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Table 5 Values of diameter at breast height, breast height outerwood density and stress-wave velocity by site, seedlot and silvicultural regime

From: Effects of site, silviculture and seedlot on wood density and estimated wood stiffness in radiata pine at mid-rotation

Stand density (stems ha−1)

Seedlot and site

Woodhill

Kaingaroa

Tahorakuri

Glengarry

Otago coast

 

GF13

GF14

GF21

Mean

GF13

GF14

GF21

Mean

GF13

GF14

GF21

Mean

GF13

GF14

GF21

Mean

GF13

GF14

GF21

Mean

DBH (mm)

                    

100

484 (476)

460 (441)

458 (443)

467 (455)

420 (407)

442 (437)

434 (424)

432 (423)

509 (508)

529 (532)

507 (487)

520 (509)

586 (577)

621 (597)

600 (596)

602 (590)

473 (474)

558 (541)

512 (499)

496 (505)

400

335 (334)

347 (346)

349 (350)

343 (345)

324 (326)

335 (341)

346 (343)

335 (337)

369 (362)

395 (385)

383 (386)

382 (378)

403 (419)

435 (441)

412 (416)

398 (426)

403 (405)

398 (388)

398 (404)

400 (399)

500

354 (323)

355 (352)

337 (335)

348 (337)

317 (335)

345 (362)

332 (349)

331 (348)

389 (387)

385 (374)

388 (423)

387 (399)

416 (440)

426 (450)

432 (441)

425 (444)

317 (382)

398 (395)

397 (416)

371 (397)

Mean

391 (378)

387 (380)

381 (377)

386 (378)

353 (356)

374 (380)

370 (372)

366 (369)

424 (419)

438 (435)

427 (432)

430 (429)

468 (479)

476 (496)

481 (484)

475 (487)

391 (426)

445 (436)

430 (440)

422 (434)

Stress Wave Velocity (km s −1 )

               

100

2392

2400

2376

2390

2133

2042

2070

2081

2180

2042

2247

2156

2235

2146

2399

2259

2055

2027

2005

2029

400

2581

2785

2649

2672

2374

2340

2357

2357

2558

2375

2384

2439

2609

2439

2650

2566

2104

2096

2129

2110

500

2351

2372

2474

2399

2006

2008

2016

2010

2293

2182

2231

2236

2158

2170

2305

2211

1945

1878

2028

1967

Mean

2441

2515

2504

2487

2170

2130

2148

2150

2343

2201

2286

2277

2334

2251

2450

2345

2047

2005

2054

2035

Outerwood Density (kg m −3 )

                

100

449

436

423

436

382

352

361

365

382

366

376

375

392

350

358

367

394

365

367

375

400

483

436

464

461

398

364

377

380

419

378

390

395

408

372

409

397

395

381

376

384

500

492

418

461

457

378

361

385

379

408

381

383

390

394

375

399

389

414

383

380

393

Mean

475

430

450

451

386

364

374

375

403

375

382

387

398

366

388

384

401

376

375

384

  1. The values of diameter at breast are given for all trees in the plot as well as those selected for measurement of wood properties (in parentheses).