Wood density and wood shrinkage in relation to initial spacing and tree growth in black spruce (Picea mariana)

Journal of Wood Science

Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 2 ANOVA analysis of the effects of initial stand density, DBH class and log height on wood shrinkage and wood density

Wood quality attributes	P-value and significant level
Wood quality attributes	Stand density	DBH class	Log height
RS	0.000**	0.000**	0.000**
TS	0.175	0.051	0.030*
LS	0.002**	0.006**	0.000**
VS	0.018*	0.002**	0.000**
WD	0.010**	0.003**	0.000**

RS radial shrinkage, TS tangential shrinkage, LS longitudinal shrinkage, VS volumetric shrinkage, WD basic wood density
^**Significant at the 0.01 level; *significant at the 0.05 level