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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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[[File:54_Pitch Pine2_Rad2_100x.jpg|thumb|Pitch pine radial (''Pinus rigida'')]]
 
A medium size North American pine tree, ''Pinus rigida'', found generally in mid-Atlantic states.  The pitch pine produced a sappy wood that made it excellent to make charcoal in Colonial America.  It was occasionally used for ship building, mine timbers, railroad ties, briges and barns. Nowadays the tree is used mainly for rough construction, pulp, crating, and fuel.  Pitch pine yields [[pitch|pitch]] and [[turpentine%20%28oil%29|turpentine]]. The wood's high resin content preserves it from decay.
 
A medium size North American pine tree, ''Pinus rigida'', found generally in mid-Atlantic states.  The pitch pine produced a sappy wood that made it excellent to make charcoal in Colonial America.  It was occasionally used for ship building, mine timbers, railroad ties, briges and barns. Nowadays the tree is used mainly for rough construction, pulp, crating, and fuel.  Pitch pine yields [[pitch|pitch]] and [[turpentine%20%28oil%29|turpentine]]. The wood's high resin content preserves it from decay.
  
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''Pinus rigida''; pichepin (Fr.)
 
''Pinus rigida''; pichepin (Fr.)
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[[File:54_Pitch Pine2_Tan_100x.jpg|thumb|Pitch pine tangential (''Pinus rigida'')]]
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[[File:54_Pitch Pine2_Tran_100x.jpg|thumb|Pitch pine transverse(''Pinus rigida'')]]
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
  
[[File:54_Pitch Pine2_Rad2_100x.jpg|thumb|Pitch pine
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* Evergreen needles: 2 1/2 to 5 inches (6-13 cm ) long
 
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* Cones: ovoid, 2 to 4 inches (5-10 cm) long, light brown in color
(''Pinus rigida'')]]
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* Bark: mature trees have brownish thick flat plates with deep furrows
== Other Properties ==
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* Height: may reach 80 feet (25 m)
 
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* Density = 52-53 ppcf
Evergreen needles: 2 1/2 to 5 inches (6-13 cm ) long
 
 
 
Cones: ovoid, 2 to 4 inches (5-10 cm) long, light brown in color
 
 
 
Bark: mature trees have brownish thick flat plates with deep furrows
 
 
 
Height: may reach 80 feet (25 m)
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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! scope="row"| Density
 
| 52-53 ppcf
 
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== Additional Images ==
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
File:54_Pitch Pine2_Tan_100x.jpg|Pitch pine  (''Pinus rigida'')
 
File:54_Pitch Pine2_Tran_100x.jpg|Pitch pine  (''Pinus rigida'')
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
  
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
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== Resources and Citations ==
  
 
* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
 
* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

Latest revision as of 10:44, 8 October 2020

Shumway House parlor
MFA#: 25.620

Description

Pitch pine radial (Pinus rigida)

A medium size North American pine tree, Pinus rigida, found generally in mid-Atlantic states. The pitch pine produced a sappy wood that made it excellent to make charcoal in Colonial America. It was occasionally used for ship building, mine timbers, railroad ties, briges and barns. Nowadays the tree is used mainly for rough construction, pulp, crating, and fuel. Pitch pine yields Pitch and turpentine. The wood's high resin content preserves it from decay.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Pinus rigida; pichepin (Fr.)

Pitch pine tangential (Pinus rigida)
Pitch pine transverse(Pinus rigida)

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Evergreen needles: 2 1/2 to 5 inches (6-13 cm ) long
  • Cones: ovoid, 2 to 4 inches (5-10 cm) long, light brown in color
  • Bark: mature trees have brownish thick flat plates with deep furrows
  • Height: may reach 80 feet (25 m)
  • Density = 52-53 ppcf

Resources and Citations

  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: density=52-53 ppcf (0.83-0.85 g/cm3)