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Stemwood

  • Glossary item | Last updated: 03 May 2024

The wood of the stem(s) of a tree, i.e. the above ground main growing shoot(s). Stemwood includes wood in main axes and in major branches where there is at least X m of ‘straight’ length to Y cm top diameter.

Camia A., Giuntoli, J., Jonsson, R., Robert, N., Cazzaniga, N.E., Jasinevičius, G., Avitabile, V., Grassi, G., Barredo, J.I., Mubareka, S., The use of woody biomass for energy production in the EU, EUR 30548 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2021, ISBN 978-92-76-27867-2, doi:10.2760/831621, JRC122719

Source category: Biomass Study JRC own Definition

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