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EXTREME porosity was found in sapwood lumber produced from logs of Pinus ponderosa and P. lambertiana which had been stored in a pond from one to several months. The extreme porosity resulted in substantial over-absorption of water-repellent preservative solutions which are normally applied to millwork, with consequent difficulties in painting and utilization.
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Stutz, R. E., and Stout, A. W., Proc. Plant. Phys. Meeting, Plant Phys., 32, Supp. (Aug. 25, 1957).
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ELLWOOD, E., ECKLUND, B. Bacterial Action in Pond-stored Logs. Nature 183, 1206 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1831206a0
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