Will, If they are tedious for you then I am gonna have fun learning...ugh.....but yes, I can see spread is harder to do. I figured that most sites probably would not benefit from having a RSI but Congaree might be one exception.
JP On Jan 10, 1:43 pm, "Will Blozan" <[email protected]> wrote: > James, > > Good question, but one I don't have a good answer for. Spread measurements > are a tedious formality to me, and I would not be interested in searching > out the widest or average spread on a site just to have it. I am not sure > they would be meaningful data and are notoriously prone to error due to > subjectivity. > > Will F. Blozan > President, Eastern Native Tree Society > President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. > > "No sympathy for apathy" > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of James Parton > Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 2:07 PM > To: ENTSTrees > Subject: [ENTS] Rucker Spread Index? > > Bob, Will, Ed. > > ENTS uses Rucker Height Index and sometimes Rucker Girth Index to > acertain a forest. Has anyone ever thought of a Rucker Spread Index? > Would it be of any real use? I thought of that at Congaree since we > did average spreads on quite a few trees. > > James P.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
