Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0080 - Department of Agriculture
Subtitle 0080-07 - Forestry
Chapter 0080-07-07 - Native Species Lumber
Section 0080-07-07-.08 - SELLING AND USING CERTIFIED LUMBER
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) The sawmill providing graded lumber shall provide a written summary that includes the following information:
Table 5 Design Values of Species Groups for #2 and Better Grade
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Species Group Name |
Design Values (psi) |
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Bending |
Tension Parallel to Grain |
Shear Parallel to Grain |
Compression Perpendicular to Grain |
Compression Parallel to Grain |
Modulus of Elasticity |
Specific Gravity |
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Fb |
Ft |
Fv |
Fc[PERPENDICULAR] |
Fc[PARALLEL] |
E |
Emin |
G (od m/v) |
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Bald Cypress |
825 |
450 |
160 |
615 |
900 |
1,300,000 |
470,000 |
0.47 |
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Beech- Birch- Hickory |
1,000 |
600 |
195 |
715 |
750 |
1,500,000 |
550,000 |
0.71 |
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Cottonwood |
625 |
350 |
125 |
320 |
475 |
1,100,000 |
400,000 |
0.41 |
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Eastern Softwoods |
575 |
275 |
140 |
335 |
825 |
1,100,000 |
400,000 |
0.36 |
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Mixed Maple |
700 |
425 |
195 |
620 |
550 |
1,100,000 |
400,000 |
0.55 |
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Mixed Oak |
800 |
475 |
170 |
800 |
625 |
900,000 |
330,000 |
0.68 |
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Mixed Southern Pine |
750 |
450 |
175 |
565 |
1,250 |
1,400,000 |
510,000 |
0.51 |
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Yellow Poplar |
700 |
400 |
145 |
420 |
575 |
1,300,000 |
470,000 |
0.43 |
(2) Upon request, the end user shall provide a copy of the summary, and information about the design values of the lumber shown on Table 5 based on its designated species group shown on Table 6.
Table 6 Species Groups and Component Species, including Species not in the National Design Supplement (*TN Species)
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Species Group |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Grading Agency*** |
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Baldcypress |
Baldcypress |
Taxodium distichum |
SPIB |
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Beech - Birch - Hickory |
American Beech |
Fagus grandifolia |
NELMA |
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Bitternut Hickory |
Carya cordiformis |
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Mockernut Hickory |
Carya tomentosa |
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Nutmeg Hickory |
Carya myristiciformis |
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Pecan Hickory |
Carya illinoinensis |
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Pignut Hickory |
Carya glabra |
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Shagbark Hickory |
Carya ovata |
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Shellbark Hickory |
Carya laciniosa |
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Sweet Birch |
Betula lenta |
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Water Hickory |
Carya aquatica |
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Yellow Birch |
Betula alleghaniensis |
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Black Walnut |
Juglans nigra |
*TN Species |
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Black Locust |
Robinia pseudoacacia |
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Honeylocust |
Gleditsia triacanthos |
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Cottonwood |
Cottonwood |
Populus deltoides |
NSLB |
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Basswood |
Tilia americana |
*TN Species |
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Eastern Softwoods |
Balsam Fir |
Abies balsamea |
NELMA, NSLB |
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Black Spruce |
Picea mariana |
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Eastern Hemlock |
Tsuga canadensis |
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Eastern White Pine |
Pinus strobus |
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Jack Pine |
Pinus banksiana |
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Red Pine |
Pinus resinosa |
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Pitch Pine |
Pinus rigida |
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Red Spruce |
Picea rubens |
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Tamarack |
Larix laricina |
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White Spruce |
Picea glauca |
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Mixed Maple |
Black Maple |
Acer nigrum |
NELMA |
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Red Maple |
Acer rubrum |
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Silver Maple |
Acer saccharinum |
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Sugar Maple |
Acer saccharum |
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Sycamore |
Platanus occidentalis |
*TN Species |
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Black Tupelo |
Nyssa sylvatica |
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Water Tupelo |
Nyssa aquatica |
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Southern Magnolia |
Magnolia grandiflora |
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Cucumbertree |
Magnolia acuminata |
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Hackberry |
Celtis occidentalis |
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American Elm |
Ulmus americana |
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Rock Elm |
Ulmus thomasii |
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Slippery Elm |
Ulmus rubra |
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Black Cherry |
Prunus serotina |
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Mixed Oak |
Black Oak |
Quercus velutina |
NELMA |
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Cherrybark Oak |
Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia |
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Northern Red Oak |
Quercus rubra |
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Southern Red Oak |
Quercus falcata |
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Laurel Oak |
Quercus laurifolia |
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Pin Oak |
Quercus palustris |
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Scarlet Oak |
Quercus coccinea |
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Water Oak |
Quercus nigra |
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Chestnut Oak |
Quercus prinus |
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Live Oak |
Quercus virginiana |
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Post Oak |
Quercus stellata |
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Swamp Chestnut Oak |
Quercus michauxii |
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White Oak |
Quercus alba |
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Bur Oak |
Quercus macrocarpa |
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Overcup Oak |
Quercus lyrata |
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Swamp White Oak |
Quercus bicolor |
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Mixed Southern Pine |
Longleaf Pine |
Pinus palustris |
SPIB |
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Slash Pine |
Pinus elliotti |
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Shortleaf Pine |
Pinus echinata |
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Loblolly Pine |
Pinus taeda |
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Pond Pine |
Pinus serotina |
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Virginia Pine |
Pinus virginiana |
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Yellow Poplar |
Yellow Poplar |
Liriodendron tulipifera |
NSLB |
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Sweetgum |
Liquidambar styraciflua |
*TN Species |
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Honeylocust |
Gleditsia triacanthos |
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Blue Ash |
Fraxinus quadrangulata |
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Black Ash |
Fraxinus nigra |
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Green Ash |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
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White Ash |
Fraxinus americana |
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-203 and 43-28-313.
