Merchantable height of a single tree Merchantable height of a single tree Forest Measurement and Modelling.
Merchantable height is used to predict conventionally merchantable woody material.
Unfortunately, it is a variable quantity that depends on the specification of the merchantable products at the time of measurement. Bole height Bole height is a compromise between the objective measurement of total height and the subjective measurement of merchantable height. A more objective measurement is repeatable by different measurers and over time. Such repeatability provides for more precise measurements. Bole height may be defined as the distance from the base of the tree to the base of the first living branch that forms a part of the tree crown.