How many trees in a cord
How Much Firewood per Tree
Old timers had rules of thumb, that is, experienced-based guides, about how many cords of firewood a tree would yield. One of those is that a tree that is 18 inches in diameter at the base and four times the height of a man will yield a half-cord of firewood.
Different varieties of trees, and even trees of the same species, that meet the 18 inch base diameter and roughly 24 feet tall criteria will actually yield somewhat different quantities of split firewood. Nevertheless, this How Much Firewood per Tree guideline has been a useful piece of folk-knowledge that has withstood the test of time.
Over the years, people, especially landowners who wanted to grow their own firewood or grow firewood for sale, wanted more precise ways to calculate the How Much Firewood Per Tree in Cords information. Thus the rule of thumb was replaced by the following table from which one can determine with some accuracy how much firewood per tree, as measured in cords, is available.
How Much Firewood per Tree Chart as Measured in Cords
To use the table, you will need two measurements per tree: height and diameter at chest-height, that is, 4.5 feet up from ground level. Note that this diameter measurement is different from the diameter at base of the tree that is used in the rule of thumb.
The purple squares indicate less than a half cord of firewood.
The yellow squares indicate a yield of from half a cord up to just less than one cord.
The blue squares yield equal to or greater than one full cord, but less than 1.5 cords.
The green squares indicate a yield of from 1.5 cords up to just less than 2 cords of firewood.
The orange squares indicate 2 cords or more of firewood yield.
Two Ways to Measure the Height of a Tree
To use the How Much Firewood per Tree chart above, you have to have the height of the tree or at least a good estimate.
To measure the height of a tree, we offer two techniques. One is the time-honored “guesstimate” that requires no special equipment. The other is the modern version, using your smartphone or tablet.
How to Measure the Height of a Tree using Folk Knowledge:
1. Select a tree to measure for height.
2. Close one eye. Point your opposite hand at the tree, keeping your elbow rigid. Now make a fist and point your thumb upward and your little finger toward the ground. Spread your thumb and little finger as far apart as possible.
3. Line up your open eye with the top of your extended arm.
4. Holding this arm and eye in this position, walk either toward the tree or away from the tree until the top of your thumb lines up with the top of the tree and the bottom of your little finger lines up with the base of the tree. Mark the spot you are standing.
5. Measure from the spot you were standing to the base of the tree. (If you know the length of your stride, you can count your steps to the tree.
Then just multiply the number of steps times the length of your stride to get the distance to the tree.)
6. Divide the measured distance by 3 for a good estimate of the tree’s height.
Why it works: The span from your thumb to your little finger is 1/3 of the length of your arm.
How to Measure the Height of a Tree using a Smartphone:
We like the free EasyMeasure app. It is available for Android or IOS. EasyMeasure uses the camera feature of your smartphone or tablet to measure height of a tree using the height of the camera from the ground and the tilt of the phone. Before using, you have to set the app so it knows the height from the ground at which you typically hold the smartphone when taking photos (generally, eye-level is your height minus 4 inches.) Read more about the EasyMeasure app.
Storing Those Cords of Firewood
If you store 14 inch long pieces of firewood on a log rack 4 feet tall, you will need the following space to store your cords of firewood:
So, to determine how many trees of what size you will need, first know how much firewood you will need.
Then you will want to know how to stack it correctly.
Resource for How Much Firewood per Tree As Measured in Cords Chart: https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/420/420-560/420-560.html
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How many trees make a cord
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steviep
ArboristSite Lurker
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I am planning to cut down some trees this weekend.
Most are 8 inch or larger and at least twenty foot before you get to the branches. Just trying to figure how many trees i need to get 7 to 10 cords.
Stihl051master
ArboristSite Operative
- #2
You'd just have to figure the volume of each log. A cord is 128 cubic feet. The formula for volume is pi(about 3.14159) x radius squared x length ( do all measurements in feet). For example, if you had a 12" round log that was 20 ft long, it would work out to just under 63 cubic feet. So, if you wanted 10 full cords, you'd need a bit over 20 logs. 7 full cords would be a bit over 14. Hope this helps!
turnkey4099
Tree Freak
- #3
Stihl051master said:
You'd just have to figure the volume of each log.
A cord is 128 cubic feet. The formula for volume is pi(about 3.14159) x radius squared x length ( do all measurements in feet). For example, if you had a 12" round log that was 20 ft long, it would work out to just under 63 cubic feet. So, if you wanted 10 full cords, you'd need a bit over 20 logs. 7 full cords would be a bit over 14. Hope this helps!
