Table 6.

Probability of failure. The probability that the tree or selected tree part will fail within a year.

Probability of failure rangeProbability of failure percentageProbability ratio
1 Very high51–1001/1
2 High11–501/2
3 Moderate1–101/10
4 Low0.1–0.91/100
5 Very low< 0.11/1,000