DendrochronologiaPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-10-24DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126434
R. Justin DeRose , Ryan D. Jess , Matthew F. Bekker , James A. Lutz , Joseph D. Birch
{"title":"Dendrochronology of curl-leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt.)","authors":"R. Justin DeRose , Ryan D. Jess , Matthew F. Bekker , James A. Lutz , Joseph D. Birch","doi":"10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126434","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126434","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Curl-leaf mountain mahogany is an evergreen angiosperm tree that occupies extensive areas of dry site woodlands in and around the Great Basin of the western U.S. Although commonly found in shrub form, mahogany can develop into mature trees that exhibit stems conducive to dendrochronological sampling. Despite its ubiquity in dry environments, very little research has been conducted on its ecology or dendrochronology. We sampled a range of mahogany sizes across five sites in northern Utah in order to determine if this species was suitable for dendrochronological investigation, to evaluate its ring-width characteristics, and to determine its climate response. Results indicated that individual stems of mahogany were genetically unique and that the stems could be sampled and used for tree-ring analysis. We developed a mahogany chronology with good inter-series correlations, moderate sensitivity, and demonstrated response to growing season June precipitation and temperature, but only the temperature response was temporally stable. Significant 15- and 3-year variability in the frequency domain characterized mahogany growth. Moderate correlations with other tree-ring sites in the region indicated a coherence to the local climate, but much species-specific variation was left unexplained. While mahogany wood is extremely dense and difficult to work with through all stages of chronology development, our demonstration of the ability to crossdate this species opens the door to better understanding large areas of woodland ecotypes across the western U.S.</div></div><div><h3>Taxonomy</h3><div>Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (<em>Cercocarpus ledifolius</em> Nutt. [Rosaceae]). Flora of North America, Volume 9. 2015. Oxford University Press.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50595,"journal":{"name":"Dendrochronologia","volume":"95 ","pages":"Article 126434"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146187357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DendrochronologiaPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-13DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2026.126474
Magnus Hjorth, Claudia Baittinger, Niels Bonde
{"title":"Recycled iron age timber, tracing a three-aisled longhouse Dendrochronological dating and archeological interpretation of reused timber from a late iron age pathway near Varpelev, Zealand, Denmark","authors":"Magnus Hjorth, Claudia Baittinger, Niels Bonde","doi":"10.1016/j.dendro.2026.126474","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dendro.2026.126474","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Excavations in the 1970’s, close to the modern village of Varpelev, Zealand, Denmark revealed a stone-paved pathway in the Tryggevælde stream valley. Beneath it a substantial assemblage of oak timber had been preserved. A hypothesis of possible reuse was put forth but until recently this remained unexplored. Through dendrochronological dating, laser scanning and comparisons with modern reconstructions, we argue that at least 13 timbers derive from an earlier use, seven of which are interpreted further in this paper. The dendrochronological analysis revealed a narrow felling period between 688 and 694 AD with multiple samples showing a preserved waney edge. The identification of recycled timber was largely built on the observation of nonsensical timber carvings and surface hewing, which was deemed unnecessary in the construction of a pathway. We argue that the presented timbers originate from a three-aisled longhouse from the late Danish Iron Age. Furthermore, we can confidently place them within the architecture of the longhouse and identify them as wall-posts, roof-carrying posts and, most notably, two crossbeams and a head-beam — the first archaeological observations of such from prehistoric Scandinavia. The Varpelevvej II timber corpus highlights the importance of recognizing reuse and the better preservation potential of architectural features in secondary deposits. We hope that this study can provide new empirical insights into late Iron Age longhouse construction and improve the archaeological basis for future reconstructions of Iron age dwellings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50595,"journal":{"name":"Dendrochronologia","volume":"95 ","pages":"Article 126474"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145977101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A two-millennia provenance-assured Chamaecyparis tree-ring chronology