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Errmmm...not quite right. A cord is defined as a 'tightly stacked' pile that contains 128 cu ft, 4x4x8 for example. But that 128 cu ft contains a lot of air space no matter how tightly stacked. Thus you sample above will stack (tightly) to considerably more than 63 cu ft.
Harry K
mga
wandering
- #4
steviep said:
I am planning to cut down some trees this weekend.
Most are 8 inch or larger and at least twenty foot before you get to the branches. Just trying to figure how many trees i need to get 7 to 10 cords.
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i think you'll be cutting up alot of them to get a full cord.
trees look big when they're standing there, and when cutting they seem to get bigger...lol.... but, once split and stacked, they sure seem to shrink.
Engineeredlawns
ArboristSite Lurker
- #5
Stihl051master said:
You'd just have to figure the volume of each log. A cord is 128 cubic feet.
The formula for volume is pi(about 3.14159) x radius squared x length ( do all measurements in feet). For example, if you had a 12" round log that was 20 ft long, it would work out to just under 63 cubic feet. So, if you wanted 10 full cords, you'd need a bit over 20 logs. 7 full cords would be a bit over 14. Hope this helps!
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Not exactly correct. The radius is the measurement from the middle of the circle to the outside. THe diameter is the measurement from outside to outside. Logs are measured by diameter. Here is a chart I did to get the volume per ft of log.
Diameter Volume Ft Length for a cord
8 0.35 286.62
10 0.55 183.44
12 0.79 127.39
14 1.07 93.59
16 1.40 71.66
18 1.77 56.62
20 2.18 45.86
24 3.14 31.85
26 3.69 27.14
28 4.27 23.40
30 4.91 20.38
36 7.07 14.15
I figured the lenghts using 100 cf for a cord due to the fact that split wood stacked has some space.
67 CF may be a better figure. What ever you want to use, say 67 cf, devided that by the volume per foot to get the lenght needed. 12" log 67 cf stacked for a cord 67/.79=84.8 feet needed for a cord.
Hope this helps
Nuzzy
Trail Gnome
- #6
Stihl051master said:
The formula for volume is pi(about 3.14159) x radius squared x length ( do all measurements in feet).
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Engineeredlawns said:
Not exactly correct.
2 x length
Yes logs are usually measured in diameter but in order to calculate volume, you must use the radius (half the diameter).
However, it is true that a cord (the way it's written) takes into effect airspace in a tightly stacked pile of wood.
darren_nh
ArboristSite Operative
- #7
I have read in a few places that a tree with an 18" DIAMETER trunk cut (including tops and such) yields about a cord of firewood. I have yet to test this myself, but seems about right.
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
- #8
So how many cords is in a tree with five cords of limb wood?
I cut a very large make that huge oak that was killed in a lightning
strike the owner saved all wood down to five inch diam and the tree had five full cords of limbwood.I was not there to see what the 56" dbh trunk netted so I am guessing another two so a seven cord tree!
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Booshcat
ArboristSite Operative
- #9
This is a grapple load that was sold as 7 Cord....
The guy actually said he threw on some extra for me.Looks like a lot of wood on the truck
When dumped on the ground it sure looks like less
I guess I wont know till It's all split.
Oh yeah, I paid $85 a cord or $595
I'm hoping it's two years worth for me.
blackdogon57
Addicted to ArboristSite
- #10
Grapple Load
I buy a lot of firewood logs for processing and resale and it looks to me that that load is not close to 7 cords. You should count on around 6 cords for a properly packed single grapple load. Tough to tell from a couple of pictures but that load does not look to be well packed on the truck and has several bent logs that create air space on the load. The grapple also takes up a lot of space on top of the load. There are also several logs that look like they are punky in the middle.
If I had to make a best guess based on what it looks like on the ground I would say you have around 5 to 5.5 cords. Please post actual amount when you cut split and measure.
Good luck !
flewism
ArboristSite Operative
- #11
This spring I dropped a 22" shagbark hickory that I computed was about 48' tall with 14' of straight trunk. I got just over 1 1/2 full cords out of it total cutting everything 3" and larger. 3 years ago I bought 2 "grapple loads" of ash for $150 each and I got about 4.5 full cords out of each pile. I didn't see the wood on the truck , just a pile of logs when I got home from work. I now wish I'd bought 10 loads then as they only did that for that one year at that price.
