Wood density and internal checking of young Eucalyptus nitens in New Zealand as affected by site and height up the tree

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 357-385

  Shelbourne, C J A ^a   Nicholas, I D ^a   McKinley, R B ^a   Low, C B ^a   McConnochie, R M ^a   Lausberg, M J F ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Between tree variation; Eucalyptus nitens; Internal checking; Nutrition; Rainfall; Site; Temperature; Whole tree basic density; Within tree variation; Wood drying

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DRYING; LUMBER; RAIN; SEED; WOOD;

KILN DRYING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DENSITY; SILVICULTURE; WOOD QUALITY;

DENSITY; DRYING; EUCALYPTUS; LUMBER; RAIN; SEEDS; WOOD;

NEW ZEALAND;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0037565111     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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