The Nature of Reaction Wood

Abstract

The structure of tension wood fibres is ofconsiderahle academic and practicalinterest, both in relation to considerations of the stimuli which produce them,and to studies of the influence of fibre structure on the properties of the wood asa whole. As is well known, the chief abnormal properties of tension wood lie inits unusually high longitudinal shrinkage, its high tensile strength, and its lowcompressive strength .