Details and Metadata

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Methods

The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures

No methods recorded for this dataset

Dataset Fields

Detailed documentation of the fields comprising the dataset, including the type of measurement, units where applicable, and any controlled vocabularies or code lists present in the data


Field Name Caption Description Additional Information
AzimuthAzimuth

Direction from plot center to the tree

Measurement type: Interval
Units:
Precision: 1
DistanceDistance

Distance from subplot center to the tree

Measurement type: Ratio
Units:
Precision: 0.01
DistanceMethodDistanceMethod

Method for measuring distance

Measurement type: Nominal
OriginTreeIDOriginTreeID

Original Tree ID from MA DCR CFI project

Measurement type: Nominal
PlotIDPlotID

Plot Identification

Measurement type: Nominal
SpeciesSpecies

Species identification number

Measurement type: Nominal
FHM Tree Species Codes (2018)
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Appears in data asMeaning
12balsam fir (Abies balsamea) -
57juniper; cedar (Juniperus sp.) -
68eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) -
71tamarack (Larix laricina) -
90spruce (Picea sp.) -
91Norway spruce (Picea abies) -
94white spruce (Picea glauca) -
95black spruce; bog spruce (Picea mariana) -
97red spruce (Picea rubens) -
100pine (Pinus sp.) -
105Jack pine (Pinus banksiana) -
125red pine (Pinus resinosa) -
126pitch pine (Pinus rigida) -
129eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) -
130Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) -
241arborvitae; eastern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) -
261Canada hemlock; hemlock spruce (Tsuga canadensis) -
310maples (Acer sp.) -
313boxelder (Acer negundo) -
314black sugar maple (Acer nigrum) -
315striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum) -
316red maple (Acer rubrum) -
317silver maple (Acer saccharinum) -
318sugar maple (Acer saccharum) -
319mountain maple (Acer spicatum) -
320Norway maple (Acer platanoides) -
350alnus spp. (Alnus sp.) -
357speckled alder (Alnus incana) -
355European alder (Alnus glutinosa) -
356serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.) -
370birch (Betula sp.) -
371yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) -
372sweet birch (Betula lenta) -
375paper birch (Betula papyrifera) -
376mountain paper birch (Betula cordifolia) -
379gray birch (Betula populifolia) -
391American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) -
400hickory spp (Carya sp.) -
402bitternut hickory; pignut (Carya cordiformis) -
403pignut hickory; sweet pignut (Carya glabra) -
407shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) -
409mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa) -
421American chestnut (Castanea dentata) -
531American beech (Fagus grandifolia) -
540ash (Fraxinus sp.) -
541white ash (Fraxinus americana) -
543black ash (Fraxinus nigra) -
544green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) -
600walnut; nogal (Juglans sp.) -
601butternut (Juglans cinerea) -
602black walnut; noyer noir (Juglans nigra) -
660apple (Malus sp.) -
693black gum, black tupelo, blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica) -
701eastern hophornbeam; hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) -
740cottonwood (Populus sp.) -
742Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) -
743bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata) -
746quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) -
760cherry, plum (Prunus sp.) -
761pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica) -
762black cherry (Prunus serotina) -
766American plum (Prunus americana) -
763chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) -
800oak (Quercus sp.) -
802white oak (Quercus alba) -
804swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor) -
806scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) -
816bear oak (Quercus ilicifolia) -
823bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) -
826chinkapin oak (Quercus prinoides) -
830pin oak (Quercus palustris) -
832chestnut oak (Quercus prinus) -
833northern red oak (Quercus rubra) -
835post oak (Quercus stellata) -
837black oak (Quercus velutina) -
901black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) -
920willow spp (Salix sp.) -
931sassafras (Sassafras albidum) -
935American mountain-ash (Sorbus americana) -
951American basswood (Tilia americana) -
972American elm (Ulmus americana) -
975slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) -
299Unknown softwood tree
998Unknown hardwood tree
999Unknown tree species
977Rock elm (Ulmus thomasii) -
8421Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) -
TreeIDTreeID

Tree Identification

Measurement type: Nominal

Sampling Equipment

Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.

No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection

No site characteristics recorded for this dataset