Date of commencement of survey | Date of completion of survey | Tree enumeration done by | |
| Dated | Name of the Crew leader…………… | ||
| Signature……………………………… | |||
TOFU – 2
TOWN TREES ENUMERATION FORM
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State |
District |
Sample UFS Block |
Geographical area of the sample Block (ha) |
Total No. of Trees |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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Species name |
Code |
DBH (cm) |
Age (years) |
Category of plantation/ trees |
Area* (ha) |
Species name |
Code |
DBH (cm) |
Age (years) |
Category of plantation/ trees |
Area* in ha. |
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7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
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*Mention area in case of farm forestry, block plantations and woodlots (patches only).
Date………………………………. Page No………………………. Sign of Crew Leader…………………………
Total No. of pages………………….. Name of Crew Leader………………………
TOFU-3
DISTRICT TREE FORM
(ABSTRACT OF ENUMERATION IN SAMPLE TOWN)
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State |
District |
No. of towns in the district |
No. of UFS Blocks in the district |
Total area of the town in the district (km2) |
Sample UFS Block |
Geographical area of the sample block (ha.) |
Category of the sample block |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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Name of Trees in the Sample Village According to Category of the Plantation/Trees
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Farm Forestry |
Village woodlot |
Block plantation |
Road side plantation |
Ponds |
Railway lines |
Canals |
Homesteads |
Others |
Total |
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9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
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Date………………………….. Page No.……………….. Sign of Crew Leader………………….………
Total No. of Pages………………. Name of Crew Leader………………………
Instructions for completing the above forms
1. TOFU - 1 Town Description Form (TDF)
The information necessary for filling in this form is similar to TOFR-1. Please refer to the description for TOFR-1
2. TOFU - 2 Town Tree Enumeration Form (TTEF)
| Col. 1: | State | |||
| It will be copied from item 1 of TOFU-1. | ||||
| Col. 2: | District | |||
| It will be copied from item 2 of TOFU-1. | ||||
| Col. 3: | Sample UFS block | |||
| It will be copied from item 7 of TOFU-1. | ||||
| Col. 4: | Geographical area of the sample block | |||
| The geographical area of the sample block nearest to hectare may be given with the help of GPS. In absence of GPS it should be given after measuring length and width of the block. | ||||
| Col. 5 to Col. 9: | These columns are completed in the same way as in TOFR 2 | |||
| Col. 10: | Category of plantation or trees | |||
| This column is completed by using of the codes given below: | ||||
| Category of plantation/tree | Code | |||
| Farm forestry | 1 | |||
| Woodlots 2 | 2 | |||
| Block plantations | 3 | |||
| Road side plantations | 4 | |||
| Ponds-side plantation | 5 | |||
| Railway lines plantation | 6 | |||
| Canal-side plantation | 7 | |||
| Homestead | 8 | |||
| Others | 9 | |||
| Col. 11: | Area in hectare | |||
| Note: Area is to be mentioned in case of farm forestry, block plantations and wood lots (patches only). | ||||
| Col. 12 to 17: | ||||
| In this column, information in respect of other species will be recorded in the same manner as recorded in column 6-11. | ||||
3. TOFU - 3 District Tree Form (DTF)
| Col. 1: | State | |||
| Name of State and code. | ||||
| Col. 2: | District | |||
| Name of District and code. | ||||
| Col. 3: | Number of Towns in the district | |||
| Total number of towns in the district. | ||||
| Col. 4: | Number of sample block in the district | |||
| Number of sample blocks selected in the district for inventory. | ||||
| Col. 5: | Total area of the Town (in km2) | |||
| The total area of the town (in km2) to the nearest km2 from the town authority or latest census handbook. | ||||
| Col. 6: | Sample block | |||
| Selected sample block number from sample list. | ||||
| Col. 7: | Geographical area of the sample block (ha) | |||
| The geographical area of the sample block to the nearest ha with the help of GPS. In absence of GPS the block needs to be measured manually. | ||||
| Col. 8: | Category of the sample block | |||
| The different categories of the sample block receive different codes | ||||
Category of the sample block
Slum area (Code 1):| Col. 9: | Farm forestry | |||
| Number of trees in a sample block under farm forestry by diameter class. | ||||
| Col. 10: | Woodlot | |||
| Number of trees in a sample block under woodlot by diameter class. | ||||
| Col. 11: | Block plantations | |||
| Number of trees in a sample block under block plantations by diameter class. | ||||
| Col. 13: | Ponds | |||
| Number of trees in a sample block around ponds by diameter class. | ||||
| Col. 14: | Railway lines | |||
| Number of trees in a sample block along railway lines by diameter class. | ||||
| Col. 15: | Canals | |||
| Number of trees in a sample block along canals by diameter class. | ||||
| Col. 16: | Homestead | |||
| Number of trees in a sample block in homesteads by diameter class. | ||||
| Col. 17: | Others | |||
| Number of trees in a sample block under category others (trees not falling in any of the above categories) by diameter class. | ||||
| Col. 18: | Total | |||
| Total number of trees in a sample block under all categories of plantations by diameter class. | ||||
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