Native Tree Society BBS

great, i will just take a lot of reading points when there is a greater amount of taper change. that makes it easy. i already started doing that actually. i found i didn't have enuf calculation lines on the bottom of my form and had to write in more in the margins over the last weekend... i think th...

hey, in the case of a circular/non elliptical tree your above formula is exactly the same as the one on my sheet isn't it? After replacing the radii with diameters that is. the above formula is for a simple conical frustum yes? i was thinking that if i took frequent data points on the trunk and did ...

what i have been trying to do is take measurements at points where there is a slope break in the silhouette of the tree rather than at the traditional 60, 120, 180 feet heights. it seems like it would provide a truer estimate. and i usually wrap a tape measure around the tree 3 times, one level at c...

bob; thanks for the response. i will look at the spread sheets and see if they will assist. and i want to read about the basil wedge subjects mentioned in your response, that is one of the major points of contention in my mind that i have to get straight. i will be going up to look at some trees ove...

Hi there. my name is rick and i am wondering if there is an expert in measuring out there using a rangefinder and solo monocular that i could run a couple thoughts by. my easy question would be about measuring a large limb. it seems to me when measuring the size on a limb you would take the dimensio...

Hi, I'm Rick. I was wandering up in Muir Grove last weekend, looking for the Dalton sequoia tree, and found a large one that seems to match the size constraints on the base, but I've never seen a picture of the tree to compare it with. Does anyone have a picture of the Dalton tree that I could compa...