Breast height definition

Breast height means 4.5 feet from highest ground at the base of the tree.
Breast height means a point on a tree at 1.3 metres above the point of germination, measured along the axis of vertical growth;
Breast height means one hundred and forty centimetres from the ground;

Examples of Breast height in a sentence

  • In addition, the description of vegetation in the new right-of-way or easements shall include the following: ▪ Dominant Species for each vegetation stratum (i.e., tree, shrub, vine, herbaceous [grass and forbs]) present, ▪ Height of trees (range), if present, ▪ Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) of trees (range and average), if present, ▪ Percent canopy cover of trees, if present, ▪ Acreage for each vegetation type present.


More Definitions of Breast height

Breast height means the location on a tree where its diameter (DBH) is measured. It is located exactly 1.3 m above "high side". If high side is lower than the point of germination (POG), breast height is 1.3 m above the POG;
Breast height means a point on the trunk of a tree one (1) metre above ground level.
Breast height means the tree trunk’s diameter as measured at four and one-half feet above the ground.
Breast height means a point of measurement 1.37 metres (4 feet, 6 inches) above the highest point on the tree where the ground meets the stump;
Breast height means the height of a tree at 1.37 metres from its base;
Breast height means a point on the truck of a tree 1.5 metres above the base of the tree;
Breast height means fifty-four (54) inches above ground level, when pertaining to the measurement of tree diameter; also known as “diameter at breast height” (DBH).