AI Tree Grader

Upload 2 photos of a standing hardwood tree. Get a USDA Forest Service grade and a value estimate — before you sign a contract with a logger.

Free · No signup USFS NE-333 rules Current + 5-yr value

Upload photos of your tree

Two required: a full side view from ~50 ft back, and a butt close-up of the bottom 16 ft. Optional third: crown view.

📸 For the best grade, your photos should show:

Full tree from ~50 ft back — whole tree visible from base to top, with a scale reference at the base (person, tape, chainsaw, or 2×4). Without a scale ref the AI can’t accurately estimate DBH.
Butt close-up — bottom 16 ft of the trunk clearly visible. The AI looks for knots, scars, sweep, crook, and other defects here.
Good light, not blurry — outdoors in shade is ideal. Avoid deep shadows.

Avoid: photos taken from too far, with the trunk obscured by brush, or in heavy shadow. Bad photos = low-confidence grade.

REQUIRED + Full side view 50 ft back, scale ref

REQUIRED + Butt close-up bottom 16 ft

OPTIONAL + Crown view canopy + branches

Species (optional — AI will guess)

v1 supports the 11 hardwood species covered by USFS NE-333. Walnut/hickory/ash coming soon.

Analyzing...

Tree Grade

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⚖️ Rough estimate, not a verdict. Standing-tree value is harder to estimate than a felled log. When the AI isn’t sure, it grades conservatively. Use this as a starting point before you call a forester or sign a logger contract. The 5-year projection assumes ~0.3″/yr DBH growth and 2%/yr nominal price growth — actual results vary with stand, soil, and market.

NE-333 grade reasoning

Detected stoppers

Sources

Already cut it down? Use the AI Log Grader → grade the felled log instead.