Impact of Tree Growth Rate on the Mechanical Properties of Douglas Fir Lumber in Belgium
In the context of questioning the relevance of making Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) silviculture more dynamic in Wallonia, we evaluated the influence of growth rate on the potential of Douglas-fir lumber for structural uses. Therefore, six trees 120 to 180 cm in circumference at 1.5 m were felled in 11 stands whose age varied from 40 to 69 years (mean circumference of the trees ≈150 cm; initial planting density from ≈2200 to 4400 seedlings/ha). In total, 706 boards (38 × 100 mm² and 70 × 180 mm² in cross section) were cut from these trees, whose average r... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Forests, Vol 9, Iss 6, p 342 (2018) |
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MDPI AG
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Schlagwörter: | Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco / strength grading / ring width / silviculture / corewood / outerwood / Plant ecology / QK900-989 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26613323 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.3390/f9060342 |