The Wood Properties and Quality of Pinus pringlei Shaw and P. greggii Engel. Compared with that of P. patula and P. elliottii Grown in South Africa

Abstract

P. pringlei produces an attractive wood of a uniformly pale-brown colour due to its comparatively inconspicuous growth rings. It has a fine texture and has an average density similar to that of P. elliottii but is considerably less variable, especially within annual rings. At the 5 % height level the density increases rapidly from pit to bark but higher up in the tree the wood tends to be more uniform across the radius.