RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Branch Failures: A Closer Look at Crack Drying
JF Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
JO JOA
FD International Society of Arboriculture
SP 11
OP 12
DO 10.48044/jauf.1989.003
VO 15
IS 1
A1 Shigo, Alex L.
YR 1989
UL http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/15/1/11.abstract
AB Branch failures are major causes of damage to property and power lines and of injury to people. The purposes of this paper are to discuss briefly the different ways branches fail, and to present a hypothesis that crack drying may lead to branch failure.