PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Jan Lukaszkiewicz AU - Marek Kosmala AU - Magdalena Chrapka AU - Jacek Borowski TI - Determining the Age of Streetside <em>Tilia Cordata</em> Trees with a Dbh-Based Model AID - 10.48044/jauf.2005.036 DP - 2005 Nov 01 TA - Arboriculture &amp; Urban Forestry (AUF) PG - 280--284 VI - 31 IP - 6 4099 - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/31/6/280.short 4100 - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/31/6/280.full AB - This paper evaluates the possibility of determining tree age based on diameter at breast height (dbh, taken at 1.3 m [4.3 ft]), using common lime (linden, Tilia cordata). We first identified and measured groups of trees growing in similar conditions (alleys and roadside trees) whose age was known. We developed a regression model describing the growth of trees over time. Plotting tree age against diameter yielded a correlation coefficient r = 0.962 and determination coefficient r2 = 0.926. The resulting model was applied to unrelated groups of trees of known age. The difference between the actual age and mean age calculated with the model was less than 10%. The model was then compared to measurements taken with a Resistograph, with results being highly concordant. The model, although not meant for application to individual trees, might be useful in determining the age of common lime trees growing in alleys and along roads.