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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 Growth traits and wood properties of sample trees

From: Tree heights in the ring-formed years affect microfibril angles in the rings from juvenile to mature wood at breast height in hinoki trees (Chamaecyparis obtusa)

No.

Age

DBH (cm)

H (m)

H/D

Juvenile wood (rings < 14)

Mature wood (15 < rings)

TL (mm)

MFA (°)

Density (kg/m3)

E b (GPa)

σ b (MPa)

TL (mm)

MFA (°)

Density (kg/m3)

E b (GPa)

σ b (MPa)

1

37

16.7

14.2

85

2.2 (0.3)

10.2 (6.8)

411 (29)

14.8 (2.7)

116 (18)

2.5 (0.1)

8.1 (1.5)

387 (14)

13.9 (1.5)

107 (11)

2

16.8

14.2

85

2.1 (0.8)

15.7 (9.6)

410 (21)

10.9 (2.4)

90 (4)

2.8 (0.1)

8.2 (1.2)

400 (13)

15.5 (0.0)

112 (2)

3

20.3

16

79

2.2 (0.6)

22.4 (7.7)

458 (17)

7.7 (1.9)

94 (9)

3.1 (0.2)

10.2 (3.1)

446 (17)

13.1 (1.9)

98 (17)

4

17.7

13.7

77

1.9 (0.3)

20.0 (4.5)

387 (12)

6.8 (1.4)

80 (7)

2.8 (0.2)

13.5 (2.4)

383 (12)

11.2 (1.1)

92 (2)

5

19.6

15.1

77

2.2 (0.1)

11.5 (2.0)

411 (29)

11.6 (2.4)

101 (10)

2.8 (0.3)

10.6 (1.7)

387 (14)

13.1 (0.3)

99 (2)

6

22.6

15.2

67

2.2 (0.4)

16.6 (6.6)

393 (22)

9.7 (2.1)

81 (10)

3.0 (0.1)

8.3 (2.8)

383 (7)

11.6 (1.0)

90 (4)

7

22.7

15.2

67

2.5 (0.8)

15.3 (5.2)

435 (35)

11.4 (0.5)

91 (3)

3.6 (0.2)

8.5 (0.8)

391 (11)

14.6 (0.3)

102 (8)

8

25.3

16.8

66

2.2 (0.5)

19.1 (7.5)

467 (29)

8.9 (1.1)

92 (14)

3.1 (0.1)

10.9 (0.6)

417 (13)

11.0 (1.5)

96 (6)

9

30.8

17.8

58

2.4 (0.5)

21.4 (7.0)

377 (46)

7.7 (0.5)

72 (6)

3.4 (0.3)

11.0 (2.6)

325 (17)

9.0 (1.1)

74 (5)

10

30.2

16.6

55

2.4 (0.3)

19.3 (6.4)

404 (35)

7.9 (1.3)

75 (10)

2.8 (0.2)

9.9 (1.0)

359 (7)

11.1 (0.7)

85 (7)

11

29.2

15.9

54

1.7 (0.3)

32.0 (10.1)

377 (18)

6.9 (1.6)

77 (11)

2.8 (0.2)

15.2 (0.4)

333 (9)

8.7 (0.9)

76 (9)

  1. The value of MFA, density, E b, and σ b represent the average value of rings in juvenile or mature wood, while the values in parentheses represent the standard deviations
  2. DBH diameter at breast height, H tree height, H/D height to diameter ratio, TL latewood tracheid length, MFA microfibril angle of S2 layer at secondary wall of latewood tracheid, E b modulus of elasticity in bending, σ b modulus of rupture in bending