AN ACCELEROMETER STRAPPED TO A TREE ON CU BOULDERā€™S EAST CAMPUS. PHOTO: DEIDRE JAEGER/CIRES

Tree ā€œFitbitsā€ Track Urban Growth, Flowering, More

May 17, 2022

CU Boulder study: trees outfitted with accelerometers could be the future of arborism, agriculture Low-cost ā€œtree fitbitsā€ can pinpoint the precise timing of tree activities, like spring bloom or autumn leaf change, according to a new CU Boulder study. Researchers outfitted two East Boulder ash trees with high-resolution accelerometers, efficiently...