COMMON NAMES:   Ponderosa pine, Western yellow pine, California white pine

SPECIFIC GRAVITY:   .51

DENSITY:  32 lbs./cu.ft.

TANGENTIAL MOVEMENT:   6.2%

RADIAL MOVEMENT:   3.9%

VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE:   9.7%

DURABILITY1:   Moderate to poor

SOURCE:  California, Oregon, Washington and other Western states

DESCRIPTION:   Ponderosa pine is moderately soft, with good dimensional stability. It is easily worked considering it is a yellow pine. The sapwood is nearly white to creamy yellow in color, often with a reddish or tan cast to the heartwood.

1 Durability refers to a wood's resistance to rotting in wet environments.