Sitka spruce

Wood species Sitka spruce
English name Sitka spruce
Alternative name Sitka Spur, Coast west spruce, Coast spruce, Tideland Spruce, Yellow spruce, Western spruce, Silver spruce, Menzies’ spruce
Botanical name Picea sitchensis
Type Softwood
Tree size / Height 50 m
Trunk / Diameter 1,5 m
Location North America
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Specific gravity 0.37
Specific gravity (12% MC) 0,46
Janka Hardness 2270 lbf
Modulus of rupture 70,0 MPa
Elastic Modulus 11,03 GPa
Crushing Strength 38,7 MPa
Shrinkage Radial 4,3%
Tangential 7,5%
Volumetric 11,5%
T/R Ratio 1,7
m³/BDU 2,94
m³/BDMT 2,70
Ton/BDU 2,73
Tonne/BDU 2,47
Tonne/BDMT 2,27
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