The aim of this study was to verify the influence of concentration on ascension of preservative solutions in the treatment time of Eucalyptus urophylla x Eucalyptus grandis fence posts. The solutions were prepared with four concentrations of chromated copper borate - CCB, with 0.5; 1.0; 2.0; and 3.0% active ingredients. The sap displacement method by radial transpiration was employed, and five fence posts were treated for each concentration. The ascension times of the respective concentrations were of 8, 7, 5, and 3 days. Penetration was analyzed at four positions on fence posts and retention was analyzed at the position corresponding to the ground zone of installed fence posts. Boron and copper penetrations were satisfactory for the fence posts treated with 3.0% solution, and fence posts treated with 2.0% solution reached values close to those recommended by the Brazilian legislation. Retention in the samples of external disks reached the recommended values, except for the fence posts treated with 0.5% solution. Increased solution concentration caused a reduction in the treatment time of fence posts.
treated wood; fence posts; sap displacement