Attachment_2_Table_1_Tree_Flags.pdf

Attachment 2 Tree flags

Table 1 Variable-radius plot Tree Flag/Tree Type

Species- C/L-S/F-

D/L-DBH

Ht.

[3]

G-5y (5-yr rad.

grow)

G-10y (10-yr rad.

grow)

B. Age

(BH

age)

%Ded [4]

DC

(Decay Class)

Dmg (Damage Code) [5]

Sev (Damage Severity Code)

CL

(Canopy Layer)

CW

(Crown Width)

CR

(Crown Ratio)

CC

(Crown Class)

Tree Flags Assigned by HHPC No Flag - Count Tree (Standing Live) R* R No Flag - Count Tree (Fallen Dead) [1] R No Flag - Count Tree (Standing Dead) [2] R R R R O* H Flag - Height Tree (Standing Live) R R R R R R R R H Flag - Height Tree (Fallen Dead) [1] R R R R O H Flag - Height Tree (Standing Dead) [2] R R R R O HA Flag - Age Tree (Standing Live) R R R R R R R R R R R

Tree Flags Assigned by the Examiner [6], [8]

S Flag – Site Tree selected on plot (Must be Standing Live) [7]

R R R R R R R R R R R

S OUT Flag - Site Tree selected off plot (Must be Standing Live)

R R R R R R R R R R R

HrA Flag - Age tree rejected for age.

(Ex. tree is Dead) Record as Dead Height Tree [1] or[2]

R R R R O

HrA Flag - Age tree rejected for age (Ex. Live but cannot be bored) Record as Live Height Tree

R R R R R R R R

HfA Flag - Height tree with forced age to replace rejected Age Tree (Must be Live) Record as Age Tree

R R R R R R R R R R fA Flag - Count Tree with forced age to replace rejected Age Tree (Must be Live)

R R R R fH – Standing Dead Count Tree with forced height. Record as Dead Height Tree

R R R R O

[1] Fallen Dead: Tally only Decay Class 1-2 salvageable trees.

[2] Standing Dead: Tally all Decay Classes 1-5 (=>10 in. DBH and 10 feet tall) [3] Standing Dead: Decay Class 3, 4, or 5 record height to attached top only. Standing Dead Decay Classes 1 or 2, Standing Live/ and Fallen Dead - Record total height/length of all bole segments, include broken off tops. Standing Dead Decay Class 1 or 2 and Standing Live trees with a broken off top also require height to break.

[4] Standing Live Height Tree: IF Percent Deduct = "0"%, then Damage Code and Severity Code are optional. If Percent Deduct >"0"%, then Damage Code and Severity Code required.

[5] Standing Live: Report Damage Code and Severity Code for damage affecting volume, growth, or survival. Dead Standing/Dead Fallen: Report Damage Code for cause of death (if known), no severity code.

[6] rH Flag will not be used to reject any Tally trees located on the plot.

[7] Site Trees selected off the plot, will be rejected for Height and Age by assigning the appropriate rH and rA Flags.

[8] Tree Flag “old” will be assigned to all trees meeting the definition of an Old Growth tree and require measurement data per assigned tree flags.

*R = Required data entry; *O = Optional data entry.