The drying characteristics of small-diameter lumbers of Larch (Larix) and Cathay poplar (Populus cathayana Rehd), located in the Northeast of China, were investigated.

• 首先,测定了小径木的解剖学特性、物理特性和抽提物的含量,并与成熟材进行了比较,根据小径木木材的上述性质探讨了小径木锯材产生干燥缺陷的原因。