Fig. 4

Relationships between the total area of internal checks and wood properties. MC _GT moisture content of green timber, α _T tangential shrinkage, α _R radial shrinkage, MOE _GT the modulus of elasticity of green timber, RW ring width, EWD earlywood density, LWD latewood density, r correlation coefficient. ***P < 0.001, **P < 0.01, *P < 0.05. Filled circles, Y1; open circles, Y4; filled squares, K1; open squares, K4