Jimmy,
On average it isn't very accurate. It cn get you into the ball park, but on occasion, you get huge errors, but certainly not always. The measurement guidelines on the website explains the 3 main techniques. To do it right you need a laser rangefinder, a clinometer, and a scientific calculator. The total investment for 3 pieces of equipment can be as low as $300. That may sound like a lot. An even cheaper way to go is to by a Nikon Forestry 550. It's one stop shopping. Everything is in one instrument. If you search for Forestry 550 on the website, you'll get plenty of discussion threads on that instrument. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy" <[email protected]> To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 3:55:22 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [ENTS] Height Measurement I'm new to the game and still using the old Hold out a stick height measurement technique. How accurate is that? Here's a sugar maple I measured Using that Technique. http://www.flickr.com/photos/38649...@n08/4272915937/in/set-72157623216597308/ This is the largest forest grown sugar maple I've seen in Minnesota, 10'9" cbh 83' tall Crown 61'. How does that compare to other Sugars? -- Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] Email Options: http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees/subscribe?hl=en
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