Red Pine Lumber

Red Pine tree, Taxus Wallichiana zucc scientific name, is a very valuable tree belonging to the Taxaceae family. The bark of Red Pine is light reddish brown in color, moderately thick, flaky. The wood is reddish brown. Red Pine tree, a shade-loving tree, usually grows in tropical regions.

Red Pine has a thin, pale yellow to nearly white sapwood, and a light reddish brown heartwood. The wood has a good modulus of rupture, no warp, and little splitting. Red Pine can be used in joinery and construction. Due to its hardness, water-resistance and moisture resistance, Red Pine wood is very suitable for irrigational works.