Tree Survey & Inspection

See also pages for:    Tree Consultancy, Identification, Arboriculturists

Articles & Definitions

• Arboricultural Implication Study (AIS)
• Arboricultural Method Statement
• Tree Inspection

Publications

• The Body Language Of Trees: A Handbook for failure analysis by C.Mattheck and H.Breloer.
• Circular 52/75 - Inspection of Highway Trees. (1975). Department of the Environment
• Principles of Tree Hazard Assessment and Management by David Lonsdale.
• Tree Survey and Inspection. Booklet. Published by the Arboricultural Association.
• Amenity Valuation of trees and woodlands. Booklet. Published by the Arboricultural Association.
• Fungal Strategies of Wood Decay in Trees by F Schwarze, J Engels & C Mattheck.
• Guide for Plant Appraisal (9th Edition). System for evaluating the value of a standing tree. Book.
• Recognising Tree Hazards. Leaflet. Order direct from ISA.
• The Evaluation of Hazard Trees in Urban Areas, 2nd Edition (A Photographic Guide). Book. Order direct from ISA.
• Assessment of Tree Condition by J. Innes. Field Book 12. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710283-0.
• Tree age assessment. ARIN 137/97. AAIS
• Detection of decay in trees. ARIN 144/98.AAIS
• Detection of decay with particular reference to the shigometer. First Published 1980. ARN 18/87.AAIS
• Hazard tree evaluation - the role of mechanics in. ARIN 127/94.AAIS
• Summer Branch drop. First Published 1979. ARN 11/89.AAIS.
• BS5930 - Code of practice for site investigations. British Standards Institution
• Plant Disease. Book. David Ingram & Noel Robertson.

Videos

• Tree Health Management: Evaluating Trees for Hazard. Video 3. Order direct from ISA.

Web Sites

• Tree Advice Trust (AAIS)
• The Arboricultural Association
• The International Society of Arboriculture
• Tree Decay - An expanded Concept
• The Hazard Tree Web Page
• The California Tree Failure Reporting Program
• Tree Inspection - Robert Williams
• The Postcode Plants Database, The British Museum. Type in a UK postcode and a list of recorded trees and other plants for that area, are displayed.

Journal Extracts (see AIE Abbreviations for abbreviations and links)

• Brace rods for codominant stems: Installation location and breaking strength. JA - Vol:26 -  No:3 - May 2000
• Computerised topographic investigations of street and park trees.       AJ - Vol:19 -  No:4 -  Nov 1995
• Detection of decay in trees.      AJ - Vol:23 -   No:2 -  May 1999
• Detection and evaluation of incipient decay.    AJ - Vol:20 -   No:1 -  Feb 1996
• Defects in trees and the legal implications.    AJ - Vol:20 -   No:2 -  May 1996
• Defects - using high technology to assess.   JA - Vol:24 -  No:6 - Nov 1998      
• Diagnosis. Tips for better plant diagnosis.  AN - Vol 9 - No:4 Aug 2000
• Fractometer - assessment of angle in 25 tree species.   JA - Vol:25 -  No:2 - March 1999
• GI and GPS for tree management.   JA - Vol:25 -  No:3 - May 1999
• GIS to assess urban tree canopy benefits/distribution.   JA - Vol:25 -  No:2 - March 1999
• Hazardous trees - techniques for dealing with.    AJ - Vol:19 -  No:3 -  Aug 1995
• Mechanical survival strategy of trees.     AJ - Vol:22 -   No:4 -  Nov 1998
• Resistograph - reading the results.       AJ - Vol:21 -  No:4 -  Nov 1997
• Resistograph and the Shigometer - combined use.  AJ - Vol:23 - No:3 -  Aug 1999 
• Structural failures in urban trees - patterns of.   JA - Vol:25 -  No:1 - Jan 1999
• Tree risk assessment.    AJ - Vol:20 -  No:1 -  Feb 1996
• Wound reactions of differently treated bore holes.   JA - Vol:25 -   No:3 - May 1999

Publication Extracts (books, handbooks & bulletins)

• Tree hazards.  Page 317.  Modern Arboriculture by Alex Shigo.  Book. ISBN 0-943563-09-7.
• Recent advances in detection of wood decay by D. Seaby. Chapter 21.  Research for Practical Arboriculture 1991.  Bulletin 97. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710297-0.
• Site Investigations - The Tree. Chapter 14. Tree Root Damage to Buildings by P Biddle. 1998. ISBN 0-9533086 0-X. 
• Spot the Rot. Short article discussing decay-detection devices.  Horticulture Week, May 24th 2001.
• Decay & Safety. Section 5. Diagnosis of ill-health in trees by R. Strouts & T. Winter. ISSN 1352 8238.
• Wind of Change. Short article discussing how the effects of climate change may change our planting, maintenance, consulting industry.  Horticulture Week, Nov 30th 2000.

Tools & Equipment (see lists below for links to suppliers)

• Diameter Tape.
• Increment Borer
• Plastic Mallet.
• Tally Counter.
• Tree Tags.

• Stress Wave Timer. Electronic Impulse Hammer. IML
• Portable Compression Meter. Measures compressibility of the wood. Sibert.
• DDD200. Decay detection drill. Sibert.
• Fractometer. Measures bending strength of wood samples. IML
• Increment Borers. Tool to obtain wood core samples. Mattison.
• Resistograph. Decay detection drill. IML
• Arbosonic Decay Detector. Ultrasonic detection. Fujikura Europe Ltd.

• Fujikura Europe Ltd.    Treebase/GPS tree management system.
• Innogistic
• WoodPlan Software. Urban Tree Software, Email: info@woodplan.com

Links for Equipment & Services   (see also Arboricultural Consultants)

• Charterhouse/Richmond. Stockist of Increwment Borer's etc.
• Fujikura Europe Ltd.    Tree decay detection equipment and electronic tree survey equipment.
• IML  Arborist decay detection tool supplier.
• Microscopy UK.   Site for news, advice and information on microscopes.
• York Survey Supply Centre.    Survey equipment, tree tags, measuring wheels etc.
• British Geological Survey   Suppliers of Geological maps of the UK
• Ordnance Survey   Suppliers of geographical maps of the UK
• Tree Tech Consulting    This link takes you directly to the tree shadow locator page where you can request to down load a program which allows you to calculate the length of tree shadows at a given time of day.
• Van Walt Ltd. UK based, mail order, soil sampling tools, analyser etc. Tel. 01428 661660  Fax. 01428 656808
• VIP. UK based. Weatherwriter™, waterproof writing boards, paper, pens etc.Mail order. Tel. 01473 890285  Fax. 01473 890764
• Sibert Technology Ltd. Guildford, UK. Manufacturer of Sibtec Microprobes. Decay detection drills.
• Survey Supply Ltd. Measuring Wheels etc. UK based, mail order. Tel. 0151 931 3161
• Speke Rubber Co. Tested Safety Gloves 4000v. UK based, mail order. Tel. 0151 228 2822
• Greenham Trading Ltd. UK based, mail order, general tools, measuring wheels, PPE etc.

AIE Links

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