Table 1.

Descriptive information of trees used in the study. Pre-cut means of trunk diameter (cm), cross-sectional area (cm²), and stress (MPa) were measured 45 cm aboveground.

Species	Location	N_TREES	N_CUTS	Diameter^{^z}	Cross-sectional area^{^z}	Stress^{^y}
Red maple	NC	15	58	10.3 (0.81)	89.0 (6.78)	15.0a
Red maple	OH	10	49	25.7 (1.11)	486 (40.2)	29.6b
Sweetgum	NC	10	39	7.50 (0.35)	57.0 (5.06)	3.06c
Sawtooth oak	NC	10	42	16.2 (1.01)	174 (17.7)	14.3a

↵^zMeans are followed by standard deviation in parentheses.
↵^yMeans followed by the same letter are not significantly different (P > 0.001) by Tukey’s HSD test.