DESCRIPTION: Fine texture & closed grain. Color ranges from light pale yellow to medium yellow, to deep orange. Other names: Pine, Big pine, Bird's-eye pine, Knotty pine, Lodgepole pine, Oregon pine, Pitch pine, Pole pine, Prickly pine, Western yellow pine & Blackjack pine. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: North America - Canada, United States BOTANICAL NAME: Pinus ponderosa JANKA HARDNESS: 870-910