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REDWOOD

THE TREE

EUROPEAN REDWOOD, KNOWN ALSO AS SCOTS PINE, IS PROBABLY THE MOST COMMONLY USED COMMERCIAL WOOD. IT OCCURS THROUGH MUCH OF CENTRAL EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA AND IS SHIPPED IN LARGE QUANTITIES FROM SWEDEN, FINLAND, RUSSIA AND POLAND. IT COMES FROM A TREE OF MODEST SIZE, 20 TO 30m IN HEIGHT AND 60cm AND OCCASIONALLY MORE IN DIAMETER. BLACK, INCLUDING CORSICAN, PINE OF SOUTHERN EUROPE, JAPANESE AKAMTSU AND AMERICAN RED PINE ARE SIMILAR.

THE WOOD

IT IS SO-CALLED FOR ITS REDDISH-BROWN HEARTWOOD, IT HAS WELL-MARKED GROWTH RINGS, BUT VARIES GREATLY IN CHARACTER FROM THE SLOWLY GROWN, FINE TEXTURED WOOD OF NORTHERN RUSSIA ESPECIALLY IN THE TAIGA FORESTS OF IRKUTSK REGION TO THE MORE VIGOROUSLY GROWN, DENSER WOOD OF SOUTHERN SWEDEN AND PARTS OF EUROPE. IT IS MILDLY RESINOUS AND MORE OR LESS KNOTTY; OF MEDIUM WEIGHT FOR A SOFTWOOD, THOUGH LIGHTER THAN BEECH AND OAK.

TECHNICAL PROPERTIES

REDWOOD DRIES EASILY AND WELL AND IS STABLE IN USE. IT HAS GOOD STRENGTH FOR ITS WEIGHT AND WORKS WELL, TAKING A GOOD FINISH. IT IS NOT RESISTANT TO DECAY.

USES

THE TIMBER IS GRADED FOR USE, WITH THE BETTER TIMBER GOING INTO JOINERY AND, TO A LIMITED EXTENT, FURNITURE, AND THE GENERAL RUN OF PRODUCTION USED FOR CONSTRUCTION, ESPECIALLY HOUSE-BUILDING, AND FOR BOXES AND CRATES. IT IS USED, AFTER A PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT, FOR RAILWAY SLEEPERS AND TELEGRAPH AND ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION POLES. IT IS AN IMPORTANT WOOD FOR PULP, ESPECIALLY PULP FOR WRAPPING- PAPER, AND IS BEING USED INCREASINGLY FOR PLYWOOD.