yellow pine
noun
1
: any of several North American pines (such as a Ponderosa pine or longleaf pine) with yellowish wood
2
: the wood of a yellow pine
Examples of yellow pine in a Sentence
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Baltimore is the northernmost city where valuable old-growth yellow pine can be salvaged, for example.
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Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
Baltimore is a brick city but this pair (there were once a row of eight) of oak and yellow pine structures, with cypress shingles, beat the odds of fire and development.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2023
Rex Lumber owns sawmills in six states, employing about 360 workers who harvest lumber from yellow pine.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 5 July 2023
The loblolly is among several species of southern yellow pine.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2023
Much of the yellow pine flooring is original.
—Kathy Orton, Washington Post, 13 May 2022
Our experts appreciate the durability of this set, which is made with dense southern yellow pine and treated with Sherwin Williams water-repellent stain, adding extra protection from rot and insects.
—Alissa Schulman, Good Housekeeping, 15 Feb. 2023
It’s in the Greentree Lumber mill, where dozens of residents cut Southern yellow pine into boards, but supervisors — who must be able to page through machine guides and safety manuals — are recruited from other counties.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2022
The Green House windows, made of Southern yellow pine, were already in pretty good shape, Yapp notes.
—Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2022
Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
Baltimore is a brick city but this pair (there were once a row of eight) of oak and yellow pine structures, with cypress shingles, beat the odds of fire and development.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2023
Rex Lumber owns sawmills in six states, employing about 360 workers who harvest lumber from yellow pine.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 5 July 2023
The loblolly is among several species of southern yellow pine.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2023
Much of the yellow pine flooring is original.
—Kathy Orton, Washington Post, 13 May 2022
Our experts appreciate the durability of this set, which is made with dense southern yellow pine and treated with Sherwin Williams water-repellent stain, adding extra protection from rot and insects.
—Alissa Schulman, Good Housekeeping, 15 Feb. 2023
It’s in the Greentree Lumber mill, where dozens of residents cut Southern yellow pine into boards, but supervisors — who must be able to page through machine guides and safety manuals — are recruited from other counties.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2022
The Green House windows, made of Southern yellow pine, were already in pretty good shape, Yapp notes.
—Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2022
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“Yellow pine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20pine. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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