# North American taxa group: woodland Cupressaceae (Table 5)

Aboveground biomass equation for Woodland Cupressaceae (Cupressus spp., Juniperus monosperma, J. occidentalis, J. osteosperma), United States, from Chojnacky et al. 2014. Listed on Tree Allometrics, a free library of tree allometric equations, each quoted from the source that published it.

Fitted on Juniperus monosperma, Juniperus occidentalis, Juniperus osteosperma, and other species the source does not name here.

## Equation

As printed in Chojnacky et al. 2014 (Table 5 caption, p. 140):

> ln(biomass) = β0 + β1 ln(diameter)

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/chojnacky-2014-woodland-cupressaceae/#equation

In this library's units, ready to compute (aboveground biomass in kg):

```
Aboveground biomass = exp(-2.7096 + 2.1942 * ln(DRC))
```

Inputs: DRC = Root collar / stem base diameter (cm).
The source's own form: exp(-2.7096 + 2.1942 * ln(drc)), with drc in cm; output in kg.
Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/chojnacky-2014-woodland-cupressaceae/#canonical

## What it covers

- Output: Aboveground biomass, kg
- Taxon: Woodland Cupressaceae (Cupressus spp., Juniperus monosperma, J. occidentalis, J. osteosperma) (mixed species), family Cupressaceae; conifer
- Where: United States (equations compiled from US and Canadian studies). Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/chojnacky-2014-woodland-cupressaceae/#where
- Biomes: temperate, dryland
- Stand: mixed
- R²: 0.91. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/chojnacky-2014-woodland-cupressaceae/#r2
- Method: Weighted regression of ln(biomass) on ln(drc) fitted to 57 pseudodata points generated from 6 published equations; no back-transform correction. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/chojnacky-2014-woodland-cupressaceae/#method
- Verification: read in the original source
- Last checked: 2026-11-03. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/chojnacky-2014-woodland-cupressaceae/#checked_at

A missing fit statistic is one the source doesn't state, or that we haven't recorded; it is never estimated. Outside the stated DBH range or region, the equation is an extrapolation.

## Source

Chojnacky, D.C., Heath, L.S., Jenkins, J.C. (2014). Updated generalized biomass equations for North American tree species. Forestry, 87(1), 129–151.

- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpt053
- Access: open access
- Copy we read: https://research.fs.usda.gov/download/treesearch/45402.pdf
- Every equation from this source: https://treeallometry.org/sources/chojnacky-2014/
- Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/chojnacky-2014-woodland-cupressaceae/#source

## The facts, in the source's words

**Equation** (Table 5 caption, p. 140):

> ln(biomass) = β0 + β1 ln(diameter)

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/chojnacky-2014-woodland-cupressaceae/#equation

**Equation** (Table 5 row, p. 140):

> Cupressaceae2 0.50 −2.7096 2.1942 57 6 drc 4–87 0.91

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/chojnacky-2014-woodland-cupressaceae/#quote-expression

**Taxon** (Table 4, p. 138):

> Cupressaceae J. osteosperma Juniper, Utah 65 0.54 3

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/chojnacky-2014-woodland-cupressaceae/#quote-taxon

**Correction factor** (Methods, p. 139):

> we did not include a correction (Baskerville, 1972) for underestimation

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/chojnacky-2014-woodland-cupressaceae/#quote-fit-cf

**Our note:** Woodland junipers and pygmy cypress, by root-collar diameter. The authors say it 'seemed to predict low' and give a refit (chojnacky-2014-woodland-juniper-refit). Root-collar diameter range of the pseudodata: 4–87 cm. Median specific gravity of the group: 0.50. R² is the published 'R²-statistic'.

## Checks this equation passes

On every build, the library's form and the source's own form (in its units) must both give these values within 1%.

| Inputs | Expected | We get | From |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DRC = 30 | 116 | 116 | Computed from the printed form: computed from the published form at drc = 30 cm |

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/chojnacky-2014-woodland-cupressaceae/#checks

The calculator on the page shows carbon as biomass × 0.47 (IPCC 2006 Guidelines, Vol. 4, Ch. 4, Table 4.3) and CO₂e as carbon × 44/12.

## How to cite

Cite the source for the equation: Chojnacky, D.C., Heath, L.S., Jenkins, J.C. (2014). Updated generalized biomass equations for North American tree species. Forestry, 87(1), 129–151. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpt053

Cite this page for the record and checks: Tree Allometrics (Restoration Scope), "North American taxa group: woodland Cupressaceae (Table 5)", checked 2026-11-03, https://treeallometry.org/equations/chojnacky-2014-woodland-cupressaceae/. Data CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Quotes are the authors' words.

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