Auto news on Youtube Dec 28 2018

- (upbeat music) [Narrator] We need your help finding

the biggest native Minnesota trees.

Think you've found a big tree?

Here's how you can measure it.

To get started, you need these tools.

Ruler with marks at one and 10 inches,

measuring tape, a friend.

Step one, find a tree.

This one looks good.

Step two, measure the circumference

at four and a half feet above ground.

Step three, measure the average crown spread in feet.

Start at the far edge of the crown.

Walk in a straight line to the other side of the tree.

Measure that distance.

Rotate 90 degrees, and measure again.

Find the average.

Step four, measure the height in feet, with a ruler.

- How?

- [Narrator] Walk away from the tree

with your arm extended out straight.

Keep walking until the bottom of the tree is at zero

and the top of the tree is at 10 on the ruler.

If the tree doesn't fit perfectly,

move closer or further from the tree

until it's just right.

Next, find the spot on the tree

that lines up with the one inch line on the ruler.

Tell your partner to mark where it is on the tree.

Now measure from that spot to the ground in feet.

Multiply the distance by 10 to get the height of the tree.

Circumference, check.

Crown spread, check.

Height, check.

You're done.

See how your tree stacks up.

Nominate your tree today.

(upbeat instrumental music)