White Pine
Scientific name:
Pinus strobus
Other names:
Pumpkin Pine
Eastern White Pine
Northern Pine
Weymouth Pine
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White pine grows to heights of 100 feet with a diameter of 3 to 6 feet. Historically, it has grown to heights of 200 feet with diameters of 6 feet. Current national champions are taller than 140 feet. Most of the large trees had been logged prior to the late 1800’s.
It is native to North America from Newfoundland, the Anticosti Islands and the Gaspe’ Peninsula of Quebec, west to central and western Ontario and extreme southeast Manitoba, south to southeastern Minnesota and northeastern Iowa, east to northern Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey and south to northern Georgia and northwest South Carolina. It is also locally distributed in western Kentucky, western Tennessee and Delaware.
Weight:
Basic specific gravity (ovendry weight/green volume) about 0.34; air-dry 0.37
Use:
White Pine uses include millwork, mouldings, knotty pine paneling, siding and boards for boxes, crates, coffins, boats, woodenware and novelties. Used for numerous applications including carvings and sculpture, millwork, sash, doors, trim, paneling, cabinetry, furniture, toys, novelties, musical instrument components, caskets, boxes, match sticks, veneer, dowels, and patterns.
General characteristic:
Lightweight, soft, even-textured and easily worked, White Pine is the least resinous of all pines. Straight grained with a fine, uniform texture. Creamy white, pale yellow or light brown heartwood and creamy white sapwood. Acquires an amber patina with age.
Drying and shrinkage:
Shrinks little, easily kiln dried, is straight grained and has a high ability to stay in place.
Durability:
It is light weight, moderately soft, moderately weak, not stiff, and low in shock resistance. The heartwood is rated as moderately resistant to preservative treatment, while the sapwood is permeable; it is rated as moderately resistant to heartwood decay a wood sealer is recommended to prevent a blotchy appearance when staining. Pine Logs are susceptible to fungus discoloration.
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