Stihl051master
ArboristSite Operative
- #12
Whoops! When I figured the volume for the 12" round it should have been about 15.7 cubic feet (hey it was late). I gave the volume for a 24" round 20' long at 63 cubic feet. At any rate the guys are right that a cord of wood is 128 cubic feet tightly stacked, so with the airspace you would get always get more wood no matter how tightly you stacked it. I just figured this way if you needed a minimum amount you wouldn't "cut yourself short".... It's just a rough idea anyway, trees don't often grow perfectly round and the same diameter from ground to top.
darren_nh
ArboristSite Operative
- #13
Booshcat said:
This is a grapple load that was sold as 7 Cord.
...
The guy actually said he threw on some extra for me.Looks like a lot of wood on the truck
When dumped on the ground it sure looks like less
I guess I wont know till It's all split.
Oh yeah, I paid $85 a cord or $595
I'm hoping it's two years worth for me.
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That looks to be a small grapple load. I received mine on Monday and is at least half again larger. Theguy isn't doing you any favors by dumping is right on the ground. Next time ask him to place a couple of transverse logs on the ground before offloading the truck so the entire pile isn't sitting on the ground. I typically request nothing over 16" in diameter as I don't want to lift large rounds onto the splitter if I can help it.
Husky137
Addicted to ArboristSite
- #14
Booshcat said:
This is a grapple load that was sold as 7 Cord.
...
The guy actually said he threw on some extra for me.Looks like a lot of wood on the truck
When dumped on the ground it sure looks like less
I guess I wont know till It's all split.
Oh yeah, I paid $85 a cord or $595
I'm hoping it's two years worth for me.
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It looks like less because it is. A lot of junk in there too. You got screwed.
BlackCatBone
ArboristSite Guru
- #15
Nuzzy said:
Stihl051 is correct on how to find volume. Pi x r^2 x length
Yes logs are usually measured in diameter but in order to calculate volume, you must use the radius (half the diameter).
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Still need to factor in length
Good math though. Took me a second to wrap my mind around it :greenchainsaw:
acer saccharum
ArboristSite Member
- #17
You can think of it this way for a quick estimate.
If your log could be a perfect 8" diameter end to end. (which obviously is not the case.)
Make a row of 6 logs side by side and your row is 4 feet wide.
Stack 6 of those rows on top of each other to get 4 feet high.
36 logs total.
So if they are 8' long you have a cord. Obviously after cutting and splitting it will stack up differently.
Same logic on 10" logs, 5 side by side = 50" which is close to 4', so you will need 25 10" logs 8 feet long are about a cord.
12" logs, 4 make 4', so your pile needs to be 4x4 or 16 8' logs.
ray benson
Tree Freak
- #18
Page 1 has a chart for trees per cord. Page 2 has tree characteristics for firewood.
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/live/g1554/build/g1554.pdf
Firewolf
ArboristSite Lurker
- #19
Booshcat said:
This is a grapple load that was sold as 7 Cord.
...
The guy actually said he threw on some extra for me.Looks like a lot of wood on the truck
When dumped on the ground it sure looks like less
I guess I wont know till It's all split.
Oh yeah, I paid $85 a cord or $595
I'm hoping it's two years worth for me.
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I think you might have maybe 4 1/2 to 5 cords not 7
Big stuff it could be better but the price is right?
Tazman1602
ArboristSite Operative
- #20
Booshcat said:
This is a grapple load that was sold as 7 Cord.
...
The guy actually said he threw on some extra for me.Looks like a lot of wood on the truck
When dumped on the ground it sure looks like less
I guess I wont know till It's all split.
Oh yeah, I paid $85 a cord or $595
I'm hoping it's two years worth for me.
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Man I don't know. That looks a bit shy of 7 cords to me. I just got this ten cord load for $750.
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Measuring the world's tallest trees | Articles
06 February 2018
Interview with Laurent Pierron and Jeremie Thomas, founders of the non-profit association EnQuête d'Arbres, during their 2016 trip to Tasmania, during which they measured the highest trees in the world.
View of the forest carpet from the crown of the 99.6-meter Centurion, the world's tallest known tree of the regal eucalyptus (Eucalyptus regnans) species.
How did such a large-scale project come about?
- At first, the idea of climbing the tallest trees in the world and measuring them seemed a little crazy. However, then I met Jeremy Thomas. We combined our knowledge, skills and know-how and got along well.
