Virginia Yellow Pine
Pinus virginia
Yellow Pine
Pinus virginia.
Generally straight but uneven grained with a medium texture. Yellowish white sapwood and reddish brown, orange, or yellow heartwood. Pine is heavy and strong, very stiff, hard and moderately high in shock resistance. It acquires an amber patina with age. Pine Logs are susceptible to a fungus discoloration.
Other Names
Southern Yellow Pine is a collective genus that covers several species, including: Black, Jack, Jersey, Longleaf, Loblolly, North Carolina, Oldfield, Slash, Shortleaf, and Virginia Pine (common to our area and mostly knotty).
Distribution
Virginia pine is native to southeastern New York (Long Island) and New Jersey, west to Pennsylvania, central Ohio and southern Indiana, south to western Kentucky, western Tennessee and Northeastern Mississippi, and east to central Alabama, northern Georgia, northern South Carolina and Virginia. Because of its tolerance to acidic soils, Virginia pine has been planted on strip-mine spoil banks and severely eroded soils.
Availability:
Abundant.
Yellow Pine
Pinus virginiana
The preferred construction wood of the 19th century, Yellow Pine was used for everything from clipper ship masts to warehouse timbers to residential flooring. It was the flooring of choice in part due to its hardness and durability. Yellow Pine is the state tree of Alabama, Arkansas and North Carolina.Yellow Pine
Pinus virginiana
Southern yellow pine is one of the hardest pines and is recommended for flooring and higher traffic areasYellow Pine
Pinus virginiana
Southern Yellow Pine represents the least expensive, yet one of the most traditional flooring choices available. Yellow Pine is used for structural timber, structural grade plywood, building construction, boxes, baskets, crates, cooperage, pallets, millwork, woodenware, novelties, boat building, and applications requiring hardness and good wearing qualities.
Yellow Pine
Pinus virginiana
Yellow Pine works fairly well with machine or hand tools, although resin in wood has a tendency to gum up cutting edges and can present challenges with gluing. Yellow Pine ranks high in nail and screw holding capacity pre-drilling sometimes is required to prevent splitting. It machines well but resins in the wood tend to clog abrasives; frequent sandpaper changes are required. Yellow Pine paints, stains, and varnishes easily, but again, resin bleed-out can be a concern . A wood sealer is recommended to prevent a blotchy appearance when stainingJanka Rating: 690
| YELLOW PINE ESTIMATED PRODUCT WEIGHTS | LBS | UNIT |
|---|---|---|
| Green Rough Sawn | 3.87 | BF |
| KD Rough Sawn | 2.90 | BF |
| KD Hit-or-Miss Planed | 2.72 | BF |
| 3/4″ S4S / T&G, Lap | 2.36 | LF/SF |
| Listed weights are estimated averages and do not include the additional weight of bolsters, packaging or crating. | ||
