RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Detection of Decay in Trees
JF Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
JO JOA
FD International Society of Arboriculture
SP 226
OP 232
DO 10.48044/jauf.1979.053
VO 5
IS 10
A1 Walter C. Shortle
YR 1979
UL http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/5/10/226.abstract
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.