Fibre-Vessel Structure, Density and Moisture Content Analysis of Zanthoxylum gilletii Wood with Comparative Evaluation Against Enthandrophragma cylindricum for Furniture Use

The density of wood is among several factors that influence the strength and durability of wood. However, scanty research is carried out on the effect of anatomical characteristics of wood. Fibre and vessels were sampled from three Ghanaian timbers, Zanthoxylum gilletii (Okuo) and Enthandrophragma cylindricum (Sapele) each. The study performed is to assess some key measurements; fibre length (FL), vessel diameter (VD), fibre diameter (FD), fibre lumen width (FLW), and fibre wall thickness (FWT) and density of wood of the selected tree. Results indicated highly significant (p