Tree Model
Physical Model Description
Physical Model Description
- The base is made of steel pipe.
- The trunk is made of an 18-inch steel "form stake" with holes.
- The "foliage" is made of packing-paper strips.
- The sixteen (16) branches are made of welding rods placed in the form stake's holes.
- There are two (2) "full-length" branches on each of the seven (7) lower "branch levels" for a total of fourteen (14) "full-length" branches.
- "Full-length" branches are 20 centimeters in length.
- The top "branch level" has two (2) "half-length" branches.
- "Half-length" branches are 10 centimeters in length.
- Fuel treatments are described below.
- Fuels and model-tree foliage are made of the same packing paper.
Descriptions of “Tree Model” Experimental Treatments
Descriptions of “Tree Model” Experimental Treatments
Treatment: No Surface Fuels
Treatment: No Surface Fuels
Trial #1
Trial #1
Treatment: No Surface Fuels
Trial #2
Trial #2
Treatment: No Surface Fuels
Trial #3
Trial #3
Treatment: No Surface Fuels
Treatment: "Light" Surface Fuels
Treatment: "Light" Surface Fuels
Trial #1
Trial #1
Treatment: "Light" Surface Fuels
Trial #2
Trial #2
Treatment: "Light" Surface Fuels
Trial #3
Trial #3
Treatment: "Light" Surface Fuels
Treatment: "Heavy" Surface Fuels
Treatment: "Heavy" Surface Fuels
Trial #1
Trial #1
Treatment: "Heavy" Surface Fuels
Trial #2
Trial #2
Treatment: "Heavy" Surface Fuels
Trial #3
Trial #3
Treatment: "Heavy" Surface Fuels
Treatment: Debris with "Light" Surface Fuels
Treatment: Debris with "Light" Surface Fuels
Trial #1
Trial #1
Treatment: Debris with "Light" Surface Fuels
Trial #2
Trial #2
Treatment: Debris with "Light" Surface Fuels
Trial #3
Trial #3
Treatment: Debris with "Light" Surface Fuels
Treatment: Ladder Fuels with "Light" Surface Fuels
Treatment: Ladder Fuels with "Light" Surface Fuels
Trial #1
Trial #1
Treatment: Ladder Fuels with "Light" Surface Fuels
Trial #2
Trial #2
Treatment: Ladder Fuels with "Light" Surface Fuels
Trial #3
Trial #3
Treatment: Ladder Fuels with "Light" Surface Fuels