APPENDIX: TREE DAMAGE CODE KEY 



Source O. No damage 

 Source 1. Animal damage 



Type 1. Livestock (cattle) 



2. Deer 



3. Elk 



4. Pocket gopher 



5. Porcupine 



6. Big game (deer + elk) 



7. Grazing/browsing animals 



8. Small aboveground rodent 



9. Other 



Damage 1. Trampling 



Type 1. Stem scarring ■ • cm 



2. Growth abnormality degree 



3. Bud or stem broken cm lost 



4. Trauma degree 



5. Shade card caused growth abnormality degree 



6. Shade card caused bud/stem breakage degree 



Damage 2. Browsing 



Type 1. Terminal bud damaged or removed cm 



2. Terminal bud and portion of main stem damaged or removed cm 



3. Lateral bud damaged or removed cm 



4. Lateral bud and portion of main stem damaged or removed cm 



5. Root damaged or removed pet 



6. Entire tree removed — 



7. Needles removed - pet 



8. Terminal and lateral buds damaged or removed cm 



Damage 3. Bark removal 



Type 1. Girdling (>25% circumference) pet 



2. Stripping (>25% circumference) cm 



Damage 4. Burial 



Type 1. >25% buried 



2. Growth abnormality due to burial 



Source 2. Nonanimal damage 



Type 1. 



Drought/desiccation 



2. 



Stock quality 



3. 



Planting and handlin: 



4. 



Sun scald 



5. 



Frost 



6. 



Unknown 



7. 



Snow 



8. 



Shade card 



9. 



Water 



Damage 1 



. Terminal bud 



Type 0. Terminal bud damaged / cm 



1. Terminal bud dead — 



Damage 2. Lateral bud 



Type 0. Lateral bud damaged cm 



1. Lateral bud dead — 



Damage 3. Terminal and lateral buds 



Type 0. Terminal and lateral buds damaged cm 



1. Terminal and lateral buds dead — 



(con.) 



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