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Pinus sylvestris L.

Scots Pine Redwood; Scots pine

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Scots Pine
Deutsch Föhre; Kiefer; Gemeine Kiefer; Waldföhre; Waldkiefer
English Scots Pine Redwood; Scots pine
Français Pin sylvestre
Italiano Pino comune; Pino di Scozia; Pino rosso; Pino selvatico; Pino silvestre
Suomi Föhre; Kiefer; Gemeine Kiefer; Waldföhre; Waldkiefer
Norsk Furu
Čeština borovice lesní ; borovice sosna
Español pino albar; pino bravo; pino de Valsaín; pino silvestre;
Svenska Tall
Polski sosna zwyczajna
Український Föhre; Kiefer; Gemeine Kiefer; Waldföhre; Waldkiefer
Român Föhre; Kiefer; Gemeine Kiefer; Waldföhre; Waldkiefer
Русский сосна лесная (sosna lesnaya) (sosna lesnaa (sosna lesnaya)); сосна обыкновенная (sosna obyknovennaya) (sosna obyknovennaa (sosna obyknovennaya));
Български Föhre; Kiefer; Gemeine Kiefer; Waldföhre; Waldkiefer
EESTI Föhre; Kiefer; Gemeine Kiefer; Waldföhre; Waldkiefer
日本語 Föhre; Kiefer; Gemeine Kiefer; Waldföhre; Waldkiefer
中文 欧洲赤松 (ou zhou chi song) (ou zhou chi song (ou zhou chi song))
Other names Az erdeifenyok [Hungarian]; Európai erdeifenyo [Hungarian]; Grove den [Dutch]; Sariçam (Saricam) [Turkish]; bijeli bor; borovica lesná [Slovak]; obicni bor; sosna [Slovak]

Origin

Geographic Regions Europe
States and Territories Eurasia: from N Spain and Scotland in the west to the Russian Far East, from Lapland in the north to Turkey in the south.; Northern Europe; Finland; Great Britain; Norway; Sweden; Middle Europe; Austria; Liechtenstein; Belgium; Luxembourg; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Germany; Hungary; Poland; Switzerland; Southwestern Europe; France; Portugal; Andorra; Spain; Southeastern Europe; Albania; Bulgaria; Greece; Italy; San Marino; Romania; European Turkey; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Kosovo; Macedonia; Montenegro; Serbia; Slovenia; Eastern Europe; Belarus; Estonia; Kaliningrad; Latvia; Lithuania; Krym; Central European Russia; East European Russia; North European Russia; South European Russia; Northwest European Russia; Moldova; Ukraine; Siberia; Altay; Buryatiya; Chita; Irkutsk; Krasnoyarsk; Tuva; West Siberia; Yakutskiya; Russian Far East; Amur; Khabarovsk; Primorye; Central Asia; Kazakhstan; Caucasus; Abkhaziya; Gruziya; Western Asia; Turkey; China; Nei Mongol; Heilongjiang; Jilin; Mongolia; Mongolia
Swiss wood Native in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood)

Botany

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

Habitus

Wood type Softwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3to4
Mushrooms laboratory 2to5
House longhorn beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) D
Common furniture beetle (Anobium) D
Termites S
Remarks Diese Art zeigt bei Prüfung unter Laborbedingungen eine grosse Spannweite der Dauerhaftigkeit gegen Basidiomy-ceten

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

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

Physical properties

Density, air dry u =15%, lower limit 330.00 %
Density, air dry u =15%, upper limit 520.00 %

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 500.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 520.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 540.00 kg/m3

Mechanical properties

Compressive strength, mean value 47–55 N/mm2
Tensile strength, mean 104.00 N/mm2
Flexural strength, mean 87–100 N/mm2
Young's modulus, mean 12000.00 N/mm2

Areas of application

Cladding; Decking; Marine; Furniture; Flooring; Street & Garden; Doors & Windowframes; Construction; Agriculture

Appearances

Wood

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

PNSY,WPNN , ast , ©Bollinger Furniere

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

PNSY,WPNN , astrein, aufbau , ©Atlas Holz

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

PNSY,WPNN , gefaerbt, dunkel, 41002 , ©Bollinger Furniere

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

PNSY,WPNN , gefaerbt, hell, 41.003 , ©Bollinger Furniere

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

PNSY,WPNN , geschaelt , ©Bollinger Furniere

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

PNSY,WPNN , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

Pinus sylvestris , ©Lignum

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

PNSY,WPNN , 115x55mm , ©Silvano Schmid

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

Pinus sylvestris , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

PNSY,WPNN , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

PNSY,WPNN , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

PNSY,WPNN , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Cones

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

PNSY,WPNN , Cones , ©Dennis Wilson

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

PNSY,WPNN , Bulgaria, Cones , ©Michael P. Frankis

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

PNSY,WPNN , Cones , ©Michael P. Frankis

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

PNSY,WPNN , Cones , ©Michael P. Frankis

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

PNSY,WPNN , Cones , ©Michael P. Frankis

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

PNSY,WPNN , Cones , ©Dennis Wilson

Scots Pine Redwood;  Scots pine

PNSY,WPNN , Scotland, Cones , ©Michael P. Frankis