USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory One Gifford Pinchot Drive Madison, WI 53705-2398 (608) 231-9200 Wood Technical Fact Sheet Pinus insularis syn. P. kesiya and P. khasya Benguet Pine Family: Pinaceae Other Common Names: Saleng (Philippines), Tinyu, Tinshu (Burma), Dingsa (India). Distribution: High mountain areas of southeast Asia including Assam and Burma, southern Vietnam, and northern Luzon in the Philippines. A favored plantation species in Zambia, Kenya, and elsewhere. The Tree: Reaches a height of 100 to 130 ft with straight, cylindrical boles clear to 40 ft; trunk diameters up to 40 to 55 in. The Wood: General Characteristics: Heartwood yellowish, light reddish brown, to pale brown, darkening on exposure; sapwood whitish to creamy white, not distinct. Texture moderately coarse, uneven; grain straight; dull to somewhat lustrous; resinous odor. Weight: Basic specific gravity (ovendry weight/green volume) 0.43 to 0.50; air- dry density 32 to 38 pcf. Mechanical Properties: (2-in. standard) Moisture content Bending strength Modulus of elasticity Maximum crushing strength (%) (Psi) (1,000 psi) (Psi) Green (34) 7,650 1,460 3,520 12% 15,000 2,120 7,400 Green (48) 6,300 1,050 3,330 12% 10,860 1,440 6,070 Janka side hardness 400 to 540 lb green and 425 to 785 lb dry. Forest Products Laboratory toughness 260 in.-lb green and 254 in.-lb dry (2-cm specimen). Drying and Shrinkage: Seasons well with little or no degrade. No data available on kiln schedules. Shrinkage green to ovendry: radial 4.4%; tangential 7.8%. Working Properties: Easy to work; resin, though, may gum cutters and tools. Durability: Heartwood not durable in ground contact, readily attacked by termites. Preservation: Sapwood reported to be permeable, heartwood moderately resistant to impregnation. Uses: General construction, posts and poles, pulp and paper, fiberboard, veneer and plywood, furniture components, boxes and crates, millwork. Additional Reading: (34), (47), (48) 34. Lauricio, F. M., and S. B. Bellosillo. 1966. The mechanical and related properties of Philippine woods. The Lumberman 12(5):66 +A-H. 47. Pearson, R. S., and H. P. Brown. 1932. Commercial timbers of India. Gov. of India Central Publ. Br., Calcutta. 48. Reyes, L. J. 1938. Philippine woods. Commonwealth of the Philippines Dep. Agric. and Comm. Tech. Bull. No. 7. Manila. From: Chudnoff, Martin. 1984. Tropical Timbers of the World. USDA Forest Service. Ag. Handbook No. 607.

Needles to 10", flexible and bright green; 4" cones; good for tropical regions; native to the Philippines, Burma, and southern China