Compression Wood literature review

Topics

• Study of compression wood
  • Introduction
  • Colour as a characteristic feature
• Classification of compression wood
• Detection of compression wood
  • Detection of compression wood in standing trees
  • Detection of compression wood in wood logs
  • Detection of compression wood in discs
  • Detection of compression wood in sawn wood
• References

Review performed by:

Philipp Duncker
Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
Institut fuer Waldwachstum
Bertoldstr. 17
79085 Freiburg
Germany

Mats Warensjoe
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Forest Management and Products
901 83 Umeå
Sweden