Question

Wood with vessels of unequal diameter and with the largest vessels localized in the early wood is called.

• A. Diffuse porous wood
• B. Ring porous wood
• C. Stratified wood
• D. Non-stratified wood

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Ring porous wood

The correct answer is B.

In ring-porous trees the vessels laid down at the beginning of the growing season are much larger than subsequent vessels laid down at the end of the season.