====== Pole Specifications (Southern Pine) ======
Minimum diameter at breast height (outside bark)1 of trees to meet
American National Standard specification for various classes of southern
pine poles.
^Pole Length (Feet) ^Dist. Butt to ground line ^Pole Class ^^^^^^|
^::: ^::: ^1 ^2 ^3 ^4 ^5 ^6 ^7 |
^::: ^::: ^Minimum Top Circum. (In.) ^^^^^^|
^::: ^::: ^27 ^25 ^23 ^21 ^19 ^17 ^15 |
^::: ^::: ^Minimum Top Diameter (In.) ^^^^^^|
^::: ^::: ^8.6 ^8.0 ^7.3 ^6.7 ^6.0 ^5.4 ^4.8 |
^::: ^Feet ^Inches (Dbh-ob) ^^^^^^|
|20 |4 |11.2|10.5|9.8 |9.0 |8.3 |7.6 |7.0 |
|25 |5 |12.1|11.4|10.7|9.9 |9.2 |8.3 |7.8 |
|30 |5 1/2 |13.2|12.3|11.6|10.7|9.9 |9.0 |8.5 |
|35 |6 |14.1|13.2|12.3|11.4|10.5|9.8 |9.0 |
|40 |6 |14.8|13.9|13.0|12.1|11.2|10.3|9.6 |
|45 |6 1/2 |15.6|14.6|13.6|12.7|11.8|10.9|10.1|
|50 |7 |16.3|15.2|14.1|13.2|12.3|11.4|10.5|
|55 |7 1/2 |16.8|15.7|14.6|13.7|12.7|11.8|-- |
|60 |8 |17.4|16.3|15.2|14.1|13.0|12.1|-- |
|65 |8 1/2 |17.9|16.6|15.6|14.6|13.6|-- |-- |
|70 |9 |18.4|17.4|16.3|15.0|13.9|-- |-- |
|75 |9 1/2 |19.0|17.7|16.6|15.6|-- |-- |-- |
|80 |10 |19.5|18.3|17.0|15.9|-- |-- |-- |
|85 |10 1/2 |19.9|18.6|17.4|-- |-- |-- |-- |
|90 |11 |20.3|19.2|17.7|-- |-- |-- |-- |
|95 |11 |20.6|19.5|18.1|-- |-- |-- |-- |
1 D.B.H = Minimum Circumference 6' from butt/(.88 X 3.1416)
Source: Hawes, E. T. 1947. A method of determining southern pine pole classes from d.b.h. Jour.
Forestry 45: 204,205 illus.