George Dowse

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What physiological properties or cell constituents differentiates tree species w.r.t. its ability to recover from wind exposure?

We find in Eucalyptus plantations that certain species recover better from wind (especially at a young age) than others. Specifically some hybrids, e.g. GxU tends to be more prone to crooked stems...

08 May 2018 7,075 2 View

Anyone used image analysis to determine shrinkage or collapse on wood discs/cores/strips?

I'm evaluating the use of the ImageJ software to measure shrinkage and possibly collapse on Eucalyptus discs and eventually cores from standing trees. Getting images with a scanner (wet and dry)...

14 April 2016 7,116 4 View

Log breakages: Anyone observed or tested the occurrence of full logs breaking between harvesting and processing?

I'm looking into occasional Pine logs breaking during handling. Older logs (not kept under water) seem to break more frequently, although fresh logs also break on occasion. Also small as well as...

04 February 2016 1,291 4 View

Has anyone got knowledge on the timber quality of burnt trees, immediately after fires as well as after new growth on top of burnt wood?

What are the effects on timber quality from trees that survived a forest fire at e.g. age 15 and were felled and processed at age 25? What in-field tests can be done to determine timber quality?

30 October 2014 6,190 6 View

Eucalyptus crown breakage theories

Why wood some Eucalypt species, or crosses, have more crown breakage than others, even though the density profiles are similar? Crown breakage on "normal sites", but also more top breaks on windy...

01 January 1970 1,434 0 View