MUDES Gymnosperm Wood Character Tutorials 
What is a Character?
What is a Character State or Attribute?

The Links in the Table Below are to Interactive Frames that will allow you to view the different Characters and Character States that are used in the hierarchal cascading menu structures of the various components of the MUDES.  These Tutorials were designed to help first time users gain familiarity with these characters and their associated states and to serve as useful review material for more experienced users.

 

Look at the Growth Rings

Examine Axial Tracheids

Do You See Axial Parenchyma?

Examine Ray Parenchyma

Do You See Resin Ducts?

Assess Macroscopic Physical Features
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