Table 3. Axial extent of traumatic resin ducts (TRDs) in growth rings formed 1 to 5 years after injury for all injuries analyzed in eight Larix decidua trees (A–H). Abbreviations: SA, surface area of the injury; L, vertical extent of injury; Hc, height from the root collar to the center of injury; d, dormant period; ee, early earlywood; ll, late latewood; hi+, axial extension of TRDs above the top of the injury; hi–, axial extension of TRDs below the bottom of the injury; and SD, standard deviation.

Injury SA L Hc Location of Axial extent of TRDs (cm)
(cm2) (cm) (cm) TRD onset
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5





Total hi+ hi– hi+ hi– hi+ hi– hi+ hi– hi+ hi–

A-01 41 12 19 d 161 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A-02 47 25 74 d 79 37 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A-03 9 15 84 d 130 91 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A-04 97 14 103 d 139 84 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B-01 48 16 13 ee 49 24 9 0 0 0 9 0 9 0 0
B-02 437 58 87 d 320 230 32 24 13 24 13 24 13 24 13
B-03 4 5 166 ee 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C-01 113 18 45 ee 63 16 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C-02 77 32 92 ee 54 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C-03 5 7 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D-01 115 21 62 ee 51 0 30 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0
D-02 29 8 80 ee 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D-03 68 24 114 ee 42 10 8 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 0
D-04 18 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D-05 17 7 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E-01 235 44 42 ee 261 202 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E-02 129 32 102 d 167 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F-01 25 20 29 d 81 19 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F-02 93 13 114 d 63 50 0 12 0 12 0 12 0 12 0
F-03 204 27 127 d 80 0 53 13 12 25 12 25 12 25 12
F-04 5 4 45 ll 65 19 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F-05 414 61 187 d 125 64 0 24 0 24 0 24 0 24 0
G-01 208 29 15 d 41 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G-02 73 21 99 d 40 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G-03 10 6 100 d 17 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G-04 158 72 153 d 78 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G-05 13 6 133 d 13 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H-01 68 18 171 d 63 20 25 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mean 99 22 88 78 43 14 3 3 3 2 3 1 3 1
Min 4 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Max 72 72 187 320 230 53 24 42 25 13 25 13 25 13
SD 113 18 50 77 63 17 8 8 8 4 8 4 8 3