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Hazard Tree Assessments: Developing a Species Profile for Western Hemlock

Reference Type
Journal, Research (Article)

"Many new housing developments are moving into forests, and the public and political pressures to retain trees are high. However, in the absence of good species profiles, hazard tree and tree retention assessments in such forests are fraught with problems. To overcome some of these, species profiles are being developed to assist arborists in knowing what is reasonable to retain and why, and to provide a more defensible basis to justify removal. The hemlock has been evaluated in detail. The findings reveal that external indicators are not sufficient to judge the internal condition of hemlocks. A preliminary species profile has been developed for the western hemlock and is now being refined."

Authors
J.A. Dunster
Date Published
2004
Journal/Conference
Journal of Arboriculture
Publisher
International Society of Arboriculture
Publisher Location
Champaign, IL (US)
ISBN/ISSN
0278-5226
Volume/Issue/Number
22//1
Sub-Topics
Risk Assessment and Hazard
State(s)/Region(s)
Pacific Northwest-USDA FS
Keywords
Decay, Tsuga
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