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No, timber is dead the moment the tree is cut down. It does have pores or pits in the surface, but these do not open and close. They remain in the same position they were in when the tree died. Pores allow moisture to pass into the timber when the ambient humidity is high and they are the path for moisture to move out of the timber when the humidity falls.
