The objective of this work was to evaluate the variability of wood quantitative anatomical characteristics (fibers and vessels) of Eucalyptus grandis of four different ages (10, 14, 20 and 25 years), obtained from commercial stands. Tree material sampling was collected from three disks in the bottom and top of the first two logs, both three m long. Five samples were collected from each disc at the pith-to-bark direction at 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% of the radii. In all cases, age and pith-to-bark direction were observed to have a marked influence on all the assays, except for fiber lumen diameter and width; all the other parameters showed a positive correlation.
Eucalyptus grandis; anatomy; age
