PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Walter C. Shortle
TI  - Detection of Decay in Trees
AID  - 10.48044/jauf.1979.053
DP  - 1979 Oct 01
TA  - Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
PG  - 226--232
VI  - 5
IP  - 10
4099  - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/5/10/226.short
4100  - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/5/10/226.full
SO  - JOA1979 Oct 01; 5
AB  - New ideas and new tools give the arborist new opportunities to better assess the hazard potential of decayed trees. Before using electronics to help detect decay in trees, today’s arborist must first train the “mind’s eye” to “see” inside the living tree. A model system called CODIT has been developed to explain the patterns of discoloration and decay in wounded trees. With an understanding of the model, a battery-powered drill, and a pulsed-current resistance meter, the arborist can get a good picture of what the inside of a tree is like. With better detection comes the need for better professional judgment to determine how to treat decayed trees.