berberis thunbergii, Berberidaceae, Angiospermae (Hardwood)

Chatoyance was measured by the chatometry.com team using the PZC method. The statistics for this specific timber are hereby summarized to provide an evaluation of data robustness:
Number of sources for samples: 1
Number of individual trees analyzed: 2
Number of specimens: 2
Number of measurements: 6
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 16.6
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 12.9
Max PZC average on one log: 15.4
Min PZC average on one log: 13.3
PZC Average of all logs: 14.3
Species: berberis thunbergii
Family: Berberidaceae
Clade: Angiospermae
Description: Deciduous, thorny shrub, typically 2-6 ft tall, with small oval leaves often purple or green, turning brilliant red in fall. Features inconspicuous yellow spring flowers followed by persistent bright red berries.
Pictures – each from a different individual tree:


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