What is Southern Pine?
Southern Pine grows in a vast band across the Southern United States, from East Texas to Virginia. In fact, it’s a rare county that doesn’t contain a representative of one of the four main species: shortleaf, longleaf, loblolly or slash. Lumber from all four is marketed as Southern Pine (or Southern Yellow Pine) and graded in accordance with the grading rules of the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau (SPIB), approved by the American Lumber Standard Committee. Market opportunities for Southern Pine lumber exist in residential, nonresidential and industrial applications. Major market areas are throughout the United States, as well as export markets in China, Europe, Japan, Mexico, and the Caribbean Basin. The inherent characteristics that make Southern Pine such a desirable species for so many applications are: HIGH STRENGTH – Design values assigned for Southern Pine are among the highest for all softwoods. SEASONING – Grade marked Southern Pine dimension lumber (2″ and less in thickness) m
