Italian stone pine trunk failure at ground level
Pinus pinea Data Summary 04/06/11
149 reports. Trunk 33%, Branch 31%, Root 36%. Mean age 42 years, mean DBH 31 inches, mean height 46 feet, mean crown diameter 44 feet. Most commonly reported structural defects not including decay: Dense crown 22%, codominance 20%, heavy lateral limb 13%, uncorrected lean 12%, kinked/girdling roots 10%. Decay: none 79%, some 21%. Branch failures at attachment 56%, out on limb 44%. Trunk failures at ground level 43%, at 1-5ft. 31%, at 6-10ft. 12%. 83% of failures were in medium to high use areas.
Italian stone pine low codominant failure
Italian stone pine high codominant failure
Italian stone pine trunk failure
Italian stone pine trunk failure
Italian stone pine trunk failure
Italian stone pine trunk failure
Italian stone pine root failure
Italian stone pine root failure
Italian stone pine root failure
Italian stone pine root failure