The impact of resin harvest history on properties of Scots pine wood tissue

This study was conducted in Central Europe (Poland) in pine forests that were subjected to the process of resin harvesting in the 1970s. Forty trees were designated for the study, which had one or two resin blazes. The objectives of the experiment were to determine the effect of resin tapping on the...

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Published inBioresources Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 6221 - 6235
Main Authors Kopaczyk, Joanna, Jelonek, Tomasz, Szwed, Tomasz
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Raleigh North Carolina State University 01.08.2023
Subjects
adaptive tree growth
annual growth
Bark
Coniferous forests
Density
early wood
Forests
Herbivores
Mechanical properties
Optimization
Pine
Pine trees
resin tapping
Resins
scots pine
Trees
Wood
wood density
wood strength
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Summary:This study was conducted in Central Europe (Poland) in pine forests that were subjected to the process of resin harvesting in the 1970s. Forty trees were designated for the study, which had one or two resin blazes. The objectives of the experiment were to determine the effect of resin tapping on the changes in annual growth, wood density, and mechanical strength of wood in the damaged trees. Resin tapping affected the development dynamics, especially in trees with a single resin blaze. In addition, bark cutting affected wood density over the cross-section. However, no significant variation was found in terms of the mechanical properties of wood, which may support the theory of adaptive tree growth and optimization of tree’s structure to its functions.
ISSN:1930-2126
1930-2126
DOI:10.15376/biores.18.3.6221-6235