Abstract Context Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), is a fast-growing, high-quality,
appearance-grade timber species native to eastern Australia. Some of its key wood …

Breeding of Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. ex Benth in Vietnam, which commenced in 1996,
has focused to date on improving tree growth and stem straightness. Little attention has …

Forests NSW manages Eucalyptus plantations on the north coast of NSW, Australia, for high-
value timber production. One species increasingly being planted both in Australia and …

Eucalyptus globulus Labill. is increasingly considered for supply of solid-wood products
such as sawlogs, yet genetic studies of solid-wood traits have been lacking. We estimated …

When a log is sawn along the length, an outward bending or deflection of two half rounds
arises from the release of growth stresses in the log. The relationship between this outward …

Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. ex Benth. is an important planting tree species, but little
attention has been paid to its wood properties, such as shrinkage, stiffness, strength, and …

Introduction Wood quality is an important criterion in the selection of superior genotypes
when breeding for solid wood. Methods Fourteen clones of Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm. were …

Abstract Eucalyptus dunnii Maiden (Dunn's white gum) is a fast-growing tall tree with a
restricted natural distribution in south-east Australia and favorable wood properties for pulp …

Calycophyllum spruceanum (Benth.) Hook. f. ex Shum. is an important timber tree species in
the Peruvian Amazon Basin. Farmers and industry use wood from young trees of this …

Use of wood shrinkage characteristics in breeding of fast-grown Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn.
ex Benth in Vietnam Page 1 Ann. For. Sci. 66 (2009) 611 Available online at: c INRA, EDP …