Skip to main content

Table 2 Mean values of wood properties in 15 families planted in each site

From: Inheritance of wood properties and their radial variations in full-sib families of 36-year-old Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carr.)

Trait

Gunma site

Nagano site

Mean

CV (%)

Mean

CV (%)

D (cm)

15.4

4.5

15.5

5.8

TH (m)

14.0

4.3

14.1

5.0

ARW (mm)

2.3

8.7

2.6

3.8

LWP (%)

28.3

4.2

26.7

4.9

AD (g cm−3)

0.506

9.5

0.448

6.5

MFA (°)

10.6

8.5

10.6

6.6

MOE (GPa)

8.98

9.1

8.75

9.5

MOR (MPa)

84.3

10.4

83.9

8.9

W (N m)

5.58

14.1

5.27

12.0

  1. n = 15
  2. Mean in AD, MOE, MOR, and bending work was calculated using area-weighed mean of each individual
  3. CV Coefficient of variation, D Stem diameter at 1.2 m above the ground, TH Tree height, ARW Annual ring width, LWP Latewood percentage, AD Air-dry density, MFA Microfibril angle, MOE Modulus of elasticity, MOR Modulus of rupture, W Bending work
Back to article page

Annals of Forest Science

ISSN: 1297-966X