In a message dated 27/04/2004 16:20:30 GMT Standard Time,
david.evans@xxxxxxxxxxxx.co.uk writes:
Thinning or crown
reductions don't reduce a tree's weight significantly because by far the
greatest weight is contained in the main stem and principal limbs.
Got any research that shows that David? Clearing up a Snow-felled Lebanon
Cedar once I was extremely surprised by the low weight of the timber and the
high
weight of the foliage.
Come to think of it if the tree is hollow (but with a reasonable t/r ratio of
course) then a large proportion of the weight might be held in the cord wood
and foliage.
Hmmm...?
Bill.
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