NCGS Hole and Mound States

Pre-release. This site describes standard version 0.7.0-dev, which is in development and may change before version 1.0.0.

What the ground around the tree looks like at the visit. The planting-day intention is the hole typology on the tree individual; this is what was found later.

Dead tree no longer in the hole

Flat, no soil border

Raised soil border or ridge

Slightly below ground level

Stands in a deep hole

Stands on a soil mound

This page explains the standard and does not decide conformance: only the released corpus does. It describes glossary/observation-schemes.ttl at standard version 0.7.0-dev.