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  2. Tree crown measurement - Wikipedia

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    American Forests, for example, uses a formula to calculate Big Tree Points as part of their Big Tree Program [3] that awards a tree 1 point for each foot of height, 1 point for each inch of girth, and ⁠ 1 / 4 ⁠ point for each foot of crown spread. The tree whose point total is the highest for that species is crowned as the champion in their ...

  3. Tree girth measurement - Wikipedia

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    An Excel spreadsheet can be used to determine the rate the apparent size of the scale changes with distance, and that value can be used to calculate the diameter of the tree given that the tree is circular in cross section and the distance to the front side of the tree is known. Girth then is calculated by multiplying the diameter by pi.

  4. Tree measurement - Wikipedia

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    Girth is a measurement of the distance around the trunk of a tree measured perpendicular to the axis of the trunk. [18] Use of girth to arrive at an equivalent diameter is an older forestry measurement that is still used. In the United States girth is measured at a height of 4.5 feet above ground level.

  5. Diameter at breast height - Wikipedia

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    On sloping ground, the "above ground" reference point is usually taken as the highest point on the ground touching the trunk, but some use the average between the highest and lowest points of ground. If the DBH point falls on a swelling in the trunk it is customary to measure the girth below the swelling at the point where the diameter is smallest.

  6. Tree height measurement - Wikipedia

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    American Forests, for example, uses a formula to calculate Big Tree Points as part of their Big Tree Program [3] that awards a tree 1 point for each foot of height, 1 point for each inch (2.54 cm) of girth, and ¼ point for each foot of crown spread. The tree whose point total is the highest for that species is crowned as the champion in their ...

  7. Stand density index - Wikipedia

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    This equation can be rewritten as: log 10 SDI = log 10 N + 1.605 log 10 D - 1.605 The above equation is an expression for computing the stand density index from the number of trees per acre and the diameter of the tree of average basal area. Assume that a stand with basal area of 150 square feet (14 m 2) and 400 trees per acre is measured. The ...

  8. Tree volume measurement - Wikipedia

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    To calculate trunk volume, the tree is subdivided into a series of segments with the successive diameters being the bottom and top of each segment and segment length being equal to the difference in height between the lower and upper diameters, or if the trunk is not vertical, the segment length can be calculated using the limb length formula ...

  9. Quadratic mean diameter - Wikipedia

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    Compared to the arithmetic mean, QMD assigns greater weight to larger trees – QMD is always greater than or equal to arithmetic mean for a given set of trees. QMD can be used in timber cruises to estimate the standing volume of timber in a forest, because it has the practical advantage of being directly related to basal area , which in turn ...