Bridiata Pine: New Zealand's brightest & whitest radiata pine

Not all radiata pine is created equal.
On New Zealand's south island there are two special places. The Southland/Otago and West Coast regions' green rolling hills and unique climate make them one of the best places on earth to grow radiata pine trees. Supply is bountiful with harvest expected to double to over 1.06 billion board feet by 2005. Fiber from the Southland/Otago and West Coast regions is renowned for its consistent density, soft texture, and creamy color.

The ideal climate and environment for growing bright white radiata.
A typical name for radiata pine is "tiger wood" in reference to the significant color variation between winter and summer growth rings. Winter radiata (and even winter ponderosa) is darker and denser than summer growth. Trees planted in mild climates continue to grow throughout the seasons - leading to large winter rings.

Bridiata Pine is relatively dormant in the winter due to cold temperatures in the Southland/Otago and West Coast regions. Summer growth, however, is unusually robust thanks to rich soil and high rainfalls. A greater ratio of summer wood gives Bridiata Pine an even density providing better stability and millability while staining very evenly - even better than higher resin ponderosa pine.

The resulting grain closely resembles western pine in its overall lighter color. Plus, Bridiata's heartwood is not pink like ponderosa's. The NZ Ministry of Forestry touts Southland radiata as the brightest and whitest in the country. Southland's gentle winds and terrain (which minimize stress on young and old trees) are two more reasons for its exceptional fiber. A stress-free existence reduces occurrences of unstable compression wood, pitch and resin pockets, blemishes, etc., which can cause reliability, appearance, and recovery headaches for secondary manufacturers.

Bridiata Pine: The best of nature and processing.
Bright Wood nicknamed the radiata pine we process "Bridiata Pine" in honor of it being the BRIghtest and whitest raDIATA pine. We should know. We've been leaders in bringing New Zealand radiata to the United States for over 15 years. Furniture and joinery craftspeople in Australia and Asia already know the benefits of this fine-textured, brightly colored radiata carefully dried by Bright Wood New Zealand.

Dried Bright.
We believe so strongly in the future of Bridiata Pine we've invested in a sawmill and dry kilns in Otautau. Unlike other suppliers, our low-temperature slow-drying kiln process uses equipment and schedules originally designed to produce stable fiber for Bright Wood's many millwork products. We call this process "Dried Bright" to emphasize our commitment to quality drying. We don't use the modified kiln and drying schedule typically used to produce dimensional product where stability is less important and volume is the requirement. We baby our wood because we know how critical drying is.

Choose your Bridiata Pine product.
Cutstock (solid and fingerjointed).
Door, window, and furniture components.
Solid lineal mouldings.
And more. Create a new product with Bright Wood.

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