TY - JOUR T1 - The Measurement of Wood Decay in Landscape Trees JF - Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) SP - 121 LP - 127 DO - 10.48044/jauf.2010.016 VL - 36 IS - 3 AU - Denise Johnstone AU - Gregory Moore AU - Michael Tausz AU - Marc Nicolas Y1 - 2010/05/01 UR - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/36/3/121.abstract N2 - The evaluation of wood in a tree trunk is essential for tree risk assessment; however, the accurate measurement of decay is still in its infancy. A review of the current methods used for field measurement of wood decay in landscape trees is presented. Methods are compared in terms of the damage caused to tree tissues, ease of use, and their level of accuracy. Moderately invasive decay detecting devices, such as constant feed drills, are accurate for locating wood decay in a tree. In contrast computerized tomography devices are less damaging to tree tissues, but results may be difficult to interpret. ER -