Question

What is the main difference between heartwood and sapwood?

Answer 1

Heartwood:

1. Heartwood is an innermost part of a tree trunk and it occurs at the center of the trunk.
2. Cells occurring at this part of the trunk is old and dead.
3. They are closely packed and appear dark in color.

Sapwood:

1. Sapwood is the softwood that is formed newly between the heartwood and bark of the trunk.
2. It occurs in the peripheral part.
3. Cells in this area are young and alive.
4. Cells are loosely packed and appear light in color.

Heartwood	Sapwood
1. It is the dense innermost part of tree trunk	1. It is the newly formed and is found between the heartwood and bark
2. It occurs at the center of the tree trunk	2. It occurs at the peripheral part of the tree trunk
3. Cells in this part of the tree are old and dead.	3. Cells in sapwood are young and living.
4. Cells are closely packed and appear dark in color	4. Cells are loosely packed and appear light in color