COMMON NAMES:
Douglas fir, Oregon pine, British Columbian pine
SPECIFIC GRAVITY:
0.45
DENSITY:
TANGENTIAL MOVEMENT:
7.60%
RADIAL MOVEMENT:
4.80%
VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE:
12.40%
DURABILITY:
Moderate
SOURCE:
Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain states
DESCRIPTION:
Moderately strong, hard and heavy for a softwood, moderately coarse-textured but easily worked. Heartwood varies with conditions of growth from pinkish-yellow to reddish-brown; sapwood lighter.