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Heartwood vs Alburnum - What's the difference?

heartwood | alburnum |

As nouns the difference between heartwood and alburnum

is that heartwood is the wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood while alburnum is sapwood; the soft, newer wood in the trunk of a tree found between the bark and the hardened heartwood; it is often paler in color than the heartwood, hence the name alburnum .

heartwood

English

(wikipedia heartwood)

Noun

  • The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood
    • A popular myth is that heartwood is stronger than sapwood

    alburnum

    English

    Noun

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  • sapwood; the soft, newer wood in the trunk of a tree found between the bark and the hardened heartwood; it is often paler in color than the heartwood, hence the name alburnum .

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