Table 5.

Height, caliper, structural defects, and the average number of pruning cuts required for all trees.

Mean height (m)Mean caliper (mm)Mean number of pruning cut
SecateursHandsawPole pruner
All species4.3102.90.91.92.2
Structural defects as a percentage of tree sample
Codominant stemsIncluded barkLow branchingBroken branchesRubbing branches
All species68.440.218.114.412.4
Structural defects as a percentage of tree sample
Epicormic ShootsBroken StemDead WoodNo structural defects
All species2.92.31.122