Preliminary Estimates of Bark Percentages and Chemical Elements in Complete Trees of Eight Species in Maine

Authors

Harold E. Young

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Forest Products Journal

Volume

21

Issue

5

First Page

56

Last Page

59

Publication Date

5-1971

Abstract

Five tables were prepared to show the relative amount of bark on each of the tree components, the concentration and range of 12 chemical elements in the bark of each tree component, the proportion of each of the chemical elements in the bark of that element in the complete tree, and the proportion of each element in the bark as compared to the wood and bark of the merchantable bole. There is an overall 4:6:1 wood to bark ratio, but due to the higher concentration of the elements in the bark, the proportion of the elements in the bark is much greater than one might expect from the wood to bark ratio. The wood and bark of the merchantable bole contains about half of each of the elements in the standing tree about equally divided between bark and wood.

Recommended Citation

Young, Harold E. 1971. Preliminary Estimates of Bark Percentages and Chemical Elements in Complete Trees of Eight Species in Maine. Forest Products Journal 21(5): 56-59.