Pinus spp. of the family Pinaceae, the pine family
there are something just under 8 zillion kinds of pine and I have broken out only ponderosa pine, radiata pine, white pine, yellow pine and a couple of others with their own pages on this site and what's below is everything else that I have on pine. To see an extensive list of the species in the genus Pinus, see:
my samples: NOTE: these pics were all taken in very bright incandescent lighting ("soft white" at 2700K) colors will vary under other lighting conditions
Because there are so many different pines shown on this page, I've provided an index here for your convenience. Note that occasionally I have been known to add a pine to this page and forget to update this list so it's possible that there are other pines on the page.
both sides of a sample plank of aleppo pine / Pinus halapensis --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of Apache pine / Pinus engelmannii --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of Bishop pine / Pinus muricata --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of Bishop pine / Pinus muricata --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of black pine / Pinus nigra --- HUGE enlargements are present. Although the vendor has this (correctly) as Austrian pine, this species is more commonly called "black pine" as the botanical name indicates.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of black pine / Pinus nigra --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site. Although the vendor has this (correctly) as Austrian pine, this species is more commonly called "black pine" as the botanical name indicates.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of black pine / Pinus nigra --- HUGE enlargements are present. This wood goes by a huge number of common names including, as this vendor has it, Austrian black pine.
both sides of a sample plank of black pine / Pinus nigra --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by Mark Peet whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site. This wood goes by a huge number of common names including, as this vendor has it, Austrian black pine.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of black pine / Pinus uncinata --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site. This piece has a lot of blue stain.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of bristlecone pine / Pinus longaeva --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of bristlecone pine / Pinus longaeva --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of Corsican pine / Pinus nigra var laricia) --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by Mark Peet whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
both sides of a sample plank of Coulter pine / Pinus coulteri --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of Coulter pine / Pinus coulteri --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of murray cypress pine / Callitris preisii --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by Mark Peet whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
both sides of a sample plank of digger pine / Pinus sabiniana --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of digger pine / Pinus sabiniana --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site. There is blue stain on one end (possibly it could be mineral stain but I think blue stain is much more likely)
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of foxtail pine / Pinus balfouriana --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of foxtail pine / Pinus balfouriana --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of quartersawn jack pine / Pinus banksiana --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of quartersawn jack pine / Pinus banksiana --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by Mark Peet whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of Jeffrey pine / Pinus jeffreyi --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of Jeffrey pine / Pinus jeffreyi --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of knobcone pine / Pinus attenuata --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of knobcone pine / Pinus attenuata --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of limber pine / Pinus flexilis --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of limber pine / Pinus flexilis --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by Mark Peet whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
both sides of a sample plank of flat cut maritime pine / Pinus pinaster --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by Mark Peet whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
both sides of a sample plank of quartersawn maritime pine / Pinus pinaster --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by Mark Peet whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
both sides of a sample plank of pinyon pine / Pinus edulis --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of pinyon pine / Pinus edulis --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of singleleaf pinyon pine / Pinus monophylla --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of singleleaf pinyon pine / Pinus monophylla --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
NOT A RAW WOOD COLOR --- both faces of this sample have a light coat of clear paste wax
both sides of a sample plank of pitch pine / Pinus rigida --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by Mark Peet whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
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both sides of a sample plank of pond pine / Pinus serotina --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by Mark Peet whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of red pine / Pinus resinosa --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by Mark Peet whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
first face and the end grain of a sample of red pine / Pinus resinosa. This part of a collection which is discussed here: COLLECTION A
the second face, before and after sanding, showing how the patina from aging is only surface deep.
end grain closeup and END GRAIN UPDATE from directly above. Note the indented grain.
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both sides of a small plank of sand pine / Pinus clausa --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site. This piece has a lot of resin in it, unlike the Pinus clausa sample directly below which is free of resin.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of sand pine / Pinus clausa --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of Scotch pine / Pinus sylvestris --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above --- although the yellow/orange in the closeup seems exaggerated, it really does look this way under a strong incandescent light
both sides of a sample plank of Scotch pine / Pinus sylvestris --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of Scotch pine / Pinus sylvestris --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by Mark Peet whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of Scotch pine / Pinus sylvestris --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was contributed to the site by Mark Peet whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of Scotch pine / Pinus sylvestris --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was contributed to the site by Mark Peet whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site. This piece was cut from the same larger plank as the sample above but this one has a large resin canal that was deep in the wood, presumably caused by a surface wound that moved deeper as the tree grew.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of stone pine / Pinus pinea --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of torrey pine / Pinus torreyana --- HUGE enlargements are present.
