The Implications of Cellulose Crystallite Width for Solid Wood Processing and its Manipulation by Thinning and Fertilizer Application

摘要

SilviScan technology and a non-destructive core-sampling protocol designed to detect tension wood in Eucalyptus globulus, were applied to an E. globulus silvicultural trial. These procedures were to test the interaction of thinning and fertilizer application, to assess the effect that thinning had on tension wood formation. In addition, 35 trees were harvested to assess the implications of cellulose crystallite width (an indicator of tension wood severity) in the core-samples on solid wood processing performance.