Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood.
Yellowish brown, conspicuously fibrous, moderately thin walls, central canal broken by joints.
Structural Qualities of Wood.
Light, elastic, works easily.
Representative Uses of Wood.
Posts, poles, utensils, troughs, pipes, roofing, paper.
Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot.
Variable.
Modulus of Elasticity.
2,380,000 (Johnson's "Materials of Construction," p. 689).