Table 1 Modulation of basic density and on microfibril angle (MFA) of woods formed under different mechanical stimulations. NW represents the “normal wood” (no-bending stimulation), CFW (resp. TFW) refers to wood tissues that experienced compressive (resp. tensile) strain only during the stem bending treatment. MSa-N and MSs-N refer to wood tissues in the neutral line during the asymmetrical (resp. symmetrical) stem bending treatment. FW (flexure wood) refers to wood tissues that alternatively experienced tension and compression strain (symmetrical bending treatment). Values presented are median values, and letters show the significant differences between these values (Student t test, p < 0.05)

From: Mechanical properties of “flexure wood”: compressive stresses in living trees improve the mechanical resilience of wood and its resistance to damage