Due to the variety of tree species in this country, as well as the most diverse climatic conditions, the number of projects has grown rapidly. Each expedition brought new discoveries. Climbing a very tall tree requires physical stamina and incredible concentration. To get to such trees, we have to make long walks through wild forests, where not the most pleasant representatives of fauna like snakes, spiders and leeches await, not to mention the extreme weather conditions that one can imagine.This type of expedition is in many ways similar to mountaineering: both are remote, isolated, have to take care of the equipment and manage on their own, and also go through the forest. Often the path to the desired tree takes much more time than the actual climb to it.
Coming down from the White Knights
Do trees also have their “seven peaks”?
We respect the symbolism of the "seven peaks" for climbers and hope to achieve something similar by climbing the world's tallest trees. Nobody has done this yet. This gives us a goal and a plan of action. The big difference, however, is that the "seven treetops" can change over time as new giants hidden in the forest are discovered. Climbing a tree is also different from climbing a mountain. The main thing for us is the search for such trees, the study of their habitat and measurement.
Incredibly tall "White Knights"
Would you like to write a guide to the tallest trees in the world?
Now such a guide does not exist, and this is wonderful.
We climb living trees, and this is the reason for our decision not to disclose their whereabouts in order to preserve them from becoming tourist sites. Trees are quite vulnerable and we plan every lift so that it has as little impact on the tree as possible. We did not disclose the location of the tree that we found in Borneo last year. We still don't know where the Hyperion, the tallest tree in the world, is located (a 115-meter sequoia growing somewhere in the forests of California).
Climbing the White Knights
Your non-profit association EnQuête d'Arbres is carrying out this ambitious project. What is its current status?
We have conquered some of the famous giant trees and discovered new ones, like in Borneo in 2016. The search for tall trees took us to Australia, Malaysia, the USA, and also to various parts of France. Next on our list - Tanzania and the foot of Kilimanjaro, Georgia, Portugal, South America, Borneo again, then Northern California - the local giant sequoias are considered the tallest trees on earth.
This is only part of the list, and in no particular order.
At the top of the crown of "Moving Sorrow"
Is there a connection between your measurements and scientific research?
There are special studies on tall trees. These giants are of interest to the scientific community: how is it possible to feed such a huge living organism? The volume of the tallest oaks in France, growing in the forest of Tronce, is 35 cubic meters. The volume of the shaft of the “Moveless Sorrow”, which we have already climbed, is 400 cubic meters. How do they overcome gravity and lift hundreds of liters of water to leaves more than 100 meters above the ground? What happens to them during storms? How are they adapting to climate change? These trees are the largest living organisms on the planet, and research on them is still in its early stages. We have many more secrets to uncover. Through our work, we help to catalog these trees, and we also re-measure some of them, which allows us to estimate their growth over a period of several years.
Immovable Sorrow, the tallest broadleaf tree known to date, with a trunk volume of 400 cubic meters
Could you tell us about your fellow arborists?
A job like ours, climbing trees, is only done by a small group of people. We meet at events like world championships and conferences, and our status as tree travelers makes it easier for the community to discuss. The arborist profession has many techniques and techniques for moving in three-dimensional space. Industrial alpinism specialists, as a rule, work only in the vertical plane, but we have to deal with the entire volume of the tree dome. This state of affairs forces us to turn on the imagination, and we are constantly looking for solutions to various problems - for example, how to walk along a flexible branch of only a few centimeters in diameter, located tens of meters above the ground. Balancing alone, no matter how skillful, will not be enough. We use a mix of slackline and rope technique.
Journey through the branches of the "White Knights"
How do you find "your" tree in the middle of the forest?
First, we search the Internet for forests known for tall trees. Information about promising discoveries can be found in some reports of scientific expeditions or forest inventories. Sometimes we have the exact GPS coordinates of a tree and all we have to do is read the map. Sometimes locals help us by pointing to a specific area to search. Getting to the place, we climb the highest tree that we can find, and from there we look for a tree even higher. We determine the bearing and then move towards the target. It is not easy to switch from our European points of reference and learn to judge the height of a tree by eye, especially when it is located in the thicket and above 60 m. Sometimes we use laser rangefinders from the ground to get a more accurate idea of the height of a tree and understand whether to climb him.
Along the trunk of the Rulha Longstyle tree
What exactly are you measuring? Height? Branch length? Barrel diameter?
We are glad if we can even measure the height of a tree, because determining the exact dimensions of such giant trunks often takes several hours. The exception is European trees, which are more modest in size. We measure the height, the diameter at 1.30 m above the ground, and the diameter at the middle of the trunk to estimate its total volume.
