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Table I

Characteristics of the sampled trees for the seven tree species. DBH stands for stem diameter at breast height. The sample size for heartwood radius (HR), sapwood width (SW), heartwood ring number (HRN), and sapwood ring number (SRN) is provided. The age is the tree age at breast height.

DBH (cm) Height (m) Age (year) Sample size
Tree species



Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range HR/SW HRN SRN
Korean pine 18.5 6.8–30.0 12.7 7.4–17.3 27 23–31 9 9 9
Dahurian larch 32.5 23.2–41.4 23.7 22.3–22.7 40 39–40 6 6 6
Japanese elm 21.0 4.3–38.2 15.7 7.7–20.1 46 19–95 10 8 8
Manchurian ash 23.1 2.6–45.5 16.4 5.4–21.8 55 11–97 10 9 9
Manchurian walnut 26.1 8.1–40.9 17.3 11.9–21.5 32 20–53 10 4 4
Amur cork-tree 20.6 6.4–37.1 15.2 8.4–18.4 62 61–63 10 2 7
Mongolian oak 23.7 9.7–41.9 15.9 9.7–19.2 59 58–60 6 0 0