PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Smiley, E. Thomas AU - Fraedrich, Bruce R. TI - Determining Strength Loss from Decay AID - 10.48044/jauf.1992.040 DP - 1992 Jul 01 TA - Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) PG - 201--204 VI - 18 IP - 4 4099 - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/18/4/201.short 4100 - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/18/4/201.full SO - JOA1992 Jul 01; 18 AB - A formula for assessing strength loss due to decay was tested on hurricane broken trees and surviving trees exposed to hurricane force winds. When the formula was used with a 33% strength loss threshold, it would predict 50% of the failures in 90 mph winds while calling for “unnecessary” removal of 12% of surviving decayed trees.