Chainsaw questions
Forestry equipment
Tree identification
Forestry insects
Forestry measuring tools
100

What is a felling wedge used for?

To control the falling of a tree 

100

What is a canthook used for?

For rolling logs

100

What tree is this?

Leaf-Alternate,12-24 inch long leaf 10-24 leaflets each 3-3 1⁄2.

 Fruit-Round nut 2-2.5 across thick green husk blackens when ripe. 

Bark- light brown diamond pattern ridges and furrows.

Hardwood

 

Black Walnut

100

What insect attacks the ash tree?

Emerald ash borer

100

What is a biltmore stick used for?

To measure diameter and height

200

What gas to oil mixture is ran in most newer chainsaws?

50:1

200

What is the purpose of a fire-swatter?

Putting out small ground fires

200

What tree is this? 

Leaf-Alternate,simple,deciduous, 2-5 inches and oblong, finely serrated hairs on midrib and tiny glands on petiole.

Fruit-Round berry like less than 1⁄2 inch ages from green to purple.

Bark-Smooth with lenticels when young ages to small plates that resemble burnt corn flakes.

Hardwood

 

Black cherry 

200

What insect attacks apple trees and there fruit 

Apple maggot

200

What is the purpose of a hip chain?

To measure out one chain or 66 feet

300

Should you start a chainsaw with the chain break Engaged or disengaged?

Engaged

300

how Does a hypo-hatchet work?

It injects a liquid into the tree and kills it

300

 I am a softwood

What tree is this?

My leaves opposite

My leaves are evergreen, overlapping fan like

My fruit is a woody cone that points up on twigs

My bark is narrow scales and is red brown to grey.

 

Western red cedar

300

What insect attack oak trees?

Oak processionary 

300

What is a loggers tape used for?

To measure the length of logs

400

How many strokes is a chainsaw engine?

2 stroke

400

What is a stereoscope used for?

To magnify maps

400

What tree is this? 

I am a softwood species

 I have needles that are 6-9 inches long

My bark is dark red/brown with large scaly plates and deep furrows

 Produces dry, oval brown cones that are 3–6" in length.

Reddish brown plates of bark

Grows 70-90 feet tall

 

Loblolly pine

400

What insect effects fir trees?

Balsam woolly adelgid

400

What is a d tape used for?

To measure the diameter of trees

500

What is one piece of chainsaw PPE?

Hard hat, chaps, safety glasses, hearing protection 

500

What does a secchi disk do?

Measures the depth of water 

500

What tree is this?

My leaves are alternate, dark green, somewhat hairy and slender tips my fruit are papery and round seed capsule

my twig is narrow, no terminal buds and red/ brown

my bark is red/brown to ash gray with topped ridges

soft hardwoods

 

Elm

500

What insect attacks hemlock trees?

Hemlock woolly Adelgid 

500

What is a clinometer used for?

To measure the height of trees?