for central Japan","authors":"Motonari Ohyama , Hitoshi Yonenobu , Yasuharu Hoshino , Shin’ya Suzuki","doi":"10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126461","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126461","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We present a continuous 2000-year ring-width chronology of <em>Chamaecyparis</em> from central Japan based on samples of known provenance. The dataset integrates ring-width series from living trees, archaeological coffins, historical temple timbers, and a buried forest, spanning 156 BCE to 2012 CE. Crossdating, conducted using statistical indices (Student’s <em>t</em>-value, Gleichläufigkeit) and visual inspection, yielded high consistency across six partial chronologies. This composite chronology, filling a major gap in Japanese dendrochronology, yielded a robust regional reference for environmental reconstruction and dendroprovenancing. Application to historical structures, including Rinno-ji and Daitoku-ji Temples, demonstrated excellent agreement with documentary records, confirming the chronology’s dating precision. Our findings reaffirm the values of ring-width analysis for determining the origin and age of wooden materials, particularly in contexts where isotopic geographical resolution may be too broad. This chronology also establishes a robust framework for future multiproxy studies that integrate isotopic or geochemical data. By securing both temporal continuity and provenance control, it serves as a critical resource for research in archaeology, forest history, and cultural heritage science in Japan and beyond.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50595,"journal":{"name":"Dendrochronologia","volume":"95 ","pages":"Article 126461"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145737504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DendrochronologiaPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-11-28DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126455
Hanxue Liang , Jinji Li , Yimin Ren , Le Wang , Zhitao Wu
{"title":"Macroclimate determines whether tree growth at alpine treelines is primarily limited by temperature or precipitation in northern China","authors":"Hanxue Liang , Jinji Li , Yimin Ren , Le Wang , Zhitao Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126455","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126455","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The response of treeline trees to climate warming is highly complex. Although numerous studies have examined this issue worldwide, comprehensive coverage of all global treelines remains impossible, and the roles of temperature and precipitation exhibit pronounced spatiotemporal variability. To address these gaps, we collected tree-ring samples from two <em>Picea</em> species at treeline sites in the Helan Mountains (western China) and Luya Mountain (central China) along the same latitude, and conducted dendroclimatic analyses. Correlation analyses revealed that in the Helan region, growing-season temperatures had a significant negative influence on tree growth before 1998, after which precipitation became the dominant positive driver. SPEI-based analyses showed significant positive correlations between ring width and multi-month SPEI from June to August, indicating that tree growth at the Helan treeline was moisture-limited. In contrast, tree growth at the Luya site was consistently and positively correlated with May temperature, with no significant relationship to precipitation. Analyses using SPEI further demonstrated that moisture is not a limiting factor for tree growth at the Luya treeline. Our findings suggest that macroclimate is likely governing how treeline trees respond to climate variability. Under continued warming, arid regions may experience growth decline due to intensified drought stress, whereas humid regions are likely to benefit from rising temperatures. These results contribute to the global dataset on treeline responses to climate change and provide clear evidence for the relative roles of temperature and moisture in governing treeline dynamics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50595,"journal":{"name":"Dendrochronologia","volume":"95 ","pages":"Article 126455"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145625341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DendrochronologiaPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-12-17DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126464
Alexander A. Samodurov , Alexander I. Tuyrin , Maria A. Yunak , Vyacheslav V. Rodaev , Dmitry Yu. Golovin , Vladimir A. Shamaev , Alexander V. Russu
