Decay Classes
Vegetation Resourse Inventory Ground Sampling Procedures March 1997 Table 8.1
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  CLASS 1 CLASS 2 CLASS 3 CLASS 4 CLASS 5
WOOD TEXTURE intact, hard intact, hard to partly decaying hard, large pieces, partly decaying small, blocky pieces many small pieces, soft portions
Other associated characteristics
PORTION ON GROUND elevated on support points elevated but sagging slightly sagging near ground, or broken all of log on ground, sinking all of log on ground, partly sunken
TWIGS < 3 cm (if originally present) twigs present no twigs no twigs no twigs no twigs
BARK bark intact intact or partly missing trace bark no bark no bark
SHAPE round round round round to oval oval
INVADING ROOTS none none in sapwood in heartwood in heartwood