The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch, different in color from the heartwood
A popular myth is that sapwood is not as strong as heartwood.
The newly formed outer wood located just inside the vascular cambium of a tree trunk and active in the conduction of water. Sapwood is usually lighter in color than heartwood
the area on the outer side of the trunk, which contains the sap conducting tubes Sapwood is usually lighter in color, but it darkens with age and becomes heartwood Heartwood and sapwood together comprise the xylem
the lighter, outer region of wood Sapwood is living wood; its main job is to carry water from the roots to other parts of the tree
The wood near the outside of a tree It is usually lighter in color than heartwood
the light-coloured wood that appears on the outer portion of a cross-section of a tree See Cambium
Wood near the bark and generally lighter in color than heartwood which comes from the log center
The light-coloured wood that appears on the outer portion of a cross section of a tree
The wood of pale colour near the outside of the log Under most conditions sapwood is more susceptible to decay than heartwood
the younger outer wood in a tree, that is paler and softer than the wood in the middle
Newly formed outer wood that lies just inside the cambium of a tree trunk and is usually lighter in color and more active in water conduction than the heartwood ADVANCE \x 540
The alburnum, or part of the wood of any exogenous tree next to the bark, being that portion of the tree through which the sap flows most freely; distinguished from heartwood
The new wood in a tree that lies between the bark and the Heartwood Sapwood is usually lighter in color and becomes heartwood as the tree ages Also see heartwood
The light colored, living portion of a tree located between the heartwood and the bark (See image of sap in oak at left )
living wood, often light colored, found between the bark or cambium and the heartwood, usually darker colored
In wood anatomy, the outer layers of the stem that in the living tree contain living cells and reserve materials, e g starch The sapwood is generally lighter in color than the heartwood