{"title":"A new scratch-based approach to studying the structure of annual growth rings suitable for dendrochronology and dendroclimatology","authors":"Alexander A. Samodurov , Alexander I. Tuyrin , Maria A. Yunak , Vyacheslav V. Rodaev , Dmitry Yu. Golovin , Vladimir A. Shamaev , Alexander V. Russu","doi":"10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126464","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126464","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Research in disciplines such as dendrochronology, dendroclimatology and dendroecology is based on information about the structure of annual growth rings of wood, which is most often obtained by optical methods. However, the optical properties of wood are not directly related to its other properties, such as mechanical ones. At the same time, some methods of studying mechanical properties, such as densitometry, are considered more informative. However, these methods are quite labor-intensive and require expensive equipment. The above suggests the development of a simple, informative and easy-to-use approach to studying the mechanical properties of wood. This paper discusses the scratch test method employing continuous measurement of the micromechanical properties of wood. It is based on the recording and further analysis of the radial profile of the normal force <em>F</em><sub>n</sub>, recorded when scratching the crosscut with a specific probe at a given depth. The method was tested on Scots pine (<em>Pinus sylvestris L.</em>) and Siberian larch (<em>Lárix sibirica</em>) wood. The scratch test allows taking into account the features of the intra-ring structure and obtaining the hardness Hs profile. It has an oscillating character, and the minimums and maximums correspond to the mechanical properties of early and late wood. The obtained hardness profiles correlated highly with the density profiles obtained from the analysis of SEM images of the wood cellular structure. The widths of annual growth rings were determined from the scratch test data; the discrepancy between the values obtained by scratch test and the optical method was < 3 % for pine and < 5 % for larch. The scratch test method has shown high efficiency and is less labor-intensive than other methods of measuring local properties of wood. It has high potential for application in the further development of dendrochronology and other disciplines.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50595,"journal":{"name":"Dendrochronologia","volume":"95 ","pages":"Article 126464"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145797296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DendrochronologiaPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-12-02DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126460
Yuqi Jia , Yihua Ren , Guofu Song , Guohong Li
{"title":"Dynamic characteristics of radial growth in Abies georgei var. Smithii in cold regions based on dendrometer monitoring","authors":"Yuqi Jia , Yihua Ren , Guofu Song , Guohong Li","doi":"10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126460","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126460","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examined the seasonal and diurnal dynamics and the radial growth’s environmental response mechanisms of <em>Abies georgei</em> var. <em>Smithii</em> on the Sygera Mountain, southeastern Xizang. Continuous dendrometer monitoring (November 2023–November 2024) and concurrent meteorological data from automated weather stations were analyzed using the zero-growth method to quantify stem radial variation. Key findings include:(1) Diurnal radial variations during the growing season displayed a circadian rhythm characterized by daytime contraction and nocturnal expansion.(2) Seasonal growth dynamics comprised of four phases: dormant period (November–February), initiation period (March–April), rapid growth period (May–August), and decline period (September–October). Annual cumulative growth attained 8–12 mm, with peak rates (0.035 mm/d) observed in June.(3) At diurnal scales, soil temperature and moisture content showed dominant positive correlations with radial growth during the early growing season, while vapor pressure deficit (VPD) became the primary moisture stress factor during rapid growth, exhibiting significant positive correlations with radial expansion. Seasonal-scale growth exhibited greater sensitivity to temperature fluctuations than to other environmental variables. This work reveals the adaptive strategy of <em>Abies georgei</em> var. <em>Smithii</em> to alpine environments through daily-scale water regulation and seasonal-scale resource allocation, providing essential scientific evidence for refining carbon sink models and evaluating ecological barrier functions on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50595,"journal":{"name":"Dendrochronologia","volume":"95 ","pages":"Article 126460"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145694261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DendrochronologiaPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-27DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2026.126479
Karel Šilhán
