Abstract
AbstractThe properties of black cherry mature wood (Prunus serotina Ehrh.) and its susceptibility to fungal decay were studied in the invaded range of the species on six trees aged between 39 and 47 years old growing in poor, acidic soils with varying levels of moisture and organic carbon and nitrogen content. Wood from trees that grew in wetter and richer soil had better physical properties. Of the 95 parameters analyzed, 80 showed significant differences in favor of this wood. These differences included wider rings that averaged 3.25 mm, a higher density of 662.71 kg/m3 at 12% humidity, and 1.5 times higher content of extractives. Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry revealed the presence of 44 extractives. Out of these, six had antifungal properties and were found in the wood of trees grown in richer soil, corresponding to 62.93% of the peaks area of all identified substances. Only three were found in trees grown in poorer soil, corresponding to 8.68% of the peaks area respectively. The wood of trees grown in more fertile soil was also less prone to fungal decay, which was generally low. Only Trametes versicolor caused a mass loss of more than 10% of the wood in both sites out of the four basidiomycete species tested. The results indicate that even slight variations in soil fertility and moisture can benefit black cherry, leading to differences in wood features and properties in its exotic range.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
General Materials Science,Forestry
Reference108 articles.
1. Aloui F, Ayadi N, Charrier F, Charrier B (2004) Durability of European oak (Quercus petraea and Quercus robur) against white rot fungi (Coriolus versicolor): relations with phenol extractives. Holz Roh- Werkst 62:286–290
2. Antczak A, Radomski A, Zawadzki J (2006) Benzene substitution in wood analysis. Annals of Warsaw Agricultural University, Forestry and Wood Technology 58:15–19
3. Baranowska M, Korzeniewicz R, Kartawik N, Behnke-Borowczyk J (2019) Seasonal changes in fungi colonies inhabiting black cherry stumps (in Polish with English abstract). Sylwan 163(10):872–880
4. Baranowska M, Korzeniewicz R, Behnke-Borowczyk J, Kowalkowski W, Krupiński D, Purcel A, Łukowski A (2023) Fungal community taxa differ in diversity and number between live and dead Prunus serotina Ehrh. wood in a protected forest within its secondary range of distribution. Forests 14:1324. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14071324
5. Bärner J (1942) Die Nutzhölzer der Welt. (Timber of the world) (In German). 1. Verlag J. Neumann, Neudamm