Table 7 Estimated inter-trait genetic correlations (above the diagonal) and phenotypic correlations (below the diagonal) between growth traits and wood chemical properties across the four sites

 Tree height

–

–

–

–

–

 DBH

–

–

–

–

 Stem volume

0.903**

 Extractives

0.552

0.603

–

–

 Holocellulose

−0.535

−0.452

−0.726*

–

 Lignin

−0.100

−0.216

0.347

−0.658

 Tree height

0.820*

0.931*

0.00573

0.0126

–

 DBH

1.19**

0.477

−0.488

–

 Stem volume

0.981**

0.372

−0.392

–

 Extractives

0.415

0.323

−0.928*

–

 Holocellulose

−0.386

−0.310

−0.776*

–

 Lignin

−0.155

−0.110

0.038

−0.324

 Tree height

1.37**

1.31**

–

–

−0.572

 DBH

1.51**

–

–

−0.778

 Stem volume

0.989**

–

–

−0.674

 Extractives

0.358

0.377

–

–

 Holocellulose

−0.409

−0.416

−0.727*

–

 Lignin

−0.516

−0.480

0.107

−0.141

 Tree height

0.956*

1.08**

0.0445

–

−0.075

 DBH

1.21**

0.0131

–

−0.118

 Stem volume

0.958**

0.00635

–

−0.0711

 Extractives

0.0100

0.00500

–

0.923*

 Holocellulose

0.163

0.0960

−0.836*

–

 Lignin

−0.0981

−0.0610

0.763*

−0.904**