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- Title
נפילת ענפים קיצית.
- Authors
אביגיל הלר; שי כץ; דרור ניסן; יוסי ריוב
- Abstract
Summer branch drop is defined as the breaking and falling of tree branches during calm weather in warm seasons, commonly in the afternoon hours. This type of failure sometimes occurs in trees that exhibit visible defects, but can also occur in trees with no visible defects. Due to the lack of surveys, and of well-organized research in particular, the characteristics of this failure and the factors causing it are still far from being understood, and sometimes there are even conflicting reports and varying views on these issues. The phenomenon has almost not been studied in Israel, and there is very little information about it locally. Therefore, the objectives of this paper are to raise awareness of summer branch drop and to recommend possible preventive measures to reduce its risks. This paper presents the various approaches that deal with the characteristics and underlying causes of summer branch drop that were published in the scientific literature and in reports by various professional arboricultural associations worldwide. We also recommend preventive measures required to minimize, as much as possible, the risks posed by this phenomenon under local conditions in Israel, as well as a list of tree genera and species in which it has been documented.
- Publication
Yaar (Forrest): Magazine for Managing Forests & Open Areas, 2020, Issue 19, p74
- ISSN
2957-739X
- Publication type
Article