{"title":"Abrupt growth suppression in tree-ring based landslide analysis","authors":"Karel Šilhán","doi":"10.1016/j.dendro.2026.126479","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dendro.2026.126479","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Tree-ring-based methods are currently a frequently used tool for analyzing the spatial-temporal behavior of landslides, providing key data for predicting their future development or analyzing potential triggers. They use a spectrum of growth disturbances in tree-ring series to detect landslide events, one of the most common being abrupt growth suppression. Unlike other growth disturbances, however, this has not yet been studied in detail with regard to its frequency, intensity, or duration in different geomechanical zones of complex landslides. A deeper understanding of this issue would improve the efficiency of dendrogeomorphic sampling, as well as the overall spatial-temporal reconstruction of landslide movements. To obtain a more detailed insight, tree-ring series from 1322 disturbed individuals of <em>Picea abies</em> (L.) Karst. growing on 26 complex landslides with different geological structures were analyzed. The area of each landslide was divided into two contrasting zones with presumed different effects on tree growth (rotational slide zone and earthflow zone). The results showed that the highest incidence of abrupt growth suppression (both in absolute terms and per tree) was in the earthflow zone of landslides developed on rigid sandstone/conglomerate. Conversely, the highest intensity of abrupt growth suppression was found in the rotational slide zone on sandstone/conglomerate. Factors leading to this type of growth disturbance could possibly include root stretching in tension cracks or root shearing at the boundary of rock blocks in the rotational slide zone. In the case of the earthflow zone, root deformation and pinching during flow-like movement of weathered material may play a role. This effect is increased if pieces of rigid sandstone/conglomerate are present in the landslide material.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50595,"journal":{"name":"Dendrochronologia","volume":"95 ","pages":"Article 126479"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146077385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DendrochronologiaPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-31DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2026.126482
Agata Buchwal , Alma Piermattei , Pawel Matulewski , Tito Arosio , Soumaya Belmecheri , Liliana Siekacz , Grzegorz Rachlewicz , Alan Crivellaro
{"title":"Blue rings are not light rings","authors":"Agata Buchwal , Alma Piermattei , Pawel Matulewski , Tito Arosio , Soumaya Belmecheri , Liliana Siekacz , Grzegorz Rachlewicz , Alan Crivellaro","doi":"10.1016/j.dendro.2026.126482","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dendro.2026.126482","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Misperceptions persist between blue rings (BRs) and light rings (LRs) in tree-ring and wood-anatomical studies, despite their fundamentally different origins and implications. Both phenomena are associated with abiotic and/or biotic stress and consequent incomplete secondary cell-wall development. Yet, they are detectable at distinct resolution scales and carry different interpretive meanings. This communication study recognises BRs and LRs as complementary but distinct proxies and clarifies their diagnostic meaning. BRs are a wood anatomical feature visible on wood anatomical thin sections revealed by Safranin and Astra Blue staining that mark, in blue, a portion of a tree-ring with incompletely lignified cell walls that are not necessarily thinner. LRs, in contrast, are macroscopically visible as lighter latewood colour on polished or cut cross sections, reflecting low apparent latewood density that may result from reduced wall thickening, lack of lignification, or both. While BRs may contribute to the formation of LRs, not all BRs are macroscopically visible as LRs, and not all LRs involve unlignified tissues. Misinterpreting the two can lead to inconsistent identification of growth anomalies and introduce bias across paleoclimate reconstructions and other dendrochronological or ecological contexts. Future studies across climatic gradients and species, should strengthen our mechanistic understanding of BRs and LRs formation and their physiological underpinning to provide their robust interpretation in paleoclimate studies and beyond.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50595,"journal":{"name":"Dendrochronologia","volume":"95 ","pages":"Article 126482"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146187359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DendrochronologiaPub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-10-25DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126438
Santosh K. Shah , Tanveer W. Rahman , Nivedita Mehrotra , Lamginsang Thomte , Uttam Pandey , Anup Saikia , Gregory C. Wiles
