pine)
Български Weihrauchkiefer (Pitch Pine)
EESTI Weihrauchkiefer (Pitch Pine)
日本語 Weihrauchkiefer (Pitch Pine)
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque

Origin

Geographic Regions North America
States and Territories SE USA: from Delaware and New Jersey to central Florida and E Texas.; North-Central U.S.A.; Oklahoma; Northeastern U.S.A.; Delaware; Maryland; 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 taeda
Author citation L.
Scientific name Pinus taeda L.

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; Carolina Pine

PNTD , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz

Bark

American Pitch Pine; Carolina Pine

PNTD , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

American Pitch Pine; Carolina Pine

PNTD , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

American Pitch Pine; Carolina Pine

PNTD , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson