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Associate Professor of Commercial Arboriculture, Department of Environmental Conservation

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Present	Associate Professor of Commercial Arboriculture, Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Environmental Sciences

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Amherst, MA. 01003
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Compatibility of Toothed Ascenders with Arborist Climbing Ropes

Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (2011)

Brian C.P. Kane

Climbers are increasingly using ascenders to access trees, both as a substitute for Prusik loops used in footlocking a doubled ...

Dynamic properties of open-grown deciduous trees

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (2011)

Brian C.P. Kane and Kenneth R James

Natural frequency (f) and damping ratio (ζ) are important dynamic parameters that affect the likelihood of tree failure. Much work ...

Measuring urban forestry performance and demographic associations in Massachusetts, USA

Urban Forestry Urban Greening (2011)

David Rines, Brian C.P. Kane, David B Kittredge, H Dennis P Ryan, et al.

The United States Forest Service measures successful management of the urban forest by the number of communities that have achieved ...

Impact Force and Rope Tension Affect Likelihood of Cutting a ...

Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (2010)

Brian C.P. Kane, Mollie Freilicher, Mac Cloyes and H Dennis Ryan

A previous study has demonstrated the ease with which a climber could cut his or her rope using a handsaw ...

Urban forestry priorities of Massachusetts (USA) tree wardens

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (2010)

David Rines, Brian C.P. Kane, H. Dennis P Ryan and David B Kittredge

As part of a survey we sent to tree wardens (individuals responsible for public trees) in communities in Massachusetts, USA, ...

Damage Inflicted on Climbing Ropes by Handsaws

Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (2009)

Brian C.P. Kane, Mac Cloyes, Mollie Freilicher and H Dennis Ryan

Arborists frequently use handsaws while climbing, and a recent accident highlighted the danger of cutting one’s rope with a handsaw. ...

Efficacy of Conventional Tree Stabilization Systems and their Effect on ...

Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (2009)

Alexis A Alvey, P Eric Wiseman and Brian C.P. Kane

We evaluated three conventional tree stabilization systems (staking, guying, and root ball anchoring) on 6.4 cm (2.5 in) caliper field-grown, ...

Forces and Stresses Generated During Rigging Operations

Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (2009)

Brian C.P. Kane, Sergio Brena and Wesley Autio

Rigging is one of the most dangerous aspects of arboriculture, yet there are no robust studies of the forces and ...

Tree failure following a windstorm in Brewster, Massachusetts, USA

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (2008)

Brian C.P. Kane

While there are many ex post facto studies of tree failures due to catastrophic storms, relatively few have considered the ...

Crown reconfiguration and trunk stress in deciduous trees

Canadian Journal of Forest Research (2008)

Brian C.P. Kane, Michael Pavlis, J R Harris and John R Seiler

In light of the risk of litigation following damage related to tree failure in urban and suburban settings, more empirical ...

Failure mode and prediction of the strength of branch attachments

Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (2008)

Brian C.P. Kane, Robert Farrell, Shepard M Zedaker, J R Loferski, et al.

Predicting the strength of branch attachments is important for arborists and urban foresters because branch failure can cause damage and ...

Precision digital instruments to measure dynamic windloads on trees during ...

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (2008)

Kenneth R James and Brian C.P. Kane

Precision digital instruments that measure the dynamic wind loading on trees during windstorms are described. The instruments are 500 mm ...

The Effects of Pruning on Drag and Bending Moments of ...

Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (2008)

Michael Pavlis, Brian C.P. Kane, J Roger Harris and John R Seller

Arborists assume that pruning can help reduce the risk of tree failure by reducing the pressure exerted on trunks by ...

Tree Pulling Tests of Large Shade Trees in the Genus ...

Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (2008)

Brian C.P. Kane and Peggi Clouston

Shade trees provide many benefits but can cause damage if they fail. Despite the potential for costly litigation that sometimes ...

Branch Strength of Bradford Pear (Pyrus calleryana var. ‘Bradford’)

Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (2007)

Brian C.P. Kane

Previously planted extensively as a street tree, Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana var. ‘Bradford’) has fallen out of favor because of ...

Friction Coefficients for Arborist Ropes Passing Through Cambium Saver Rings

Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (2007)

Brian C.P. Kane

Friction is important in tree care operations; climbers encounter friction when ascending into, working in, and descending out of a ...

The Effects of Pruning Type on Wind Loading of Acer ...

Arboriculture & Urban Fore (2006)

E Thomas Smiley and Brian C.P. Kane

The wind load, bending moment, height, and weight were determined for 81 red maples (Acer rubrum) before and after pruning. ...

Drag coefficients and crown area estimation of red maple

Canadian Journal of Forest Research (2006)

Brian C.P. Kane and E Thomas Smiley

During storms, shade trees may fall as a result of excessive drag; anticipating such events has obvious benefits. We measured ...