Value of complete information on red heartwood formation in beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) is the most important deciduous tree species in Germany. The wood of beech shows normally a bright colour (white beech) as long as no coloured heartwood has been formed. The facultative heartwood formation is induced when oxygen enters central parts of older...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Knoke, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 2002-01-01
Series:Silva Fennica
Online Access:https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/525