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There are many characteristics of juvenile wood, described by investigators such as Knigge and Koltzenburg (1965), Foelkel et al. (1976), Thomas (1984), Zobel and Talbert (1984), Krahmer (1986), and Zobel and van Buijtenen (1989). The general attitude of most foresters is that juvenile wood is undesirable. As shown below, this is not always true and currently, with new methods of manufacturing, juvenile wood is sometimes preferred. Such wood has now been accepted as a general part of the wood supply to the industry and steps are being taken to learn how best to use it. The characteristics of juvenile wood, and how they affect the final product, are covered in several sections of this book. |
