Inferences on Wood Density Variability in European Ash Growing in Two Different Floodplain Forest Sites
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Wood density variations in 110-year-old European ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) wood was examined in relation with different water regime treatments in two floodplain forest sites of similar elevation (Lednice 161 m a.s.l. and Tvrdonice 154 m a.s.l.) in South Moravia Czech Republic, in order to infer on the oven-dry wood variability. Sample logs were obtained from breast height 1.3 m of the ground (log length 1 m) from 10 tree stems, i.e. 5 from each site. The oven-dry density was calculated along the radius of the stem cross section per tree and was compared between sites. The average ovendry wood density of European ash was found significantly different for Lednice and Tvrdonice (689.8 kgm and 665.1 kgm respectively).
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