There are various ways to measure plant health, and we’ve seen many projects creating open-source solutions. One we haven’t seen is a dendrometer, which involves measuring various physi… ...

Dr. Mahmud was spurred into creating the technique due to the very high cost and lack of availability of classical tree height-measuring tools. Certain researchers, particularly from the ...

2. Measure the height of the tree by holding a pencil upright at arm's length and, aiming with one eye, walk backward until the base of the pencil aligns with the tree trunk at ground level and ...

Grove ReLeaf has the ambitious goal of mapping every tree in the neighborhood and calculating what it calls the “services” provided by each of those trees.

Staking should be a short-term measure to support trees during establishment. Most trees should be capable of supporting themselves within one year of planting.