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Wood anatomy is a scientific sub-area of wood science, [1] which examines the variations in xylem anatomical characteristics across trees, shrubs, and herbaceous species to explore inquiries related to plant function, growth, and the environment.
Transverse section of white oak, Quercus alba.A ray appears diagonally, from top left to bottom middle. Medullary rays, also known as vascular rays or pith rays, are cellular structures found in some species of wood.
Oak wood chips are used for smoking foods such as fish, meat, and cheese. [87] [88] In Japan, Children's Day is celebrated with Kashiwa-mochi rice cakes, filled with a sweet red bean paste, and wrapped in a kashiwa oak leaf. [89] The bark of the cork oak is used to produce cork stoppers for wine bottles.
InsideWood is an online resource and database for wood anatomy, serving as a reference, research, and teaching tool. Wood anatomy is a sub-area within the discipline of wood science . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This freely accessible database is purely scientific and noncommercial.
Wood is a structural tissue/material found as xylem in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants.It is an organic material – a natural composite of cellulosic fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin that resists compression.
Additionally, this sub-field encompasses wood anatomy which involves the (macroscopic - microscopic) identification of various wood species. [ 13 ] Wood chemistry , whose primary focus is the analysis of the chemical constituents comprising wood, with specific emphasis on cellulose , lignin , hemicelluloses, and extractives, as well as on the ...
Live oak was widely used in early American butt shipbuilding.Because of the trees' short height and low-hanging branches, lumber from live oaks was used in curved parts of the frame, such as knee braces (single-piece, L-shaped braces that spring inward from the side and support the deck), in which the grain runs perpendicular to structural stress, making for exceptional strength.
1981 (August, reprinted March 2013): New Perspectives in Wood Anatomy: Published on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the International Association of Wood Anatomists [10] 1989: IAWA List of Microscopic Features for Hardwood Identification [11] 1994: Directory of Members [12] 1996: Recent advances in wood anatomy [13]