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Sinuous stem growth in a Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) plantation: growth patterns and wood-quality effects

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Spicer, R., Gartner, Barbara L., and Darbyshire, R. L.

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Stem sinuosity is thought to negatively impact wood quality, but no studies have characterized its vertical and radial effects on wood properties. Here we study wood quality along the entire stem in 25-year-old plantation grown Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) trees (32 trees total) that had been scored...

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menziesii) plantation: growth patterns and wood-quality effects R. Spicer, B.L. Gartner, and R.L