Coretax hammer

Coretax hammer

Coretax Increment Hammer Use the Haglöf Sweden Coretax Increment Hammer to check last years’ tree growth. CORETAX – INCREMENT HAMMER The Increment Hammer is a rugged and field adapted tool used to determine tree growth in past few years. With the pointed...
Sampling and reading wood cores

Sampling and reading wood cores

SAMPLING AND READING WOOD CORES By studying an extracted wood core, you get access to hidden information on the tree, such as its overall condition, diseases and damages, growth and age. Foresters use tree ring counts to determine the age of a stand of trees, how fast...
The Egypt Expedition: Dendrochronology

The Egypt Expedition: Dendrochronology

THE EGYPT EXPEDITION: DENDROCHRONOLOGY Increment borers are used in dendrochronology and archaeological research. On increment borers, Christer Karlsson at Siljansfors försökspark, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, in Mora, Dalecarlia, Sweden, has the...
Why monitor trees?

Why monitor trees?

WHY MONITOR TREES? A big threat for our common future is global warming. The global warming process is partially due to release of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, from burning fossil fuels into the atmosphere. Plants in general, and our large forests in...