Tree Model

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

Tree Model - Treatment Table for Webpage

Treatment: No Surface Fuels

Trial #1

Treatment: No Surface Fuels

Trial #2

Treatment: No Surface Fuels

Trial #3

Treatment: No Surface Fuels

Treatment: "Light" Surface Fuels

Trial #1

Treatment: "Light" Surface Fuels

Trial #2

Treatment: "Light" Surface Fuels

Trial #3

Treatment: "Light" Surface Fuels

Treatment: "Heavy" Surface Fuels

Trial #1

Treatment: "Heavy" Surface Fuels

Trial #2

Treatment: "Heavy" Surface Fuels

Trial #3

Treatment: "Heavy" Surface Fuels

Treatment: Debris with "Light" Surface Fuels

Trial #1

Treatment: Debris with "Light" Surface Fuels

Trial #2

Treatment: Debris with "Light" Surface Fuels

Trial #3

Treatment: Debris with "Light" Surface Fuels

Treatment: Ladder Fuels with "Light" Surface Fuels

Trial #1

Treatment: Ladder Fuels with "Light" Surface Fuels

Trial #2

Treatment: Ladder Fuels with "Light" Surface Fuels

Trial #3

Treatment: Ladder Fuels with "Light" Surface Fuels