Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 1 Wood shrinkage and wood density in relation to initial stand density
Stand density (trees/ha) | Number of specimens | Wood shrinkage (%) | WD (kg/m3) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RS | TS | LS | VS | |||
1372 | 200 | 3.53 (0.70) | 5.84 (1.02) | 0.29 (0.17) | 9.44 (1.35) | 365 (63) |
2066 | 153 | 3.76 (0.63) | 5.92 (0.98) | 0.25 (0.11) | 9.71 (1.25) | 372 (68) |
2500 | 179 | 3.81 (0.60) | 5.82 (0.96) | 0.25 (0.16) | 9.70 (1.38) | 375 (69) |
3086 | 158 | 3.82 (0.73) | 6.04 (0.97) | 0.23 (0.11) | 9.85 (1.38) | 375 (71) |
Combined | 690 | 3.72 (0.68) | 5.90 (0.93) | 0.26 (0.14) | 9.66 (1.34) | 372 (67) |