Hard-to-measure trees

1. When a tree has deep convolutions or indentations, measure without pressing into the indentations.

2. If a single tree has a double stem that forks below 4½ feet above the ground, measure at the narrowest place below the fork.

If the tree forks at ground level, measure the largest stem at 4½ feet.

3. When the base of a tree is "heaved" (tree roots exposed usually due to the effects of erosion, along with tree movement and growth patterns), the measuring point begins where the root mass ends and the tree trunk begins.

4. If a tree is growing on a slope, measure 4½ feet above the midpoint of the different ground levels.