TQL
TQL
Grades & Standards
Introduction
Grade of a tree
Trunk Structure
Branch Structure
The crown
Pruning
 
 
Determining the Structural Uniformity of the Crown
 


Instructions: Identify the drawing, caption and associated text below that most closely represents the structural uniformity of the tree you are grading. Circle the appropriate tree grade at the end of Step 6.


Florida Fancy Florida #l
Florida #2 Cull


Florida Fancy

Branches are evenly distributed around the trunk. No major branch is located directly above another. The crown is full of foliage which is evenly distributed around the tree.

 

Florida #l
One major branch may be located directly above another but the others are nearly evenly distributed around the trunk. The crown is not completely full of foliage and there may be some small voids.

 

Florida #2
Branches are not evenly distributed around the trunk. Several are growing from the same side of the trunk and two or more may be located directly above others. The crown has a large void.

 

Cull
The tree is one-sided or is flat-sided. Major branches are growing from only one or two sides of the trunk. There are large gaps in the crown.

 
 
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