Longitudial variation in wood specific gravity of planted loblolly pine in the southern United States

This article is part of a larger document. View the larger document here.

Download
(PDF; 154964)
Cite
Feedback
  • Authors: Antony, Finto; Schimleck, Laurence R.; Daniels, Richard F.; Clark, Alexander
  • Publication Year: 2012
  • Publication Series: Paper (invited, offered, keynote)
  • Source: In: Butnor, John R., ed. 2012. Proceedings of the 16th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-156. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 11-12.

Abstract

Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) is the most important plantation species grown in the southern United States, having more than half of the standing pine volume. Wood from loblolly pine is a principal source of raw material for the pulp and paper industry and is desirable for the production of lumber and composite wood products. The quality of wood produced from a loblolly pine tree is defined by its physical and mechanical properties. Of these, specific gravity (SG) is an important measure of wood quality (Panshin and de Zeeuw 1980), and varies both with tree height (Megraw 1985; Zobel and van Buijtenen 1989) and with geographic locations (Clark and Daniels 2002; Jordan et al. 2008). The objectives of the present study were to model the regional and within tree variation in disk SG of loblolly pine.

  • Citation: Antony, Finto; Schimleck, Laurence R.; Daniels, Richard F.; Clark, Alexander 2012. Longitudial variation in wood specific gravity of planted loblolly pine in the southern United States. In: Butnor, John R., ed. 2012. Proceedings of the 16th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-156. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 11-12.
  • Posted Date: August 28, 2012
  • Modified Date: August 28, 2012

    • Print Publications Are No Longer Available

    In an ongoing effort to be fiscally responsible, the Southern Research Station (SRS) will no longer produce and distribute hard copies of our publications. Many SRS publications are available at cost via the Government Printing Office (GPO). Electronic versions of publications may be downloaded, printed, and distributed.

    Publication Notes

    • This article was written and prepared by U.S. Government employees on official time, and is therefore in the public domain.
    • Our online publications are scanned and captured using Adobe Acrobat. During the capture process some typographical errors may occur. Please contact the SRS webmaster if you notice any errors which make this publication unusable.
    • To view this article, download the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.