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Pinus strobus L.

Yellow Pine; Weymouth Pine; White Pine; eastern white pine; northern white pine; Weymouth pine; soft pine

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Strobe; Weymouth-Kiefer; Weymouthskiefer; Seidenkiefer
English Yellow Pine; Weymouth Pine;White Pine; eastern white pine; northern white pine; Weymouth pine; soft pine
Français Pin blanc, Pin de Weymouth, Pin du Lord
Italiano Pino strobo; Pino bianco americano; Pino di Weymouth
Suomi Strobe; Weymouth-Kiefer; Weymouthskiefer; Seidenkiefer
Norsk Strobe; Weymouth-Kiefer; Weymouthskiefer; Seidenkiefer
Čeština Strobe; Weymouth-Kiefer; Weymouthskiefer; Seidenkiefer
Español Pino blanco
Svenska Strobe; Weymouth-Kiefer; Weymouthskiefer; Seidenkiefer
Polski Strobe; Weymouth-Kiefer; Weymouthskiefer; Seidenkiefer
Український Strobe; Weymouth-Kiefer; Weymouthskiefer; Seidenkiefer
Român Strobe; Weymouth-Kiefer; Weymouthskiefer; Seidenkiefer
Русский Strobe; Weymouth-Kiefer; Weymouthskiefer; Seidenkiefer
Български Strobe; Weymouth-Kiefer; Weymouthskiefer; Seidenkiefer
EESTI Strobe; Weymouth-Kiefer; Weymouthskiefer; Seidenkiefer
日本語 Strobe; Weymouth-Kiefer; Weymouthskiefer; Seidenkiefer
Other names Pino blanco

Further information

WSL
InfoFlora
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque
Hough

Origin

Geographic Regions North America
States and Territories E North America: from Newfoundland to N Georgia, westward to Manitoba and Minnesota; S Mexico; Guatemala (highlands).; Western Canada; Manitoba; Eastern Canada; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec; North-Central U.S.A.; Illinois; Iowa; Minnesota; Wisconsin; Northeastern U.S.A.; Connecticut; Indiana; Maine; Massachusetts; Michigan; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Vermont; West Virginia; Southeastern U.S.A.; Delaware; Georgia; Kentucky; Maryland; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee; Virginia; Mexico; Puebla; Veracruz; Guerrero; Oaxaca; Chiapas; Central America; Guatemala
Swiss wood Non-invasive and cultivated neophytes in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood)

Botany

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

Habitus

Wood type Softwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 4
House longhorn beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) D
Common furniture beetle (Anobium) S
Termites S
Remarks Nicht beständig gegen Bohrmuscheln

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 2
Impregnability of the sapwood 1
Width of the sapwood b

Physical properties

Density, air dry u =15%, lower limit 340.00 %
Density, air dry u =15%, upper limit 510.00 %

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 400.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 410.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 420.00 kg/m3

Mechanical properties

Compressive strength, mean value 34.00 N/mm2
Tensile strength, mean 104.00 N/mm2
Flexural strength, mean 61–62 N/mm2
Young's modulus, mean 9000–10000 N/mm2

Areas of application

Cladding; Marine; Doors & Windowframes; Construction; Agriculture; plywood

Appearances

Wood

Yellow Pine; Weymouth Pine; White Pine; eastern white pine; northern white pine; Weymouth pine; soft pine

Hough

Yellow Pine; Weymouth Pine; White Pine; eastern white pine; northern white pine; Weymouth pine; soft pine

PNST , weymouth , ©Bollinger Furniere

Yellow Pine; Weymouth Pine; White Pine; eastern white pine; northern white pine; Weymouth pine; soft pine

PNST , 115x55mm , ©Silvano Schmid

Yellow Pine; Weymouth Pine; White Pine; eastern white pine; northern white pine; Weymouth pine; soft pine

PNST , 145x57mm, Paxton , ©Hansueli Schmid

Yellow Pine; Weymouth Pine; White Pine; eastern white pine; northern white pine; Weymouth pine; soft pine

Pinus strobus , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Yellow Pine; Weymouth Pine; White Pine; eastern white pine; northern white pine; Weymouth pine; soft pine

PNST , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Yellow Pine; Weymouth Pine; White Pine; eastern white pine; northern white pine; Weymouth pine; soft pine

PNST , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Seed

Yellow Pine; Weymouth Pine; White Pine; eastern white pine; northern white pine; Weymouth pine; soft pine

PNST , Stamm, Zapfen , © Zoya Akulova

Branch

Yellow Pine; Weymouth Pine; White Pine; eastern white pine; northern white pine; Weymouth pine; soft pine

PNST , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Cones

Yellow Pine; Weymouth Pine; White Pine; eastern white pine; northern white pine; Weymouth pine; soft pine

PNST , Cones , ©Dennis Wilson

Yellow Pine; Weymouth Pine; White Pine; eastern white pine; northern white pine; Weymouth pine; soft pine

PNST , Cones , ©Michael P. Frankis