Abstract Purpose of Review Corewood ('juvenile wood') is found within the first 10–20
annual rings adjacent to the pith. This review focuses on describing the characteristics of …

Partial cutting is thought to be an alternative to achieve sustainable management in boreal
forests. However, the effects of intermediate harvest intensity (45%–80%) on growth remain …

Forest ecosystem management heads towards the use of partial cuttings. However, the wide
variation in growth response of residual trees remains unexplained, preventing a suitable …

An extensive summary of publications reporting radial specific gravity (SG) variation for
North American conifers is presented. SG varies from pith to bark in three distinct patterns …

The radial pattern of both maximum ring density and ring area of 36 black spruce trees were
used to determine the transition age from juvenile wood to mature wood. The data were …

Conceptual models of wood formation suggest that trees with large crowns produce wood
with reduced mechanical properties due to enhanced auxin production, but few studies have …

The relation between ring width, ring density, microfibril angle, and bending properties was
analyzed at 2.4-m height on twelve 80-year-old black spruce trees. The moduli of elasticity …

One of the main ideas of non-native tree species introduction into forest stands is to replace
declining native species. The same is also valid for industry; the wood of native species …

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of fertilization and thinning on the growth
rate and wood and tracheid properties of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in southern Finland …

The effect of different fertilisation-thinning treatments on growth and wood density of Norway
spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) was studied in two long-term experiments established in the …