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Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon

California Scrub Pine; shore pine; twisted pine; contorta pine; Lodgepole pine; Shore pine; Tamarack pine

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Küsten-Kiefer; Murraykiefer; Drehkiefer;Dreh-Kiefer
English California Scrub Pine; shore pine; twisted pine; contorta pine; Lodgepole pine;Shore pine; Tamarack pine
Français Pin de Murray; Pin tordu; pin lodgepole; pin tortillé
Italiano Pino contorto; Pino torcido de California
Suomi Küsten-Kiefer; Murraykiefer; Drehkiefer;Dreh-Kiefer
Norsk Vrifuru
Čeština borovice pokroucená
Español Küsten-Kiefer; Murraykiefer; Drehkiefer;Dreh-Kiefer
Svenska Contortatall
Polski Küsten-Kiefer; Murraykiefer; Drehkiefer;Dreh-Kiefer
Український Küsten-Kiefer; Murraykiefer; Drehkiefer;Dreh-Kiefer
Român Küsten-Kiefer; Murraykiefer; Drehkiefer;Dreh-Kiefer
Русский Küsten-Kiefer; Murraykiefer; Drehkiefer;Dreh-Kiefer
Български Küsten-Kiefer; Murraykiefer; Drehkiefer;Dreh-Kiefer
EESTI Küsten-Kiefer; Murraykiefer; Drehkiefer;Dreh-Kiefer
日本語 Küsten-Kiefer; Murraykiefer; Drehkiefer;Dreh-Kiefer
Other names Csavarttus fenyo [Hungarian]; usukani bor

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Hough

Origin

Geographic Regions North America
States and Territories Western North America, from Yukon to Baja California and S Colorado.; Subarctic America; Alaska; NWT-MK; Yukon; Western Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Northwestern U.S.A.; North-Central U.S.A.; South Dakota; Southwestern U.S.A.; Mexico; Baja California

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Gymnosperm
Class Pinopsida
Order Pinales
Family Pinaceae
Genus Pinus
Species contorta
Author citation Douglas ex Loudon
Scientific name Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon

Habitus

Wood type Softwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3to4
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 430.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 460.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 470.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

California Scrub Pine;  shore pine;  twisted pine;  contorta pine;  Lodgepole pine; Shore pine;  Tamarack pine

Hough

Bark

California Scrub Pine;  shore pine;  twisted pine;  contorta pine;  Lodgepole pine; Shore pine;  Tamarack pine

PNCN , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

California Scrub Pine;  shore pine;  twisted pine;  contorta pine;  Lodgepole pine; Shore pine;  Tamarack pine

PNCN , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

California Scrub Pine;  shore pine;  twisted pine;  contorta pine;  Lodgepole pine; Shore pine;  Tamarack pine

PNCN , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson