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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of E. nitens selected trees (n = 15) and logs (n = 49). Mean, standard deviation presented in parenthesis (SD), and minimum and maximum values (min-max)

From: Development of a segregation method to sort fast-grown Eucalyptus nitens (H. Deane & Maiden) Maiden plantation trees and logs for higher quality structural timber products

Variable

Mean and standard deviation

Min

Max

Trees

   

 DBH (cm)

39.9 (3.52)

35.0

46.5

H (m)

35.4 (3.10)

30.6

40.5

 SL (m/m)

88.9 (6.22)

80.4

102.5

 AWVtree (km/s)

4.15 (0.32)

3.76

4.69

ρg tree (g/cm3)

1.14 (0.04)

1.05

1.21

ρb tree (g/cm3)

0.59 (0.05)

0.45

0.69

 MOEt,dyn (GPa)

19.8 (3.04)

15.5

25.5

Logs

   

 Log volume (m3)

0.38 (0.12)

0.19

0.74

 Log taper (cm/m)

0.80 (0.31)

0.22

1.78

 AWVlog (km/s)

3.77 (0.22)

3.25

4.20

ρg log (g/cm3)

1.11 (0.04)

1.02

1.19

ρb log (g/cm3)

0.54 (0.40)

0.45

0.63

 MOEl,dyn (GPa)

15.9 (1.94)

11.5

19.9

  1. DBH diameter at breast height, H height, SL slenderness, AWVtree tree acoustic wave velocity, ρg tree tree green density, ρb tree tree basic density, MOEt,dyn tree dynamic modulus of elasticity, AWVlog log acoustic wave velocity, ρg log log green density, ρb log log basic density, MOEl,dyn log dynamic modulus of elasticity