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Loblolly pines are one of the fastest growing pines making it a valuable species in the lumber industry. The lumber marketed as yellow pine lumber and similar usage to other southern pines such as the more stronger Longleaf and Shortleaf pines. They are also used as pulpwood. [13] It grows at an average of 2 feet per year. [15]
Jeffrey pine wood and ponderosa pine wood are sold together as yellow pine. [6] Both kinds of wood are hard (with a Janka hardness of 550 lbf (2,400 N)), but the western yellow pine wood is less dense than southern yellow pine wood (28 lb/cu ft (0.45 g/cm 3) versus 35 lb/cu ft (0.56 g/cm 3) for shortleaf pine). [6]
Longleaf pine also is known as being one of several species grouped as a southern yellow pine [10] or longleaf yellow pine, and in the past as pitch pine (a name dropped as it caused confusion with pitch pine, Pinus rigida).
Shortleaf pine is a source of wood pulp, plywood veneer, and lumber for a variety of uses. The shortleaf pine is one of the southern US "southern yellow pines"; it is also occasionally called southern yellow pine or the shortstraw pine. The wood from the shortleaf pine is used commercially for creating flooring and beams.
Pinus elliottii, commonly known as slash pine, [2] [3] is a conifer tree native to the Southeastern United States. Slash pine is named after the "slashes" – swampy ground overgrown with trees and bushes – that constitute its habitat. Other common names include swamp pine, yellow slash pine, and southern Florida pine. [3]
The common choice of wood selected for modern wooden roller coasters worldwide is southern yellow pine, [19] a softwood abundant in the southern United States from eastern Texas to Virginia. [20] It is known for its strength, which comes from its extremely dense properties. [19] Southern pine is also easy to cut and responds well to pressure ...
Southern yellow pine is the most widely used species in the United States; however, many species of long straight trees are used to make utility poles, including Douglas fir, jack pine, lodgepole pine, western red cedar, and Pacific silver fir.
Furfurylation is a commercially used wood modification process [1] to enhance the physical, mechanical and biological properties of wood. In this process -which is based on principles of wood science - the cell walls of the wood swell with furfuryl alcohol, which polymerizes within the cell walls .