Wood and Forest

Pine. R

s to colo

sinosa S

tin name; resinosa refe

bi

best in northern Michigan,

branches in whorls, low; bark, thin, scaly, purplish and reddish-brown; longi

h; non-porous; rings summer wood broad, dark; grain, straight; rays

e

; strong (39th in this list); elastic (16th in this list); soft (48th in this list); shrin

electric wire pole

mbles Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris). Bark used

, magnified 3

ection,

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