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The live crown is the top part of a tree, the part that has green leaves (as opposed to the bare trunk, bare branches, and dead leaves). The ratio of the size of a tree's live crown to its total height is used in estimating its health and its level of competition with neighboring trees. This is referred to as the Live Crown Ratio (LCR).
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- ^ DeYoung, Joan (2016). "5.3 Live Crown Ratio". Forest Measurements. Illustrated by Adrianna Sutton. Open Oregon Educational Resources. ISBN 978-1-63635-053-0.
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