Wood anatomy and physical properties of the wood and bark in Betula nana growing in Finland.

Eighty samples were collected from three swamp sites. In the butt portion of the dwarf shrub the average number of growth rings was 12 and the average diameter of the sprouts 6 mm. The basic density of wood was 457 kg/m and that of bark 544 kg/m. The proportion of bark was 32â38% of weig...

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Main Authors: Bhat, K., Kärkkäinen, Matti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 1982-01-01
Series:Silva Fennica
Online Access:https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/5155