A Comparison of Wood Properties of Coastal and Interior Provenances of Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud |
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| Authors: | HENDERSON J; PETTY J A |
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| Institution: | University of Aberdeen, Department of Forestry, St. Machar Drive Old Aberdeen |
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| Abstract: | At the Millbuie Lodgepole pine intensive provenance plots incrementborings were extracted at similar fractional heights in treesof a central Interior and a southern Coastal provenance andthe properties of the same five growth-rings were compared.Scanning microphotometry was used to measure ring width, percent earlywood, and earlywood density. Tracheid length and width,nominal density, and latewood density were also determined.For each of these wood properties significant differences werefound between the average values for the two provenances. Inthe Coastal provenance nominal density was about 20 per centhigher than in the Interior provenance, the incidence of compressionwood was much higher, but tracheid length was about 20 per centshorter. The probable effects of these results on the propertiesof sawn timber and pulp are discussed. Average tree heightsand diameters were similar, and the earlier growth of the treeswas analysed. The relation between nominal density and ringwidth (vigour) was investigated, and a low correlation (r2 of0·054 and 0·17) was found between the two quantities.Furthermore the regression lines show density decreasing slowlywith increased ring width. Both these results are in contrastwith published results for Sitka spruce. |
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