Does Included Bark Reduce the Strength of Codominant Stems?
One of the most common locations for the aboveground portion of a tree to fail is at the junction of two or more codominant stems. Due to the frequency of failures at this point, a study was undertaken to get a better understanding of the mechanical strength of this point and to determine if included bark reduces the strength of the union.
Authors
T. Smiley
T. Smiley
Date Published
2003
2003
Publisher
Journal of Arboriculture
Publication Number
29 (2): March 2003
29 (2): March 2003
Resource Format
Other
Other
Sub-Topics
Risk Assessment and Hazard, Structure (tree)
Risk Assessment and Hazard, Structure (tree)
State(s)/Region(s)
North Carolina
North Carolina
Keywords
Leaf characteristics, Leaf characteristics, Included bark, Included bark, Structure, Structure
Leaf characteristics, Leaf characteristics, Included bark, Included bark, Structure, Structure
Libraries
MA: AR129
MA: AR129
Indexed By
MACUCF
MACUCF
