Crown eaves

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Scheme of the crown eaves

Under canopy drip means the size of a treetop . The area is obtained by projecting the outer sides of the treetop vertically onto the ground.

According to a rule of thumb , the crown eaves corresponds to the horizontally rooted area of ​​the respective tree.

Other meanings

In soil ecology and related disciplines, the crown eaves is sometimes used as a synonym for crown passage . However, some authors differentiate between

• Crown eaves

= the part of the precipitation that drips off the leaves and needles

• Crown passage

= the part of the precipitation that falls through between the leaves and needles directly to the ground

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Reader, Hartmut: DIERCKE dictionary general geography . Deutscher Taschenbuchverlag, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-423-03421-1 .