The pinning method: From pinning to data preparation

The pinning method is one of the various approaches to trace the intra-annual cambium dynamics of trees along a highly resolved time axis. After a brief retrospect on preceding developmental steps, the pinning of trees and the measurement of the radial increments, formed within distinct intervals, as well as the transformation of the data necessary for subsequent statistical analyses are illustrated. Finally, some drawbacks of the pinning method are discussed.