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
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
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
The layers of wood next to the bark, usually lighter in color than the heartwood, that are actively involved in the life processes of the tree More susceptible to decay than heartwood, sapwood is not necessarily weaker or stronger than heartwood of the same species
The outer zone of wood, next to the bark In the living tree it contains some living cells (the heartwood contains none), as well as dead and dying cells In most species, it is lighter colored than the heartwood In all species, it is lacking in decay resistance
The outer zone of a tree trunk or log, which in the growing tree contains living cells and reserve materials such as starch Sapwood is generally lighter in colour than the inner heartwood, though they are not clearly differentiated in all species The sapwood is more vulnerable to attack by biological organisms such as fungi and insects but is also usually more permeable than the heartwood making it easier to treat with preservatives
The sapwood is the outer layers of the stem that in the living tree contain living cells and reserve materials The sapwood is generally lighter in colour than the heartwood
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