How do you measure the height of a tree?
Preparing to determine the high and low points is not easy. One measurement can take several hours, and we often take such measurements twice. The base of the tree is the middle of the segment between the lowest and highest points of contact between the tree and the ground. These trees have huge base diameters and are often located on mountain slopes, making measurements a tedious task.
Finding the highest point of a tree is much easier, but it requires a fair amount of observation to find the highest branch. The ascent at this moment becomes difficult - you have to make your way through many branches in the crown of the tree. Once the high and low points have been determined, we measure the exact height with a tape measure, strictly vertical or at a corrected angle. Surprisingly, Wikipedia has a very detailed article on this subject.
Measurements
How do you get to the top of the tree?
We have several options for starting the ascent: hanging the rope "manually" great height with a special "big" slingshot) or a crossbow is used. The choice of technique is determined by the structure of the tree and local conditions. In any case, hanging the rope can take a long time. For example, when climbing the Centurion (the tallest broad-leaved tree in the world), it took us four hours to conquer the 100 m mark.
The crossbow allows you to “throw” the rope to a height of up to 80 meters, but it is not always possible to do this quickly. Hanging the rope with a crossbow is as follows: a thin Dyneema© fishing line is attached to the crossbow arrow (bolt), and after “shooting”, a larger diameter Dyneema©tech line is pulled, the latter already allows us to stretch the main rope for climbing. Next we ascend the rope using the Single Rope Technique (SRT). Upon reaching the crown, one uses the double rope technique (DDTR \block/prusik technique) to move within the tree dome.
Crossbow and hand throw
When do you get to the top?
To determine the highest point of the tree, we have to climb and position ourselves on very small diameter branches, often less than 5 cm, to get as close to the top as possible. This requires special precautions. Experience and deep knowledge of different types of trees allow us to choose the right technique.
Again, it is worth noting a number of similarities with mountaineering and ice climbing.
We make belay points at regular vertical intervals to exploit the wood's compressibility. As with ice climbing, you need to carefully choose the places for such points in order to minimize the risk of their destruction during a fall. We also need to pay special attention to the distribution of our own weight, evaluating the strength of the tree with each step. We try to choose the right position of the hands and feet in order to apply a well-defined pressure on the branch, limiting the risk that it will break. Plus, for movement in the crown of a tree, we use a rope fixed at the top point. To reach it, we establish a lower anchor point on a thicker and stronger section of the tree and climb either self-belaying ourselves or with a safety net from a partner. At the top, we insure ourselves with the help of a sling loop. The consequences of falling at this stage can be very serious, because you will have to fall on the branches located directly below us.
At the top of Rulha Longstyle
Do these unique climbs help you improve your own skills?
Climbing such high trees, we are clearly out of our comfort zone and forced to use the equipment to the maximum. We need the ability to use a variety of rope techniques with a minimum amount of equipment, choosing the best method of lifting. Also, each expedition gives us invaluable experience in areas where we lack true skill, such as the use of a crossbow, which allows us to improve our professionalism.
Climbing Immovable Sorrow
What equipment do you use on expeditions?
We use tree-friendly equipment, specially selected for our projects: SEQUOIA harness, ZIGZAG, ZILLON, various types of attachment points, loops and of course carabiners), both for work and when we climb just for ourselves . When we have to sleep in a tree, we also use headlamps.
Also, some of the climbing equipment suits us. Our choice is based solely on the weight and volume of the equipment, which is why we prefer the METEOR climbing helmet over the ALVEO VENT industrial helmet often used by arborists. Recent developments such as lighter versions of BASIC, CROLL and PANTIN have made our tree hunting trips much easier. The PIRANA descender is also very useful due to its low weight and compatibility with ropes of different diameters.
"Motionless Sorrow" at night...
Is it not only exploration, but also adventure?
Yes, you can say that, and besides, this is a great opportunity to spend time with friends. Our skills complement each other; other than that, we work well together as a team. This is the strength of our expeditions, which allows us to cope with any surprises and unforeseen difficulties. We are fortunate to have met and created EnQuête d'Arbres together. It doesn't matter whether we drink coffee at the airport or wander in the woods during a rainstorm, we remain elated, enthusiastic and excited.
