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
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