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Light- and shade-demanding trees<br />

There are two types of tree with very different requirements of<br />

light (see Fig. 14.3). The effect of light on tree growth has two<br />

principal energy outcomes. Partly it determines the structure of<br />

the timber and, secondly, it influences the form and character of<br />

the tree itself, depending on whether it is a shade-demanding or<br />

a light-demanding species; and these are also related to latitude<br />

and altitude.<br />

Trees mirror the quality of light in their natural habitat. If the<br />

frequency of green is harmful to them, they will use green leaves as<br />

they will screen out or repel that frequency. In general, if the incident<br />

light has a greater proportion of high-frequency, high-energy,<br />

ultraviolet light, in other words hard light, the wood will be soft.<br />

Conversely, where there is a greater preponderance of low-frequency,<br />

low-energy, infrared, soft light, the wood will be hard. 4<br />

Australia's native timbers, notable for their hardness, are a good<br />

example of this. Because of Australias position on the Tropic of<br />

Capricorn in the southern hemisphere, the intensity of infrared<br />

light is greatest when Australia experiences its high summer, and<br />

when the Earth is also at its closest to the Sun at Perihelion in early<br />

January. This is increased by the infrared radiation resulting from<br />

Australia's semi-desert condition. Along with other countries in the<br />

southern hemisphere, Australia is therefore exposed to more<br />

intense infrared light than counties in the north which experience<br />

more moderate conditions.<br />

The new growth of many species of Australian trees presents a<br />

particular mixture of red, violet and blue hues, in order to resist the<br />

potentially harmful penetration of those light frequencies. In Europe<br />

and the temperate latitudes of North America, on the other hand,<br />

with their very different light conditions, most new growth is light<br />

green in colour, with some exceptions (like the copper beech).<br />

To summarize: Softwood species, such as pine, are mostly found<br />

in zones of high-energy, high-frequency 'hard' radiation, at low altitudes<br />

in high latitudes, and at high altitudes in low latitudes. Conversely<br />

hardwood trees, with some exceptions, are generally found<br />

at low altitudes in low latitudes (tropical rainforests) and at low to<br />

middle altitudes at low to middle latitudes — zones of low frequency,<br />

'soft' radiation.<br />

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