The potential of branch length discrimination for branches containing six and more carbons via bulk NMR relaxation properties in the melt-state has been explored. A systematic increase in the C-13 spin-lattice relaxation time (T-1(c)) of the terminal branch carbons 1 and 2 was observed when the branch increased from 6 to 16 carbons in length. The measurement of 7,c via inversion recovery at high-field showed the most reliable data. The effects of saturation and NOE were addressed by using recycle delays longer than 5 x T-1(C) and the use of the saturation recovery was found to be unsatisfactory. All nuclear relaxation times were determined in a highly time efficient manner using a previously developed melt-state MAS NMR method.