Sectional Aluminum Poles Improve Length Measurements in Standing Trees

Joe P. McClure

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Sectional Aluminum Poles Improve Length Measurements in Standing Trees

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Joe P. McClure

Year:

1968

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Res. Note SE-98. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

The use of sectional aluminum poles to measure lengths in standing trees can reduce bias and improve measurement precision. The method has been tested extensively under a variety of field conditions by Forest Survey crews in the Southeast. Over 16,000 trees with lengths up to 120 feet have been measured over the past 5 years.

Citation

McClure, Joe P. 1968. Sectional Aluminum Poles Improve Length Measurements in Standing Trees. Res. Note SE-98. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.