BLACK PINE
| Origin: | Europe |
| Other names: | Seekiefer, Pin Maritime, Pinhiero Bravo, Pino Maritimo, Pino Marittimo, Maritime Pine |
WOOD DESCRIPTION
| Color: | yellow |
| Sapwood: | clearly demarcated |
| Texture: | coarse |
| Grain: | straight |
| Interlocked grain: | absent |
| Note: | The abundant sapwood is pale yellow. The heartwood is yellow with reddish brown veins. The resin (and turpentine) odour is strong on green woods. |
NATURAL DURABILITY AND TREATABILITY
| Funghi (according to E.N. standards): | class 3 – moderately durable |
| Dry wood borers: | durable – sapwood demarcated (risk limited to sapwood) |
| Termites (according to E.N. standards): | class S – susceptible |
| Treatability (according to E.N. standards): | class 4 – not permeable |
| Use class ensured by natural durability: | class 3 – not in ground contact, outside |
| Species covering the use class 5: | No |
| Note: | This species is listed in the European standard NF EN 350-2. Use class 3 is only for wood components without sapwood. According to the European standard NF EN 335, performance length might be modified by the intensity of end-use exposition. Sapwood of MARITIME PINE is permeable to preservative products. |