Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 6 Relationships between radial growth increment and xylem maturation process in fast-growing tree species
Species | Location | Climates | Cambial age showing peak value of CAI | Cambial age showing peak value of MAI | Cambial age where wood properties became stable (Wood properties used as the indicator) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. tulipifera | Japan | Temperate | 4.9 | 7.4 | 9 (multiple wood properties) | In this study |
Populus simonii × beijingensis | China | Dry | 5.7 | 8.8 | 9.8 (wood fiber length) 10.2 (vessel element length) 7.2 (vessel lumen diameter) | Tsuchiya and Furukawa [9] |
E. camaldulensis | Thailand | Tropical | 4.0 | – | 5.5 (basic density and compressive strength) | Nezu et al. [14] |
B. platyphylla | Mongolia | Subarctic | 28.8 | – | 15 − 17 (wood fiber length) | Erdene-ochir et al. [15] |