end grain and HIGH GRIT END GRAIN CLOSEUP of the piece directly above. I don't know what happened but the end grain closeup color was way off and my attempt at color correction was not entirely successful, giving it too much orange
first face and the end grain of a sample of pine / Pinus spp. --- This part of a collection which is discussed here: COLLECTION C
the second face, before and after slicing off 1/8" showing how the patina from aging is only surface deep.
end grain closeup and END GRAIN UPDATE of the piece directly above
first face and the end grain of a sample of pine / Pinus spp. --- This part of a collection which is discussed here: COLLECTION C
the second face, before and after slicing off 1/8" showing how the patina from aging is only surface deep.
end grain closeup and END GRAIN UPDATE of the piece directly above
HIGH GRIT END GRAIN CLOSEUP of a piece of pine 2x4 --- HUGE enlargements are present. LATER: OOPS; I now see that this has no resin canals, so despite having been labeled as pine by a big box store, it is NOT pine. Probably hemlock or possibly fir. I've left this here despite the mistake as a cautionary tale --- never believe what the big box stores tell you without checking.
a couple of shots taken at a lumber yard of planks labeled just "pine" with no species designation or even a more descriptive common name (like "yellow", or "white", or "whothehellknows").
some planks shot at LOWES. These just were labeled "select pine". These pics have a very faint purplish tinge that was not in the wood. The pics directly below, although taken at a different time, are more like what this wood actually looked like
more Lowes shots --- the first is regular pine and the 2nd is "select"; no species designation was given and extreme enlargements are present
an old chunk of pine/larch/fir that I've been using in shop jigs. I happened to notice the most recent time refreshed the end grain that it had the classical "normal" grain indentation that occurs in a few softwoods. It might be Ponderosa pine since that wood is known for having the indentations. Both levels of enlargements are present.
a plank of what I'm calling "owl-eyed" pine. It' pretty common to see pine with lots of little "eyes" but this is the first time I've seen it with the double eyes that this piece is full of. This piece was contributed to the site by Mark Peet whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site. Below, I've shown the normal pics of a sample cut from this and then several different end grains showing the spikes that run through the wood and show up as the eyes (or in this case, double eyes). Mark is now sure this is white pine so when he loaned me yet another piece from the same set of planks, I put it on the white pine page where this one now really belongs.
both sides of the sample plank cut from the piece directly above. The first face was sanded down a bit and has lost the slight yellow patina seen on the plank
a couple of face/end shots from different cuts in the plank, showing the spikes and how they show up as eyes on the face. The pink tint is from the particular 1200 grit sandpaper I used, not inherent in the wood.
The following 4 samples are all from a batch of old barnwood that was sent to me for ID. I was confident that these 4 pieces were all pine and very likely all the same kind of pine, but I had no idea WHICH kind of pine. My friend Mark Peet tells me that they are almost certainly Southern white pine / pinus glabra. HUGE enlargements are present throughout this set of pics.
both sides of piece #1 with the first side as it was given to me and the second side sanded
end grain and a face grain closeup, about 1" x 1", of the piece directly above
end grain closeup and END GRAIN UPDATE of the piece directly above
both sides of piece #2 with the first side as it was given to me and the second side sanded
both end grains and a face grain closeup, about 1" x 1", of the piece directly above
end grain closeup and END GRAIN UPDATE of the piece directly above
both sides of piece #3 with the first side as it was given to me and the second side sanded
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of piece #4 with the first side as it was given to me and the second side sanded. Although I did notice some peculiarity in the face grain closeup of this particular piece, I didn't think much of it but Mark pointed out that it is blistered, which is rare in pine. The blistering is very hard to see in the pics but it is clearly there when you look at the piece in person.
end grain and a face grain closeup, about 1" x 1", of the piece directly above
end grain closeup and END GRAIN UPDATE of the piece directly above
plank of indented grain pine, donated to the site by Frank Deel whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site. For more details see the cutoff directly below.
small piece cut from the larger one directly above
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
pinyon pine (Pinus monotphylla, also listed as single-leaf pinyon pine and nut pine) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
Norway pine (Pinus resinosa, also listed as red pine) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
Cuban pine (Pinus cubensis) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views. This wood is listed in The Wood Book as slash pine, swamp pine, bastard pine, and meadow pine, and NOT Cuban pine, but other references seem to agree that it is Cuban pine and grows only in Cuba so I'm puzzled by its inclusion in The Wood Book and also by all these other common names, which only show up in MY data base with other botanical names.
