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Larch
Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:
Common use:
General Information
Larix occidentalis
North America
100-180 ft (30-55 m) tall,
3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter
Paper (pulpwood)
Particleboard
Glue-laminate beams
Construction lumber
Flooring
Technical Information
Density :
Specific Gravity:
Janka Hardness:
Modulus of rupture:
Elastic Modulas:
Crushing Strength:
Shrinkage:
575 (kg/m3)
0.48, 0.58
3,690 N
89.7 Mpa
12.90 GPa
52.6 Mpa
Radial: 4.5%
Tangential: 9.1%
Volumetric: 14.0%
T/R Ratio: 2.0
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