Abstract
The research has conducted to investigate some wood properties of Leucaena leucocephala growing in the middle of Iraq. Specimens were taken from five trees around Baghdad to study the variation of fiber dimension and specific gravity longitudinally and transversely among the stem. Results showed that length , diameter , and wall thicknesses of fibers near the bark were more than that located near the pith of the tree. Effect of longitudinal factor was not steady ; while fiber length was slightly more in the base than in the upper stem levels, fiber diameter and wall thickness had their higher mean values at the higher positions of stem. Wood specific gravity showed no significant differences neither longitudinally nor transversally among the stem. Results referred to the possibility of using this wood species for pulp production in addition to its conventional uses.
