COMMON NAMES: Ponderosa pine, Western yellow pine, California white pine
SPECIFIC GRAVITY:
0.51
DENSITY:
32 lbs./cu.ft.
TANGENTIAL MOVEMENT:
6.20%
RADIAL MOVEMENT:
3.90%
VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE:
9.70%
DURABILITY:
Moderate to poor
SOURCE:
California, Oregon, Washington and other Western states
DESCRIPTION:
Ponderosa pine is moderately soft, with good dimensional stability. It is easily worked considering it is a yellow pine. The sapwood is nearly white to creamy yellow in color, often with a reddish or tan cast to the heartwood.
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