Pine-Oregón

The Oregón Pine, is a species introduced artificially in ours pais, whose más important plantations are in the zone of Villarrica, novena región, where comenzó to planting. This he is arbol of great dimenciones, that to the 100 años of age reaches up to 70 meters of height, has a straight trunk, de buna forma y una copa cónica, with branches that grow in circular disposition, slightly horizontal.

Las tonality of his madera it is of color yellowish target, corteza it has a grisaceo color, of thin and smooth tectura, with resin bags, in árboles jóvenes, which becomes aspera and heavy, with a thickness that can arrive at the 10 cm or más in árboles adult. Esta species is characterized by its ovoid, hanging cones and eciduous, with pendulos short and formed by escamas.

Sus main uses they are in construcción of laminated wood destinada a elementos estructurales. Se conose como madera apropiada para obras mayores, como puentes. Se utiliza también en vivienda, para revestimientos interiores, puertas, ventanas, en construcciones ligeras, y como encofrado para hormigon.