Heartwood vs. Sapwood — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Heartwood and Sapwood
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Heartwood
The older, nonliving central wood of a tree or shrub, usually darker and harder than the younger sapwood. Also called duramen.
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Sapwood
The newly formed outer wood located just inside the vascular cambium of a tree trunk and active in the conduction of water. Sapwood is usually lighter in color than heartwood.
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Heartwood
The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood
A popular myth is that heartwood is stronger than sapwood.
The staves are split from the heartwood. The heartwood is composed of dead cells; it supports the tree, but no longer has any physiological purpose. The staves must follow the grain of the wood to achieve a watertight cask, so they are split rather than sawn. — [http://www.pediacognac.com/en/le-vieillissementle-vieillissementle-vieillissement/vom-stamm-zur-fassdaubefrom-log-to-stavede-la-grume-au-merrain/ L'encyclopédie du Cognac: From log to stave]
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Sapwood
The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch, different in color from the heartwood.
A popular myth is that sapwood is not as strong as heartwood.
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Heartwood
The hard, central part of the trunk of a tree, consisting of the old and matured wood, and usually differing in color from the outer layers. It is technically known as duramen, and distinguished from the softer sapwood or alburnum.
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Sapwood
The alburnum, or part of the wood of any exogenous tree next to the bark, being that portion of the tree through which the sap flows most freely; - distinguished from heartwood.
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Heartwood
The older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood
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Sapwood
Newly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant; usually light colored; active in water conduction
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