The heartwood is yellowish-brown to reddish-brown, generally resinous, which distinguishes itself from the light-coloured sapwood.  Southern Yellow Pine is typically harder and heavier than their commercial species of pine and is almost identical in strength properties with Douglas Fir.

                                  
    Small                    Good                    Good

                     
Moderate               660kg/m3

** For symbol explanation see 'Timber Terminology' below