Invest Agrar: Sist Recur For (2004) 13(3), 452-478 Characterisation of the xylem of 352 conifers L. García Esteban1*, P. de Palacios de Palacios1, A. Guindeo Casasús1 and F. García Fernández2 2 Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Cátedra de Tecnología de la Madera. ETS Ingenieros de Montes. Ciudad Universitaria. 28040 Madrid. Spain Asociación de Investigación Técnica de las Industrias de Madera y Corcho. C/ Flora, 3. 28013 Madrid. Spain 1 Abstract Following the traditional methods of preparation and description of wood at microscopy level, 352 descriptions of the woods of conifers were made. For the characterisation of each wood a multiple entry key was prepared, with a total of.
