ASTM_D_1165_-_18.pdf

Designation:D116518Standard Nomenclature ofCommercial Hardwoods and Softwoods1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D1165;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 Commercial species group names are listed with com-mon tree and botanical names.Commercial names are repre-sentative of commercial practice in the United States andCanada.Some foreign species that are used in the United Statesand Canada are listed in Appendix X1 with their commercialand botanical names.1.2 The official common names conform to USFSAH 41.Inaddition to the official common name for a species,thechecklist also lists other names by which the species and thelumber produced from it are sometimes designated.Namesunique to Canada are shown with an*.1.3 The designations in parentheses,(North)and(South),aconvention used by theAmerican Lumber Standard Committee(ALSC)accredited lumber rules writing agencies listed inNIST PS 20,identify a commercial name applied only whenthe included species are harvested from Canada as(North)orthe United States as(South).1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 Other Documents:NIST PS 20 American Softwood Lumber Standard,U.S.Department of CommerceUSFS AH 41 Check List of Native and Naturalized Trees ofthe United States(including Alaska),Agriculture Hand-book No.41,1953,U.S.Department of Agriculture3.Terminology3.1 Commercial names for lumber represent commercialpractice in the United States and Canada.3.2 Official common tree names are those used to identifytree species.3.3 Botanical names are those that scientifically identify thegenus and species of individual tree species.3.4 Commercial species groups are those that are combinedfor marketing convenience,for growing within the same foresttimber stand,or for similar performance properties and char-acteristics.3.5 Single species and species groups are provided in Table1 and Table 2 and shown by commercial names,officialcommon tree names,and botanical names.Aspecies group caninclude a mix of hardwood species and softwood species.TABLE 1 Commercial Hardwood Species GroupCommercial Names2Common Tree Names3Botanical NamesAlder:Red Alderred alderAlnus rubraAsh:White Ashblue ashFraxinus quadrangulatagreen ashF.pennsylvanicawhite ashF.americanaAspenbigtooth aspen(largetooth aspen)P.grandidentataquaking aspen(trembling aspen)Populus tremuloidesBasswood4American basswoodTilia americanawhite basswoodT.heterophyllaBirch5gray birchBetula populifoliapaper birchB.papyrifera1This nomenclature is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D07 on Woodand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D07.91 on Terminology andEditorial.Current edition approved Dec.1,2018.Published February 2019.Originallyapproved in 1951.Last previous edition approved in 2013 as D1165 13.DOI:10.1520/D1165-19.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 TABLE 1ContinuedCommercial Names2Common Tree Names3Botanical Namesriver birchB.nigrasweet birchB.lentayellow birchB.alleghaniensisBuckeyeOhio buckeyeAesculus glabrayellow buckeyeA.octandraCottonwoodbalsam poplarP.balsamiferablack cottonwoodPopulus trichocarpaeastern cottonwoodP.deltoidesplains cottonwoodP.sargentiiswamp cottonwoodP.heterophyllaDogwoodflowering dogwoodCornus floridaPacific dogwoodC.nuttalliHackberryhackberryCeltis occidentalissugarberryC.laevigataHard Maple6black mapleAcer nigrumsugar mapleA.saccharumHickorymockernut hickoryCarya tomentosapignut hickoryC.glabrashagbark hickoryC.ovatashellbark hickoryC.laciniosaLocustblack locustRobinia pseudoacaciahoneylocustGleditsia triacanthosMagnoliacucumbertreeMagnolia acuminatasouthern magnoliaM.grandiflorasweetbayM.virginianaNorthern Aspen*balsam poplar(balsam)P.balsamiferabigtooth aspen(largetooth aspen)Populus grandidentataquaking aspen(trembling aspen)P.tremuloidesPecanbitternut hickoryCarya cordiformisnutmeg hickoryC.myristicaeformiswater hickoryC.aquaticapecanC.illinoensisRed Oakblack oakQuercus velutinablackjack oakQ.marylandicaCalifornia black oakQ.kelloggiicherrybark oakQ.falcata variant pagodaefolialaurel oakQ.laurifolianorthern pin oakQ.ellipso