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D Mc · 24th January 2008, 08:38 AM

We have been taught that angiosperms put on tension wood in response to stress stimuli and conifers put on compression wood in response to stress.

The demonstration graph in some books is of a leaning trunk of the angiosperm being "pulled" vertical and the conifer being "pushed" up.

How is this determined?

S and D Mc

24th January 2008, 08:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
D Mc Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Montana Posts: 71	Compression vs Tension Wood We have been taught that angiosperms put on tension wood in response to stress stimuli and conifers put on compression wood in response to stress. The demonstration graph in some books is of a leaning trunk of the angiosperm being "pulled" vertical and the conifer being "pushed" up. How is this determined? S and D Mc