Growth, wood density and bark thickness of silver birch originating from the Baltic countries and Finland in two Finnish provenance trials

Silver birch ( Roth) seed origins from the Baltic countries and from Finland were compared in terms of growth, wood density, bark thickness and the incidence of darkened core wood, frost cracks and decay, and the effect of seed origin latitude was examined in two Finnish provenance trials. The mater...

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Main Authors: Viherä-Aarnio, Anneli, Velling, Pirkko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 2017-01-01
Series:Silva Fennica
Online Access:https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/7731