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TOPIC: Hillside Woods double-trunked oak
http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees/browse_thread/thread/1f7417739e447746?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Apr 2 2008 5:11 am
From: Carolyn Summers


ENTS,

OK, I finally measured a tree. It¹s right at the edge of the park so I
didn¹t have to go far. This was just a practice run really. And I know the
double-trunked trees are problematic.

 Anyway, it¹s 15¹ 5.5² circumference
at 4.5¹ off the ground. I think that¹s how you do it, right? It¹s an oak,
probably a red pak, but I¹ll confirm when it leafs out. Then I measured a
small tulip tree that was just a little over 8¹ around and by the time I got
back to my house I had forgotten the exact measurement. So now I know I
need a notebook.
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Carolyn Summers
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Apr 2 2008 9:22 pm
From: "Edward Frank"
Hillside Woods double-trunked oak

Carolyn,

Nice photos. I will post them to the website during the next update. For a double trunk like this the tree should be measured at 4.5 feet or at the narrowest point below 4.5 feet, which ever is smaller in girth. If not measured at 4.5 feet the height of the measurement above ground should be noted. Since this is a double and the split does not look too high, the girth of each of the two trunks should be measured just above where they separate and that height noted also.

It is good to see you out and measuring. Keep at it and the hobby will grow on you.

Ed Frank