James Dyer
Introduction to Tree Coring &
Preparing Tree Cores for Analysis
Video Clips Produced by Dylan Helena Dyer
Plus Supplemental Materials (PDF Format) on Mounting, Sanding, and Crossdating Cores
Introduction to Tree Coring (4 Parts):
Part 1: Getting started; beginning to core [oak tree]
Part 2: Extracting the core and storing it in the straw
Part 3: Taking a second core from the oak tree; starting to core a beech
Part 4: Extracting the core from a leaky beech; coring a pine (coring summary); cleaning the increment borer
Preparing Tree Cores for Analysis (2 Parts):
Part 1: Mounting cores; using a belt sander
Part 2: Sanding by hand; crossdating basics
Supplemental materials (PDFs)
Last updated 27 July 2017
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Professor of Geography
Introduction to Tree Coring &
Preparing Tree Cores for Analysis
Video Clips Produced by Dylan Helena Dyer
Plus Supplemental Materials (PDF Format) on Mounting, Sanding, and Crossdating Cores
Introduction to Tree Coring (4 Parts):
Part 1: Getting started; beginning to core [oak tree]
Part 2: Extracting the core and storing it in the straw
Part 3: Taking a second core from the oak tree; starting to core a beech
Part 4: Extracting the core from a leaky beech; coring a pine (coring summary); cleaning the increment borer
Preparing Tree Cores for Analysis (2 Parts):
Part 1: Mounting cores; using a belt sander
Part 2: Sanding by hand; crossdating basics
Supplemental materials (PDFs)
Last updated 27 July 2017
Back to Main Page