Grades & Properties of Wood Flooring —
Domestic Species
Yellow Pine (Southern Yellow Pine)
Scientific Name:
Pinus palustris
Other Common Names and Related Species:
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Longleaf Pine
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Longleaf Yellow Pine
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Southern Yellow Pine
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Origin:
The United States and Canada.
Janka Hardness: 690
Yellow Pine is at the bottom of the Janka scale.
Grades of Yellow Pine Flooring Available:
Yellow Pine flooring is typically graded Clear and #2 Common and Better. The red heartwood of the tree is sold as Heart Pine. Heart Pine is sold in Clear and #2 Common grades also, although some manufacturers produce other grades.
Clear Yellow Pine flooring is the highest grade of Yellow Pine. It has a very uniform yellow color without knots and defects.
#2 Common and Better Yellow Pine flooring includes all the character found in the wood. Large knots, light yellow sapwood, and some dark heartwood are found in this grade.
Heart Pine flooring has a reddish color. It is more desirable than Yellow Pine because of its color and hardness.
Learn more about these specific Yellow Pine wood flooring grades:
