Higher productivity than P. elliottii at lower latitude, warmer and drier sites in the highlands of southern Africa.
Lower bark content per unit volume than P. taeda.
Low foxtail percent (approx. 5 to 15%, except Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize source).
Lower extractive percent (approx. 4%) than some United States southern pines.
Higher wood density than P. patula in Colombia and South Africa.
Wood density more uniform within and between annual rings than P. elliottii, P. patula, and P. taeda in South Africa.
Acceptable wood properties for pulp, paper and lumber.
More resistant to Sphaeropsis sapinea (Diplodia) than P. patula and P. greggii in southern Brazil.
Moderate to high tolerance to Fusarium subglutinans f. sp. pini (pitch canker) in seedling screenings.
Hybridizes easily with several pine species.