Annals of Forest Science

Table 2 Mean TreeSonic velocities recorded in eight different positions (cardinal and intercardinal points) around the tree

From: Use of non-destructive test methods on Irish hardwood standing trees and small-diameter round timber for prediction of mechanical properties

	Velocity TreeSonic m s⁻¹
Stand	N 0º	NE 45º	E 90º	SE 135º	S 180º	SW 225º	W 270º	NW 315º	COV (%)	P value
1	4116	4112	4161	4135	4208	4214	4142	4142	0.9	0.995
2	4074	4106	4056	4028	3966	3975	4031	4075	1.1	0.949
3	4189	4147	4142	4195	4289	4398	4258	4308	2.0	0.473
4	3675	3716	3690	3757	3715	3702	3795	3718	1.0	0.989
5.1	4085	4074	4110	4163	4180	4236	4215	4138	1.3	0.539
5.2	4013	3979	3916	3911	3952	3955	4025	4051	1.2	0.969
6	3125	3119	3104	3105	3092	3122	3097	3092	0.4	1.000
7	3209	3162	3188	3181	3197	3224	3225	3155	0.8	0.968

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ISSN: 1297-966X

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