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Are bumps an indicator of decay in London plane trees?

Date Wed 03 June 2015 Tags Tomography / Thermography Lang de

Often, the stem surface of mature London plane trees is bumpy. Our results, derived from a thorough characterization of the stem surface, tomography, and thermography, show that this does not indicate inner defects.

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About Steffen Rust
Steffen Rust is Professor of Arboriculture at the University of Applied Science and Art in Göttingen, Germany. His main fields of research are non-destructive methods for tree risk assessment and tree water relations.
He is one of the developers of stress wave tomography for trees.
Recent studies concentrate on ground penetrating radar, electrical resistivity tomography for stems and root systems, as well as static pulling tests, analysis of tree vibration, and the application of artificial intelligence in tree risk assessment.

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    • Forest trees
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    • Tree dynamics
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    • Static Pulling test
    • Thermography

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