Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Content
    • Ahead of Print
    • Current Issue
    • Special Issues
    • All Issues
  • Contribute
    • Submit to AUF
    • Author Guidelines
    • Reviewer Guidelines
  • About
    • Overview
    • Editorial Board
    • Journal Metrics
    • International Society of Arboriculture
  • More
    • Contact
    • Feedback
  • Alerts

User menu

  • Log in

Search

  • Advanced search
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry
  • Log in
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Content
    • Ahead of Print
    • Current Issue
    • Special Issues
    • All Issues
  • Contribute
    • Submit to AUF
    • Author Guidelines
    • Reviewer Guidelines
  • About
    • Overview
    • Editorial Board
    • Journal Metrics
    • International Society of Arboriculture
  • More
    • Contact
    • Feedback
  • Alerts
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
Research ArticleArticles

Tree Wound Reactions of Differently Treated Boreholes

Dirk Dujesiefken, Andreas Rhaesa, Dieter Eckstein and Horst Stobbe
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) May 1999, 25 (3) 113-123; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1999.017
Dirk Dujesiefken
Institute for Arboriculture, Brookkehre 60, 21029 Hamburg, Germany
Institute for Wood Biology, University of Hamburg, Leuschnerstr 91, 21031 Hamburg, Germany
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
Andreas Rhaesa
Institute for Arboriculture, Brookkehre 60, 21029 Hamburg, Germany
Institute for Wood Biology, University of Hamburg, Leuschnerstr 91, 21031 Hamburg, Germany
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
Dieter Eckstein
Institute for Arboriculture, Brookkehre 60, 21029 Hamburg, Germany
Institute for Wood Biology, University of Hamburg, Leuschnerstr 91, 21031 Hamburg, Germany
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
Horst Stobbe
Institute for Arboriculture, Brookkehre 60, 21029 Hamburg, Germany
Institute for Wood Biology, University of Hamburg, Leuschnerstr 91, 21031 Hamburg, Germany
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF
Loading

Article Figures & Data

Figures

  • Tables
  • Figure 1.
    • Download figure
    • Open in new tab
    • Download powerpoint
    Figure 1.

    Preparation of sample, (a) trunk segment with a borehole inside before dividing into slices; (b) dividing the segment in tangential direction in slices of 2 cm thickness each; (c) discoloration caused by a borehole in different depths, tangential view; (d) discoloration and cambial dieback caused by a borehole in different depths, radial view.

  • Figure 2.
    • Download figure
    • Open in new tab
    • Download powerpoint
    Figure 2.

    Length of initial cambial dieback (L) after wounding of a large-leaved lime; the borehole is filled with polyurethane.

  • Figure 3.
    • Download figure
    • Open in new tab
    • Download powerpoint
    Figure 3.

    Average cambial dieback around boreholes with different treatments.

  • Figure 4.
    • Download figure
    • Open in new tab
    • Download powerpoint
    Figure 4.

    Discoloration of a lime tree (tangential view).

  • Figure 5.
    • Download figure
    • Open in new tab
    • Download powerpoint
    Figure 5.

    Marginal zone in a lime tree: discolored wood (left) nondiscolored wood (right) (cross-section, 70×).

  • Figure 6.
    • Download figure
    • Open in new tab
    • Download powerpoint
    Figure 6.

    Marginal (discolored) zone in a lime tree (tangential section, 30×).

  • Figure 7.
    • Download figure
    • Open in new tab
    • Download powerpoint
    Figure 7.

    Marginal zone and discoloration in a birch tree: discolored wood (down), nondiscolored wood (up) (cross-section, 70×).

  • Figure 8.
    • Download figure
    • Open in new tab
    • Download powerpoint
    Figure 8.

    Marginal zone in a birch tree (slightly discolored) (tangential section, 30×).

Tables

  • Figures
    • View popup
    Table 1.

    Length of discoloration (cm)

    SpeciesControlLacBalsamPolyuretheneWood dowel
    Large-leaved lime11/21/35*11/25/5813/20/2642/58/69
    Small-leaved lime9/16/218/10/1310/14/166/13/18
    Horsechestnut25/39/6317/40/8036/57/6843/64/86
    Silver birch100/155/20095/133/18530/85/180—
    • ↵* Minimum/Average/Maximum.

    • Metric equivalents: 1 in. = 2.5 cm.

PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
Vol. 25, Issue 3
May 1999
  • Table of Contents
  • Index by author
Print
Download PDF
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on Arboriculture & Urban Forestry.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Tree Wound Reactions of Differently Treated Boreholes
(Your Name) has sent you a message from Arboriculture & Urban Forestry
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the Arboriculture & Urban Forestry web site.
Citation Tools
Tree Wound Reactions of Differently Treated Boreholes
Dirk Dujesiefken, Andreas Rhaesa, Dieter Eckstein, Horst Stobbe
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) May 1999, 25 (3) 113-123; DOI: 10.48044/jauf.1999.017

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
Tree Wound Reactions of Differently Treated Boreholes
Dirk Dujesiefken, Andreas Rhaesa, Dieter Eckstein, Horst Stobbe
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) May 1999, 25 (3) 113-123; DOI: 10.48044/jauf.1999.017
del.icio.us logo Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One
Bookmark this article

Jump to section

  • Article
    • Abstract
    • Materials and Methods
    • Results
    • Discussion
    • Conclusions
    • Acknowledgements
    • Literature Cited
  • Figures & Data
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • No related articles found.
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • No citing articles found.
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

  • Contribution of Urban Trees to Ecosystem Services in Lisbon: A Comparative Study Between Gardens and Street Trees
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in Tree Risk Assessment (TRA): A Systematic Review
  • Thiabendazole as a Therapeutic Root Flare Injection for Beech Leaf Disease Management
Show more Articles

Similar Articles

Keywords

  • Increment borings
  • wound reaction
  • discoloration
  • decay
  • compartmentalization
  • cambial dieback
  • wound treatment

© 2025 International Society of Arboriculture

Powered by HighWire