JOURNAL OF ARBORICULTURE April 1977Vol. 3, No. 4 PLANT MATERIAL EVALUATION

There are at least seven basic ways to place a dollar value on plant material. No one way is ideal for all cases. Some of the methods used in the past are being changed or have been changed within the last year. Very often the many con-ditions under which the damage occurred will determine the method to be used and in some cases, several methods may be used. Why evaluate 1. Settlement for damage to plant material—in court or out of court. 2. Income tax deduction. 3. Appraisal of the value of plant material for real estate purposes, etc. Methods of evaluating 1. Board Foot or Cordwood Value. This method is used under forest conditions or to force a lower settlement when a higher value is reached by some other method. If trees are cut for lumber, cordwood, or for other forest products on land that is trespassed, then the value of the forest product and the amount is used