>Technical Question:  A wood sample taken from a truss in a c1885 building
>near Las Vegas, New Mexico, was determined to be yellow pine.  I need to
>select appropriate allowable stress values from the wood code and I am not
>sure which pine to use.  Does anyone know if ponderosa pine is a yellow
>pine?  Marie.

Marie,  Ponderosa is not Sou Yellow. Most CCA (pressure treated) lumber is
Sou Yellow. Perhaps the info can be obtained from a manufacturer of that
product. The forest products lab in Lufkin TX (409 639 8180) is always a
good bet for good wood info. I called them today on another matter &
inquired about your question. They said they would fax the info to me
before I could explain the nature of my inquiry. So if you call them, they
may think there is a real run on yellow pine in the NYC area.

Take Care

Vince

VINCENT LEPRE