| Abstract: | Abstract The secondary wood of the fig tree is characterized by a remarcable degree of dimorphism and the concentric rings d o not correspond to yearly recurring growth periods. These false rings are formed by alternating tangential strips of fibers and wood parenchima. During each vegetative season three or four of these strips arc laid down by the cambium. During the year the cambium undergoes a period of activity and a period of rest, but there is no histological difference between the early wood and the late one, differentiated just before the restring period. In consequence the so-called annual wood rings do not exist in the fig tree stem. |
