Appraisal data collected and calculations performed.
| Required Data |
|---|
| State/ZIP code |
| Year appraised |
| Dbh |
| Species name (uniform species code assigned) |
| Species rating |
| Condition rating |
| Location rating (site, contribution, and placement for the 8th edition of the Guide) |
| Site class (street, residential property, commercial, parking lot, etc.) |
| Basic price (value per trunk cross-sectional square inch in U.S. dollars) |
| Largest commonly available transplanted tree value and size (8th edition only) |
| Cleanup and repair costs |
| Settled value |
| Casualty loss or inventory |
| Client responsible for or experiencing loss (casualty loss only) |
| Serial number (assigned) |
| Guide edition used |
| Calculations |
| Location (8th edition) |
| Trunk cross-sectional area (adjusted for large trees as required by 8th edition) |
| Formula value without condition rating (varies with edition used) |
| Appraised value (converted to 1998 dollars, the year for which the most recent Consumer Price Index information was available at the time the database was finalized) |