Physical and technological characterization of the wood of candidate clones of Eucalyptus urophylla

Abstract

The aim of this work was to evaluate the basic density of wood from candidate clones of Eucalyptus urophylla, in Huimanguillo, Tabasco. Eleven different genotypes of five and 12 years old were studied. Two methodologies were used, the empirical method and by water displacement. The density of wood in the genotypes ranged from 0.38 to 0.63 g cm-3 which is catalogued as light to very light. The variation in basic density between clones and the methodologies used was not significant.