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Key messageBeech is subjected to devaluating bark damage by logging operations. It is shown experimentally that damage in the upper part of the trunk entails much higher risk of wood discoloration and decay by fungi than damage in the lower part. Cellular defense mechanisms in xylem are elucidated. Context During harvesting operations and more specifically processes of both felling and...