http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2006/07/08/the-big-tree-measurements/ An Aspiring Naturalist Learns His Place Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:04:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2006/07/08/the-big-tree-measurements/comment-page-1/#comment-44124 matt goff Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:04:48 +0000 http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2006/07/08/the-big-tree-measurements/#comment-44124 Thanks for the comment. I did go back and do some better measurements that I reported on in <a href="http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2007/08/26/daily-observations-251/" rel="nofollow">this post</a>. Thanks for the comment. I did go back and do some better measurements that I reported on in this post.

]]> http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2006/07/08/the-big-tree-measurements/comment-page-1/#comment-44118 Ryan Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:37:42 +0000 http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2006/07/08/the-big-tree-measurements/#comment-44118 This is a magnificent tree! For measuring the DBH you need to measure it 48 inches from whatever the descernable ground is. Wherever the trunk exits the duff/soil (moss on the trunk doesn't matter) measure at 48" up from there. Then divide by 3.14 and that gives your DBH. If you measured right off the ground then your measurements are skewed a little large (especially with all the buttressing). Remeasure and let me know what you come up with. This is a magnificent tree! For measuring the DBH you need to measure it 48 inches from whatever the descernable ground is. Wherever the trunk exits the duff/soil (moss on the trunk doesn’t matter) measure at 48″ up from there. Then divide by 3.14 and that gives your DBH. If you measured right off the ground then your measurements are skewed a little large (especially with all the buttressing). Remeasure and let me know what you come up with.

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