In some places where we go, we meet local guys doing tree climbing. They help us, share useful information, and sometimes even offer the necessary additional equipment. In some countries, for example, in Cameroon or Malaysia, the profession of a forester simply does not exist, but local residents who are well acquainted with forests can tell you where to look for especially large and tall trees. Sometimes we have to rely only on ourselves.
From left to right: Jeremy Lemaître, Jeremy Thomas and Laurent Pierron
Briefly describe your non-profit association EnQuête d'Arbres.
EnQuête d'Arbres is a non-profit association created by Laurent Pierron and Jeremy Thomas, two people who are in love with trees and enjoy climbing them. The association includes dozens of people from different countries involved in climbing trees. The original idea was to conquer the world's tallest trees: Shorea in Asia, Kisipo in Africa, Giant Sequoias in California, Pines in Europe, Eucalyptus trees in Australia, to name a few.
Slowly but surely researchers in the field of botany and entomology (as well as other fields of science) joined our expeditions. EnQuête d'Arbres is collaborating with researchers to study the canopy of tropical forests; we also train such researchers.We are responsible for those who have been imprisoned. Sakhalin.Info
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Part 1. Shackled
Gardening, planting trees and shrubs is a pure and noble activity. It is not for nothing that planting a tree is often included in the aphoristic list of obligatory things for a man along with "raising a son", "building a house" and "writing a book" in various combinations.
However, just as it is not enough to give birth to a child, you also need to educate him, so it is not enough just to plant a tree.
Getting into the city, trees often find themselves in rather atypical conditions for their nature. Including the wind regime.
Young trees during the first years after planting do not have a sufficiently developed root system that can withstand wind loads. The barrel is often also thin and not very reliable. Therefore, one of the important points for the correct planting of a tree is a garter.
Despite the seeming simplicity - but everything is really elementary! - this procedure can easily destroy the tree. Especially in the absence of proper care.
Trees grow up. But only the tops. The trunks grow only in breadth, becoming thicker and thicker every year. And garters, alas, do not grow with trees. But stem growth is successfully prevented. At the constriction site, the bark and wood do not develop in the same way as in the upper and lower parts of the trunk. A "waist" is being formed that is dangerous for the life of the tree and creates a threat of accidents.
Example. Beloved by many citizens Square Border Guards. Recently, during a walk, I could not resist working with a knife - cutting off a dozen and a half unnecessary, incorrect, meaningless and simply torn off garters from unfortunate pines.
And how many of these garters are still left in this square, and in many other recently greened places in the city ...
Indispensable without surgery
Looks quite innocent before intervention
Caring citizens can also help trees survive in the city while walking, despite the literacy of landscapers and services serving plantings. Only this must be done very carefully so as not to damage the delicate bark of young trees. Construction knives with replaceable blades are the most convenient for this - they are sharp and thin, allowing you to cut the ropes very accurately.
Under the ropes, the trunks are carefully wrapped in rags. They are also an unnecessary and harmful element. Rags (even non-woven synthetic ones) absorb water, so they stay damp longer. And a long-term moistened trunk with limited air exchange (under a cloth) is an excellent environment for the development of pathogens.
So, after removing the ropes and rags, thin waists of trees appear before us.
We do not need such waists!
With a certain wind load, such painfully narrowed sections of the trunk perfectly illustrate the saying "Where it is thin, there it breaks."
Traces of such garters are found not only on newly planted trees. For the people who planted the trees in the photo below, obviously, the growth of the trees in width also came as a surprise.
Thuja and polypropylene twine
Maple and wire
Another disadvantage of a tight tie with stretch marks is that the trees do not experience the natural bends of the trunk by the wind. And such wind deformations are one of the necessary factors for the formation of the taper of the trunk - a characteristic conical shape, when the trunk gradually becomes thinner as the height above the ground increases.
This shape contributes to the stability of the trunk to the wind.
At the same time, a garter that does not injure trees is made very simply. At a distance of 30-70 cm from the trunk, two or three supporting stakes are driven in, made of bars 5 × 5 cm. Their upper part remains at the level of the garter - 130-160 cm above the ground, and does not stick out 15-20 cm above it. From stakes to the trunks are looped soft (so as not to injure the bark), but strong and slightly elastic cord, not tied directly around the trunk.
Such a garter does not injure trees
Such a garter does not injure and does not pinch the tree trunk, it gives it the opportunity to move a little. To fix the cord to the stake, you can use a ring screw, which costs 2-3 rubles, but facilitates the garter and looks aesthetically pleasing.
This type of tie allows the trunk to experience wind loads, but protects the trees from the wind blow.
