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Nature of Some Decay-retardant Extractive Components in Incense Cedar Heartwood (Libocedrus decurrens Torrey)

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THE marked durability of certain heartwoods in service is attributed to the presence of extractive components which are inhibitory to wood-destroying fungi. Among some of the more durable heartwoods are those of such native species as bald cypress (Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.), redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)1, western red cedar (Thuja plicata Donn)2,3, osage-orange (Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid.)4, and black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.). There is an excellent review of the types of chemical components in heartwood which may exhibit fungicidal action by Erdtman5.

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    ARTHUR B. ANDERSON & EUGENE ZAVARIN

  2. U.S. Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, 5, Wisconsin

    THEODORE C. SCHEFFER

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ANDERSON, A., ZAVARIN, E. & SCHEFFER, T. Nature of Some Decay-retardant Extractive Components in Incense Cedar Heartwood (Libocedrus decurrens Torrey). Nature 181, 1275–1276 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811275b0

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