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wood species in North Carolina

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Do you remember the old Dade County Pine. You could not drive a nail in that old stuff

DADE COUNTY PINE is a subspecies of Heart Pine. At one time, Dade County Pine grew between the Everglades and the Atlantic in South Florida. Dade County Pine closely resembles Heart Pine in appearance and equals it in strength and durability. The chief difference between the two is that Dade County Pine tends to be even denser. Like its northern relative, original growth Dade County Pine has been almost completely harvested.
 
Southern Yellow Pine, too, mt log.. not only couldn't you drive a nail thru it.. you needed to like the warped look... really strong lumber.. but really awful to work with.
 
I'm not sure about NC, but next door in Virginia I see a fair amount of Southern Yellow Pine (but not the extra-dense variety mtlogcabin mentioned) and Hem-Fir for joists when they don't use I-joists. Studs, 2x4s & 2x6s are almost always SPF. Treated lumber is usually SYP.
 
You will find different species for vertical members than for horizontal members. Also different species for longer v. shorter lengths.

SYP, DF, and SPF tend to be available.

The type of lumber yard one visits tends to affect the species available. Commercial yards tend to have "better" species and grades.
 
DF in the SE? I don't think so..

Hem Fir maybe.
 
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