The new IML multi-purpose tool for tree diagnosis developed by Mattheck & Bethge at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology embraces the principles of Prof. Claus Mattheck's 'Folk Mechanics' as described in his latest book 'Thinking Tools After Nature'.
This clever & innovative tool enables the user to assess tree slenderness (H/D ratios), bark inclusion at tree forks, pruning options and assessment of windthrow according to the force cone method.