{"title":"Blue is the new colour of Indian Himalayan tree rings: A pilot study on blue intensity of Abies pindrow, a new climate proxy from Kashmir Valley, western Himalaya","authors":"Santosh K. Shah , Tanveer W. Rahman , Nivedita Mehrotra , Lamginsang Thomte , Uttam Pandey , Anup Saikia , Gregory C. Wiles","doi":"10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126438","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126438","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study presents initial results of a tree ring-based blue intensity (BI) study from the western (Indian) Himalayan region. We analysed 139 cross-dated tree core samples of <em>Abies pindrow</em> collected from Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary (HWS) in the Kashmir Valley, western (Indian) Himalaya. This study was carried out to determine whether BI parameters can enhance tree-ring-based climate signals complementing previous dendroclimatic studies based on ring-widths (RW). We developed six chronologies: total ring width (TRW), earlywood width (EWW), latewood width (LWW), as well as latewood blue intensity (LWBI), earlywood blue intensity (EWBI) and delta blue intensity (deltaBI). Each of the six chronologies spans from 1728 to 2014 CE (287 years) and were correlated with monthly temperature (minimum, maximum and average) and precipitation records to assess their climatic response. The results demonstrated that distinct climate signals can be derived from RW and BI parameters. RW parameters capture moisture stress during the early growing season (May–June). In contrast, the BI parameters, particularly LWBI and deltaBI, yield strong positive correlations with average and maximum temperatures during the late summer (August–September). Additionally, LWBI and deltaBI series are positively associated with minimum winter-spring temperatures. We also evaluated the seasonal climatic response of both RW and BI parameters, assessing the temporal stability of these relationships and developed a transfer function based on a linear regression model. The overall climate signal identified for the BI parameters (LWBI and deltaBI) is distinct from RW and focused primarily on late summer (August–September). Thus, these results demonstrate the strong potential of blue intensity measurements in dendroclimatic reconstructions in the western (Indian) Himalaya.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50595,"journal":{"name":"Dendrochronologia","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 126438"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145416545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DendrochronologiaPub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-10-02DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126423
Jun-Hui Park , En-Bi Choi , Ho-Young Lee , Jeong-Wook Seo
{"title":"Establishing ring width and cell chronologies for predicting future growth of Thuja koraiensis under climate change","authors":"Jun-Hui Park , En-Bi Choi , Ho-Young Lee , Jeong-Wook Seo","doi":"10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126423","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126423","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present study reports the first dendrochronological analysis of a vulnerable conifer shrub, <em>Thuja koraiensis</em>, which is endemic to the Korean Peninsula. Two study sites, Hwangcheolbong and Gwittaegicheongbong, were selected, and ring-width chronologies were established for each site: 188 years (1836–2023) for the former and 113 years (1911–2023) for the latter. Additionally, cell chronologies of specific anatomical parameters, viz., cell diameter, lumen diameter, and cell wall thickness were also built from 1947–2023 for the Gwittaegicheongbong site. Correlation analysis revealed that the ring-width growth of <em>T. koraiensis</em> is primarily influenced negatively by temperatures in May and June, and positively by precipitation. Although similar results were found in the correlation analysis between the cell chronologies of cell and lumen diameters and monthly climate at Gwittaegicheongbong, the correlation with May and June temperatures were higher (<em>r</em> = -0.27 to −0.35) than ones of ring-width chronologies (<em>r</em> = -0.18 to −0.28). Future ring-width growth predictions using ARIMAX models under SSP scenarios revealed site- and parameter-specific differences. At Hwangcheolbong, ring width was predicted to decline by 13.9 % under SSP2–4.5 and by 39.0 % under SSP5–8.5 by 2100, with most of the reduction occurring after 2050 (-29.4 %). At Gwittegicheongbong, ring width remained stable under SSP2–4.5 (+1.7 %) but declined under SSP5–8.5 (-19.0 %). For cell parameters at Gwittegicheongbong, cell diameter decreased by 2.2 % under SSP2–4.5 and 15.3 % under SSP5–8.5, while lumen diameter showed the steepest decline (-23.3 %) under SSP5–8.5, indicating reduced hydraulic efficiency in high-emission scenarios. These findings highlight the climatic vulnerability of <em>T. koraiensis</em> and demonstrate the importance of dendroanatomical approaches for detecting climate-induced stress in alpine shrubs. Such insights provide critical information for the conservation of Korea’s subalpine ecosystems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50595,"journal":{"name":"Dendrochronologia","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 126423"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145266176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}