Dendrology Oxford Tree Map Homework Project Instructions 2009

http://www.cas.muohio.edu/~meicenrd/mudescd/Dendrology/OxfordTreeMapProject/OxfordTreeProject.html

1. Begin on the east-most block and work toward the west along your assigned block strip. Complete any partial blocks before

moving on to new blocks.

2. Begin on SE corner of Street 1

3. Proceed around block as indicated by arrows

4. Only identify trees growing in tree lawn

(green area between sidewalk and street)

and in square soil areas uptown

DO NOT identify trees in yards or in alleys

since these are on private property and are

not part of the Oxford managed urban forest.

5. For each street record the width of the

Tree Lawn. This will probably be the

same width for the entire street, but if

not, make a note where it differs.

6. For each tree record:

A. Location on map and in spreadsheet (Download Excel data sheet template from url)

B. species

C. DBH (inches)

D. Height (feet)

E. Crown (feet)

F Health (eg. DEAD; # of BIG DEAD BRANCHES; DISEASE SYMPTOMS;	LEAVE BLANK IF TREE LOOKS HEALTHY)

Tree numbers begin with #120 as the first tree closest to SE corner of Street1 and increase sequentially in the direction of the arrows. When you move to the next block west in your assigned block strip, continue the numbering beginning at the SE corner of the former Street3.

Location specification = StreetNameDirection

So for tree #120 the location would be Street1W, then when you move to Street2 it would be Street2S, then Street3E, then Street4N.

Note that when you finish a block and move west along your assigned block strip, Street3 will now be designated W and the next street up to the west will be designated E. Streets 2 and 4 will always retain the S and N designation along your assigned block strip.

If you encounter a bush or shrub in the tree lawn, just record its location on the map as "bush" or "shrub"

STOP when you have recorded 50 total trees. If you should run out of blocks before you reach 50 trees, let me know, and I will assign additional blocks to you.

Percentage grading will be on the basis of 5 points for each tree.