Effects of Flooding on the Moisture Content and Ring Width of Pterocarya stenoptera Grown in the Beaches
Two groups of wood(wet and air-dry wood) were tested to investigate the effects of flooding on the moisture content and ring width of Pterocarya stenoptera.The results show that both of the MC of wetwood are more than 210.0%,and air-dry MC are both about 13.0%.The green MC of the two groups are 89.9% and 105.3% respectively.Only the difference of the green MC between the two groups is notable at 5% level with T-test.From pith outward,ring width becomes narrower gradually,and no significant relationship between ring width and cambium age is found.