Abstract
Juvenile wood, though long known, is of increasing importance as more timber from young-growth trees is used for industrial purposes. The characteristic anatomical and physical changes associated with juvenile wood are briefly summarised. Two changes, those of grain inclination and of microfibrillar angle of the S2 layer of the cell wall, are of particular significance for their effects on the properties of wood, notably its stability and strength, and for their role in the growth of the tree, and these aspects are considered.
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Brazier, J.D. (1985). Juvenile Wood. In: Kučera, L.J. (eds) Xylorama. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-6249-3_1
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