PINE. 277 



12 ft. Light, hard, strong, very resinous. One of the "Hard 

 Pines," closely allied to the Bull Pine (P. panderdsa). Used 

 locally, chiefly as coarse lumber. See also Pine, Lodge-pole. 



Pine, Black, in New Zealand (i) (Prumndpitys spicdta Masters : 

 Order Taxinece). Miuni " Matai." Height 80 ft. ; diam. 24 ft. 

 Heavy, close, smooth, and even in grain, strong, easily worked, very 

 durable. Used for piles, sleepers, house-building, mill-wrights' 

 work, etc. (ii) (Podocdrpus femiginea Don : Order Taxlnece). Maori 

 "Miro." Germ. "Mirobaum." Height 5080 ft. ; diam. 13 ft. 

 S.G. 1214 when green, 752 660 when seasoned. Light to dark 

 reddish-brown, sometimes nicely figured, moderately heavy and 

 hard, close, straight, and even in grain, strong, elastic, planing up 

 well and taking a good polish, durable in contact with sea-water, 

 but not in contact with the soil. Used for piles and suited for 

 house-building, cabinet-work or turnery. 



Pine, Black, in Australia. See Cypress Pine. 



Pine, Bull (P. ponderdsa Dougl.). Western North America. 

 Known also as "Yellow" or "Heavy-wooded Pine." Germ, 

 " Westliche Gelbkiefer." Height 100150 ft. or up to 225 ft. ; 

 diam. 5 6 or 12 ft. Sapwood wide; heart very variable in 

 weight, strength and durability, generally hard, brittle, strong, 

 resinous, but not durable in contact with the soil. Furnishing 

 most of the hard Pine of the West, being largely used for lumber, 

 railway ties, mining-timber and fuel. See also Pine, Black and 

 Pine, Nut. 



Pine, Canadian Red (P. resinosa Sol.). Michigan and Minnesota 

 to Newfoundland. Known in Canada as " Norway Pine " and in 

 Nova Scotia as " Yellow Pine." French " Pin rouge d'Amerique." 

 Germ. " Rothkiefer " or " Harzige Fichte." Height 60100 ft or 

 more; diam. 2 2J ft. S.G. 578485. W 3044. E 650 

 850 tons, e'1-32. p' -81. /3'71. ft 5'1 6-3. c 2705. c' -357. 

 fc 2-42-76. if -62. fs -22 -35. R 800 kilos. Sapwood 

 yellowish white ; heart slightly reddish, light, harder than White 

 Pine (P. Strdbus), tough, elastic, moderately strong, fine-grained, 

 working up well, with a silky lustre, very resinous, durable, 

 not shrinking or warping much in seasoning. Used for spars, 



