황철나무와 양황철나무는 전형적인 다습심재(wetwood)로써, 심재 전체가 변재보다 높은 함수유를 나타냈다. 황철나무와 양황철나무의 목부중에 존재하는 결정은 주로 심재중에서도 일부연룬을 따라 또는 착색얼룩을 따라 또는 국소에 집중하여, 수에 가까울수록 많았다. 또한 1연륜 내에서는 만재보다 조재에 많은 경향이 있었다. 심재에서의 결정은 전 종류의 세포에 존재하였으나, 대부분의 결정은 도관과 섬유상가도관에 존재하였다. 수피중에 있는 결정은 내수피에서 외수피까지 비교적 산재하여 존재했다. 양황철나무에서는 잎옹이의 출현빈도가 높았으나 황철나무에서는 그 출현 빈도가 낮았다.
Crystals in the woods and barks of Populus maximowiczii and Populus nigra ${ imes}$ maximowiczii were examined by light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and soft X-ray. Populus examined had the wetwood and the heartwood of Populus showed higher moisture content than in adjacent sapwood. The crystals can be detected clearly by the soft X-ray due to their higher densities than the wood. Crystals in xylem wood of Populus were found mainly at heartwood. However, they were concentrated in specific areas such as in color-stained area or along the specific annual rings. Crystals showed the highest occurrence around the pith. Within a growth ring the amount of crystals in earlywood was more abundant than in latewood. Crystals were observed mainly at vessels and fibers although they occurred at all kinds of cells in heartwood. Crystals in the bark were scattered evenly both in inner bark and in outer bark. Populus nigra${ imes}$maximowiczii showed higher frequency of leaf knots than Populus maximowiczii.
