Jim Lewis wrote:

From: ss

How does one measure trunk size/width, especially when there
is nebari, or a
slanted trunk?

Usuall you measure the circumference at the point where the
curve between
nebari and trunk stops, then divide by pye (whateevr that is -
been a long
time since Iwas at school) to find the diameter.

Colin

A lot of us, on the other hand, merely lay a ruler across the
tree and eyeball the diameter. As for where, as Colin says, the
widest part of the trunk is just above the spread of the roots.

snip

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL -

A caliper would work well too. No need for calculations or eyeballing the trunk.
Just find the place Colin talks about, make sure it's level, and adjust accordingly
and hold it to a ruler.

Craig Cowing
NY
Zone 5b/6a

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