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Influence of provenance, silvicultural regime and tree shape on the quality of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) timber

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The aim of this study was to establish the sources of variation in maritime pine wood properties related to appearance and strength, because of the importance of this wood in the sawing industry in Galicia (NW Spain). Ten trees from each of ten plots of the species (i.e., 100 trees) growing in Galicia were felled and sawn to produce the structural planks required for studying the presence of external strength-reducing characteristics. The planks were sampled from the basal logs to 16 m height in the stems, yielding cross sections of target dimensions 100 × 40 mm to 200 × 200 mm. We propose a model in which individual tree height and dominant height are used to predict the knottiness of planks from trees in mature stands. The abundance of externally visible knots on faces and edges of sawn planks is therefore more dependent on the stand location than on the prior silvicultural treatment of the stand.

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We thank the Xunta de Galicia for providing financial support for the project.

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  1. Departamento de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Campus Universitario s/n, 27002, Lugo, Spain

    Guillermo Riesco Muñoz & Juan Gabriel Álvarez González

  2. Madera Plus, Rúa de Vigo n. 2, Parque Tecnolóxico de Galicia, San Cibrao das Viñas, 32901, Orense, Spain

    Óscar Santaclara Estévez & Esther Merlo Sánchez

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Riesco Muñoz, G., Santaclara Estévez, Ó., Álvarez González, J.G. et al. Influence of provenance, silvicultural regime and tree shape on the quality of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) timber. Eur J Forest Res 133, 623–630 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-014-0790-x

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