Timber Improvement

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A study of the effect of vigour on the within-ring components of young, plantation-grown Sitka spruce ( Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) has been made as a contribution to a more effective selection of timber having superior timber yields and to appraise the likely effect of forest management practices which, by influencing vigour of growth, affect wood quality. It was found that as ring width in Sitka spruce increases: The significance of these observations on the growth and technical performance of Sitka spruce timber is considered. The possibility of appraising adult wood characteristics on the basis of juvenile wood performance is examined and the scope for assessing fibre length and density of adult wood from an examination of wood laid down at about six years from the pith is demonstrated.

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