Individual-tree Green Weight Equations for Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Sawtimber in the Coastal Plain of Arkansas

Abstract

Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) weight equations were developed to predict outside-bark, green bole weight to a 4-inch diameter-inside-bark (dib) top and an 8-inch dib top in southeast Arkansas. Trees were sampled from 8 different tracts over the first half of 2002: 4 tracts during winter and spring, respectively. The sampled trees ranged from 10 to 30 inches diameter at breast height (d.b.h.) and from 45 to 100 feet in total height. Parameter estimates did not differ significantly by season. The developed equations were compared with others published in the Southeast. Not surprisingly, the equations developed here outperformed the others examined for these data.

Parent Publication

• Proceedings of the fourth annual Forest Inventory and Analysis symposium

Citation

Posey, Travis E.; Doruska, Paul F.; Patterson, David W. 2005. Individual-tree Green Weight Equations for Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Sawtimber in the Coastal Plain of Arkansas. In: McRoberts, Ronald E.; Reams, Gregory A.; Van Deusen, Paul C.; McWilliams, William H.; Cieszewski, Chris J., eds. Proceedings of the fourth annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-252. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 53-57