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
sugar pine (Pinus lamberitana) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
torrey pine (Pinus torreyana, also listed as Del Mar pine and Soledad pine) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
Bishop's pine (Pinus muricata, also listed prickle-cone pine, swamp pine and Obispo pine) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
knobcone pine (Pinus attenuata) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
sabine pine (Pinus sabiniana, also listed as gray-leaf pine and digger pine) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
pitch pine (Pinus rigida) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views. I find this combination of common name and botanical name a bit strange since my database shows 8 different Pinus species that use the name pitch pine and pine, misc.htm rigida is not one of them AND my database shows that in Australia and a few other countries, pine, misc.htm rigida IS called pitch pine. BUT ... The Wood Book is supposedly only about American woods, so I'm puzzled.
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
Jersey pine (Pinus inops, also listed as scrub pine) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views.
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
scrub pine (Pinus clausa, also listed as sand pine and upland spruce pine) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views.
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
jack pine (Pinus banksiana, not listed the The Wood Book as jack pine but rather as gray pine, Northern scrub pine, and Prince's pine but the more normal name for it these days is jack pine) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views.
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
pond pine (Pinus serotina) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views.
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
bigcone pine (Pinus coulteri) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views.
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
parry pinyon pine (Pinus quadrifolia, also listed as Mexico pinyon pine and nut pine) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views.
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
limber pine (Pinus flexilis, also listed as Rocky Mountain white pine) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views.
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
Balfour pine (Pinus balfouriana, also foxtail pine) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views.
web pics:
Having broken out a few of the pine species/types with pages of their own (Ponderosa, Radiata, white, yellow, etc) I have now split up this remaining batch into a few groups and then a "misc" catchall
NOTE: although several species in the genus Pinus have "black" as all or part of one or more of their common names, usually the name is only applied to Pinus nigra
planks listed as black pine / Pinus nigra
CYPRUS PINE
NOTE: both Pinus brutia and Pinus halepensishave the common name (among others) Cyprus pine and there may be more.
planks listed as Cyprus pine / Pinus halepensis
EASTERN PINE
NOTE: this is often called Eastern white pine and American white pine and it is Pinus strobus
planks listed as Eastern pine / Pinus strobus
planks all from the same vendor, listed as Eastern pine / Pinus strobus
MARITIME PINE
only Pinus pinaster uses the common name maritime pine maritime pine (Pinus pinastre) flat cut and end grain
maritime pine flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
maritime pine planks
NORWAY PINE
NOTE: only Pinus resinosa has the common name Norway pine
Norway pine planks
SCOTCH / SCOTS PINE
(the names are equivalent)
end grain
Scots / Scotch pine plank
planks listed as Scots or Scotch pine / Pinus sylvestris
Scots pine veneer, 2 flat cut pieces and a quartersawn piece
MISCELLANEOUS OTHER PINE SPECIES
end grain of planks listed as old growth pine
end grain listed as just pine and then one listed as bristlecone pine / Pinus longaeva
old growth pine end grain coasters and a closeup
aleppo pine with heavy resin streaks
sugar pine carving blocks
sugar pine plank
aromatic Swiss pine veneer
blue pine planks
silver pine planks
carolina pine veneer
denim pine plank
jack pine plank
pine and knotty pine planks
knotty pine veneer
Russian pine plank
red pine plank
sugar pine planks
swedish pine plank
plank listed as arve / Pinus cembra --- arve is an alternate common name for what is more commonly called Swiss pine or alpine pine
spalted pine
this was listed as "spalted" but the owner commented on the fact that the tree had been in a fire and it appears to me that this is not spalting at all but discoloration due to the fire
three views of a pine plank that is VERY heavy in small-branch incursions. So much so in fact that the man who sent me these pics, Craig Bingman (thanks Craig) said some folks he showed it to called it, tongue in cheek, "bird's eye pine". We're not even positive that it IS pine (it was being sold at a lumber yard as "whitewood" which is not a very helpful designation, although it IS used for some forms of pine, most particulary Eastern white pine).
planks just labeled pine
just labeled pine veneer
log end listed as red pine / Pinus resinosa
dresser made from what the artisan called "spotted" pine, which is (as far as I am aware) just a form of pine that sometimes happens where TONS of small ingrown branches leave "bird's eye like" marks in the wood. As you can see from the closeup (which has an enlargement present), this is a particularly nice form of this wood, and its use in the dresser is just outstanding.
windows frames listed as just pine
bowls just listed as pine
bowl listed as knotty pine --- uh ... no kidding :-)
handled bowl just listed as pine
vases with blue stain
bowl made from spalted pine
root ball vase
bowl just listed as "pine" --- looks just like a spittoon except it's not deep enough
6" tall pine goblet by Steve Earis
pine bowl by Steve Earis whom I thank for this pic and many other contributions to the site.
pine burl "bowl" shot at a woodworking show. HUGE enlargements are present.
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