Wood Properties of Japanese Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) Planted as a Windbreak Forest of Mandarin Orange Field in Jeju Island

  • Park, Beyung-Su (Dept. of Forest Products, Korea Forest Research Institute) ;
  • Hwang, Kweon-Hwan (Dept. of Forest Products, Korea Forest Research Institute) ;
  • Chong, Sung-Ho (Dept. of Forest Products, Korea Forest Research Institute)
  • Received : 2010.06.05
  • Accepted : 2010.11.17
  • Published : 2010.11.25

Abstract

The anatomical characteristics, green moisture content, inorganic element concentration, and black heartwood percentage were compared between the Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) planted in a general mountain forest and in a windbreak forest for a mandarin orange field in Jeju island. The results obtained were as follows: 1. Black heartwood percentage was found to be much higher in the trees of windbreak forest than in those of general mountain forest. 2. Green moisture content of wood appeared to increase with the color change of heartwood from reddish brown to black. 3. Inorganic elements of $K_2O$ and CaO in the ray cells of black heartwood were thought to be one of the important factors for black heartwood formation. 4. Wood specific gravity and strength properties were comparatively lower in the trees of Jeju island than in those of southern part of the Korean peninsula. These properties, however, were found to be not significantly different between the trees of windbreak forest and general mountain forest in Jeju island.

제주도 산지림 및 방풍림 삼나무 목재의 조직 특성, 생재함수율, 무기 함유물 농도 및 흑심재 발생률 조사를 통해 얻어진 결과는 다음과 같았다. 1. 흑심재의 발생률은 산지림의 나무에 비해 방풍림의 것에서 훨씬 더 높게 나타났다. 2. 생재함수율은 심재의 재색이 적갈색에서 흑색으로 변함에 따라 높아지는 것으로 드러났다. 3. 흑심재의 방사조직 내에 존재하는 무기 함유물인 $K_2O$와 CaO는 흑심재의 주요 형성 원인 가운데 하나인 것으로 여겨졌다. 4. 목재의 비중 및 기계적 성질은 제주도의 삼나무가 한반도 남부 지역의 삼나무에 비해 비교적 낮게 나타났지만 제주도 내의 방풍림과 산지림 나무 사이에서는 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다.

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