Pine. Ge

alustri

n name; palustris means s

bi

); best in Louisi

straight, clean, branches high; bark, light brown, large, thin, irregul

sap wood, lighter; non-porous; rings, very plain and strongly marked; grain, strai

e

(7th in this list); very elastic (4th in this list); hardness, medium (33d in this list); shri

building trusses, interior finish, ship

entine, tar, pitch and resin in the United Sta

, magnified 3

ection,

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