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Advances in our understanding of the dynamic forces applied to a tree ... TREE Fund Webinar

Matt Follett presents during the TREE Fund Webinar Series on March 19, 2024 - Advances in our understanding of the dynamic forces applied to a tree during removal operations: results and techniques to mitigate risk of failure. This research and presentation was funded through TREE Fund's Safe Arborist Techniques Fund, www.treefund.org/researchgrants. Here we outline results from recent experiments focused on exploring concepts in both physics and tree biomechanics and how we can incorporate these to improve safety for those working in the arboriculture setting. These studies specifically examined the distribution of force through the tree during dismantling options, and questions if biomechanical models developed on wind and gravitational inputs into tree crown architecture would map to removal operations. Our results have direct implications for working arborists, and help to develop mitigation measures to reduce loading (stress/strain) in the stem.