Potential alternatives for Norway spruce wood: a selection based on defect-free wood properties

Key message

The application of material selection principles uncovered eight possible alternative tree species (two deciduous and six coniferous species) to substitute Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.) and potentially prevent economic loss in European forest.

Keywords
Alternative wood species; Bending strength; Bending stiffness; Wood material properties; Material selection

Publication
Huber, C., Langmaier, M., Stadlmann, A. et al. Potential alternatives for Norway spruce wood: a selection based on defect-free wood properties. Annals of Forest Science 80, 41 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-023-01206-7

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Jean-Michel Leban

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