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Critical wind speed estimate for a single tree calculated using the QSM-based approach with field data overlaid to give some estimate of the accuracy. The analysis suggests that an hourly average wind speed of around 15 m s−1 would result in a critical tree breaking strain. Data are for a silver birch tree (Betula pendula) in Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire, UK.
