Determining the Climatic Sensitivity of Wallaceodendron celebicum Koord Tree Using Selected Physico-Structural Characteristics

Abstract

In order to determine the climate sensitivity of a 100-year-old Wallaceodendron celebicum Koord tree, selected physico– structural properties of its wood were used. Oven-dried specific gravity was unaffected by both increasing temperature and amount of rainfall. For fiber morphology, only lumen diameter was significantly affected by temperature while only cell wall thickness was significantly influenced by the amount of rainfall. Thus, the different physical and anatomical properties of the tree were not sensitive to changes in both temperature and amount of rainfall. Nonetheless, temperature tends to decrease the cell wall thickness while the amount of rainfall tends to improve it.