TY - JOUR A1 - Brischke, C. A1 - Bollmus, S. A1 - Melcher, E. A1 - Stephan, Ina T1 - Biological durability and moisture ynamics of Dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) and Port Orford cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) T2 - Wood Material Science and Engineering N2 - Numerous non-native tree species are given attention with respect to the reforestation of calamity areas in Europe. Among them, several species may form durable wood which can be used for outdoor applications, but differences in wood durability are expected between original and European growth sites. This study aimed at examining the biological durability against wooddestroying fungi and water permeability of German-grown Dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) and Port Orford cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana). The heartwood of both wood species was assigned to durability class 4 (DC 4, less durable) in soil contact and DC 1–4 (very to less durable) against wood-destroying basidiomycetes. However, according to the Meyer-Veltrup model, their material resistance dose was notably higher compared to the reference species Norway spruce (Picea abies), and the resulting service life of above ground structures should be a multiple of the reference. PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London KW - Natural durability KW - Fungal decay KW - Moisture performance KW - Permeability KW - Resistance model KW - Water uptake PY - 2022 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/55490 AN - OPUS4-55490 SN - 1748-0272 SP - 1 EP - 11 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany