In this study, acoustic tomography using the Arbotom tool provided a 2-D image. The method allows the nondestructive inspection of standing trees for cavities, rot, and defects. Determination of the presence, size, and location of defects in trees is possible. It is based on the simultaneous measurement of the transmission time (or velocity) of a stress wave by 6 transducers arranged around the stem. The stress-wave-based tomographic method was extensively tested by comparison of the tomogram with not only the cross section of trees cut after the measurements, but also with data from disks obtained in the same plane. Defects are identified as soon as the wood is sufficiently deteriorated to reduce the stress wave velocity and change the color Therefore, this method may become a valuable tool for hazard tree or plantation tree inspection, evaluation, and management.