Table 1.
Dimensional shrinkage on each tree and each condition

Tree’s No. Sample location within the stem Shrinkage (%)
Green to air-dried condition Green to oven-dried condition
L R T L R T
1 Heartwood 0.34 1.79 1.89 0.85 4.86 6.32
Transition 0.34 1.54 1.66 0.85 4.80 6.09
Sapwood 0.48 2.29 3.13 0.89 5.57 7.70
2 Heartwood 0.62 2.76 1.67 1.04 5.44 5.08
Transition 0.60 2.11 1.97 1.01 4.88 5.82
Sapwood 0.52 2.34 3.52 0.87 4.93 8.33
3 Heartwood 0.63 3.40 2.31 1.06 5.97 6.11
Transition 0.53 1.64 1.77 1.01 4.35 5.34
Sapwood 0.35 2.15 3.32 0.76 4.65 7.45
Note: L = Longitudinal, R = Radial, T = Tangential