Difference between revisions of "Red fir"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (Text replace - "== Authority ==" to "== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==") |
|||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | ''Abies magnifica''; golden fir; yellow fir; red barked fir; Shasta fir; California red fir; sapin rouge (Fr.) | + | ''Abies magnifica''; golden fir; yellow fir; red barked fir; silver tip fir; Shasta fir; California red fir; sapin rouge (Fr.) |
| − | + | ==Physical and Chemical Properties== | |
| − | |||
! scope="row"| Density | ! scope="row"| Density | ||
| 34 ppcf | | 34 ppcf | ||
|} | |} | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
| − | + | * The Wood Database: [https://www.wood-database.com/california-red-fir/ California red fir] | |
| − | H. A. Alden, A.C. Wiedenhoeft, "Qualified Determination of Provenance of Wood of the Firs (Abies spp. Mill) Using Microscopic Features of Rays: An Aid to Conservators, Curators and Art Historians" AIC Poster, reprinted online at [http://www.si.edu/scmre/abies.html http://www.si.edu/scmre/abies.html] | + | * H. A. Alden, A.C. Wiedenhoeft, "Qualified Determination of Provenance of Wood of the Firs (Abies spp. Mill) Using Microscopic Features of Rays: An Aid to Conservators, Curators and Art Historians" AIC Poster, reprinted online at [http://www.si.edu/scmre/abies.html http://www.si.edu/scmre/abies.html] |
| − | |||
| − | |||
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 273-274 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 273-274 | ||
Revision as of 14:09, 18 September 2022
Description
A large fir tree with red bark, such as Abies magnifica, native to the western coast of North America. The heartwood in older trees is a yellowish brown. Red fir trees have been used for framing lumber and paper pulp.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Abies magnifica; golden fir; yellow fir; red barked fir; silver tip fir; Shasta fir; California red fir; sapin rouge (Fr.)
Physical and Chemical Properties
! scope="row"| Density | 34 ppcf |}
Resources and Citations
- The Wood Database: California red fir
- H. A. Alden, A.C. Wiedenhoeft, "Qualified Determination of Provenance of Wood of the Firs (Abies spp. Mill) Using Microscopic Features of Rays: An Aid to Conservators, Curators and Art Historians" AIC Poster, reprinted online at http://www.si.edu/scmre/abies.html
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 273-274
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998