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Table 2 Characteristics of the sampled trees

From: Patterns of within-stem variations in wood specific gravity and water content for five temperate tree species

Species

Number of trees

Number of discs

Height range (m)

HFLB 1 range (m)

DBH 2 range (cm)

Age range (year)

Fagus sylvatica

30

255

15–28

2–16

11–42

34–76

Acer pseudoplatanus

21

163

16–25

3–12

12–41

28–64

Quercus petraea/robur

6

73

28–32

11–13

30–53

≈140

Abies alba

27

315

9–19

1–9

7–32

36–80

Pseudotsuga menziesii

29

398

10–30

1–19

9–50

20–43

  1. 1 Height of the first living branch
  2. 2 Diameter at breast height