Trenthorst, Germany test site

Site Information

Organization: Thünen Institute of Wood Research (TI-HF)
Contact person: Eckhard Melcher eckhard.melcher@thuenen.de
Who uses it or can use it?: This small site is only used for natural durability testing because it is located on the area of the Thünen Institute of Organic Farming.
Is it a contract testing site? 
Location (reasonable description of location):
Coordinates: (easy to get from Google Maps): 53.768757_N  10.513991_E

Type of testing

Decay:
Termites or other insects:
Ground Contact (stakes, posts):
Above Ground:
Weathering:
Marine:

Biodeteriogens

Type of decay (brown-rot, white-rot, soft-rot): White rot
Termite species:
Marine Organisms:

Geophysical information

Rainfall:693mm
Temperature mean:8.9°C
Elevation: 39m
Climate Index:
Soil parameters::

Sand (%)                                              50.0
Silt (%)                                                 33.9
Clay (%)                                               16.2
Humus content (%)                             3.8
Carbon content (%)                             2.2
CEC (mmol kg-1)                                  70.6

References

Meyer, Brischke, Brandt, Melcher, Lenz, Soetbeer 2014: Durability of English oak (Quercus robur L.) - Comparison of decay progress and resistance under various laboratory and field conditions. Int. Bio & Bio. 86, 79-85