Building Techoclogy » wood formation http://www.building-tech.com The Building Technology Resource Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:11:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Wood Formation http://www.building-tech.com/wood-formation/ http://www.building-tech.com/wood-formation/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:01:39 +0000 blogtopia http://www.building-tech.com/reference/definitions/wood-formation/ wood_fraxinus_excelsior Wood, in the strict sense, is yielded by trees, which increase in diameter by the formation, between the existing wood and the inner bark, of new woody layers which envelop the entire stem, living branches, and roots. Technically this is known as secondary growth; it is the result of cell division in the vascular cambium, a lateral meristem, and subsequent expansion of the new cells.

  • Growth rings
  • Knots
  • Heartwood and sapwood

 

Source: Wikipedia

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