We measured size and form of 78 branches collected in four Aesculus hippocastanum L. and one Aesculus x carnea Hayne. The slenderness coefficient of a branch varied depending on the method used to measure it. Thus, the method applied in a specific case, e.g. where exactly the basal diameter was measured, must be documented precisely. 87 % of all branches were critically dangerous according to VTA. A criterion, which identifies almost all branches in every tree as “dangerous” is not useful for hazard tree assessment.
Further reading
Jannis Böttcher (2015) Allometrische Muster von Rosskastanienästen (Aesculus spp.). Bachelorthesis. HAWK Göttingen
Böttcher, J., Weihs, U., and Rust, S., 2016. Der Schlankheitsgrad (l/d-Verhältnis) von Rosskastanienästen (Aesculus spp.). In: D. Dujesiefken, ed. Jahrbuch der Baumpflege. Thalacker Medien, 236–244.