According to the expertise, "Sticea's Pair" is part of the "Pyrus Sativa" species and has a radius of the stem without bark of 65.5 millimeters. The bark is also 20 millimeters thick. The tree has a volume of 8,120 cubic meters, of which about 20 percent hollow. The tree is 12 meters high.
Experts also appreciate that the pair tree needs special care from the authorities, the 'Buna Ziua Iasi' reports.
"The phytosanitary condition of the tree is precarious due to the xylophagous parasitic fungi that over time have created a 6 meter high hollow," reads one of the reports prepared by experts.
The Mayor of the commune says that from now on he will take more care of his hair and hopes to turn it into a real tourist objective.
Based on the scientific documentation prepared by the Oendro-Ornamental Association "A.Fatu" Iasi, it results that Sticlea's Pair Tree has the following dendrometric parameters:
• tree height: 12 m;
• stem circumference at 0.30 m: 430.5 cm;
• diameter at 0.30 m: 137.1 cm;
• bark thickness: 20 mm;
• radius of the stem without bark: 655.5 mm;
• average width of the annual growth ring in thickness: 1.11 mm / year;
• approximate age of the tree (2006): 665.5 mm / 1.11 mm / year = 599 years (2006);
• tree volume: 8,120 m3, of which 20% is hollow;
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