Primary versus Secondary Growth
Origins of Primary Growth: Apical and Primary Meristems
Origins of Secondary Growth: Lateral Meristems
Vascular Cambium Activity
Relationship between Primary and Secondary Growth (a)
Relationship between Primary and Secondary Growth (b)
Relationship between Primary and Secondary Growth (c)
Relationship between Primary and Secondary Growth (d)
Relationship between Primary and Secondary Growth (e)
WOOD THREE WAY VIEWS
TRANSVERSE VIEW
RADIAL VIEW
TANGENTIAL VIEW
GYMNOSPERM WOOD (INCLUDING PINE)
Gymnosperm Wood
Bordered Pits
RESIN DUCTS
Three-Way Views
Gymnosperm Radial Cut
Gymnosperm Tangential Wood
Gymnosperm Transverse Wood
Gymnosperm Annual Rings
Gymnosperm Heartwood versus Sapwood
ANGIOSPERMS (INCLUDING OAKS AND MAPLES)
VESSELS AND TRACHEIDS
DIFFUSE POROUS VS. RING POROUS OAK MAPLE
Three-Way Views
Angiosperm Tangential Cut
Angiosperm Radial Cut
Angiosperm Transverse Cut
Angiosperm Annual Rings
Angiosperm Heartwood versus Sapwood
SOFTWOOD versus HARDWOOD (= Gymnosperm Wood versus Angiosperm Wood)