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Measurements

Caliper

 

Height

Chlorophyll
 

Tree Images
(images taken facing northwest in the afternoon)
Amendment (25% peat moss) Fertilizer (3:1:1 ratio slow release according to ANSI standards) Amendment + Fertilizer

Planted Too Deep (6 inches)

 Mulch on Trunk (3 inches) Too Much Mulch (6 inches)
No Mulch (bare ground) Turf (over root zone) Control (no peat moss or fertilizer; mulch layer is 3 inches)

 

 

Temperature  Some Preliminary Samples
June 2, 2002, Ambient Air Temperature 90


E5
Bare soil at the base of tree = 131
Foliage (exposed to sun)  = 112

 

E5

E4
Mulch surface = 132
Soil under Mulch Surface = 99
Foliage (exposed to sun) = 92
 

E4

 

 

How Green Is Green?
Kesi Stoneking with the Chlorophyll Meter