Cercis canadensis / Branch biomass
NSVB eastern redbud, species-level (all ecodivisions): branch biomass (wood and bark), Schumacher-Hall model (Eq. 1)
Branch biomassCercis canadensis · FabaceaeUnited StatesRead from the original paper
Robert Ross · CC0 · iNaturalistEquation
As printed (Table S7a (Table S7a_branch_biomass_coefs_spcd.csv, WO-GTR-104-Supp1), columns SPCD,DIVISION,STDORGCD,model,a,b,b1,c)
471,,,1,1.966990266,3.187916367,,-0.652108323
In this library's units, ready to compute (kg)
Branch biomass = 0.45359237 * 1.966990266 * (D/2.54)^3.187916367 * (H/0.3048)^(-0.652108323)D- Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm
H- Total tree height, m
DBH is measured at 4.5 ft (1.37 m). Paper units: in, ft, lb; expression converts D cm→in (/2.54), H m→ft (/0.3048) and lb→kg (×0.45359237). n and the DBH range are from the scorecard for BRT_WDBK_DW_TOT across ecodivisions (table S13). Species-level row: NSVB applies it in every ecodivision that has no row of its own for this species in this table.
Source
doi:10.2737/WO-GTR-104 · Open access · copy we read
yi = a × Di^b × Hi^c + εi
Di is diameter (inches) at breast height (4.5 feet), Hi is total tree height (feet)
units for volume and biomass predictions are cubic feet and pounds, respectively
471,eastern redbud,N,Cercis,canadensis,,,Cercis canadensis
total branch wood and bark biomass
If a species occurs in an ecodivision not explicitly listed, the entry having no ecodivision noted is used.
"Branches","BRT_WDBK_DW_TOT","471",19,2.58421052631579,1,7
key modeling statistics such as sample sizes (n), tree diameter distributions (minimum, mean, and maximum)
- Trees measured
- 19
- DBH range
- 2.54–17.78 cm
- Method
- NSVB Schumacher-Hall model (Eq. 1), coefficients for SPCD 471 (species-level row, no DIVISION) from table S7a; fitted with weighted regression to destructively sampled trees
- Where
- United States, species-level fit (NSVB uses it wherever table S7a has no row for the tree's ecodivision)
- Last checked
- 2026-11-03
Calculate
Height from
4.64
Branch biomass (kg)
2.18
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
8
CO₂e (kg), ×44/12
Shaded: the DBH range the model was fitted on. Other inputs held at the values above.
Checks this equation passes
On every build, the library's form and the paper's own form (in its units) must both give these values within 1%.
| Inputs | Expected | We get | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| D = 10.2, H = 21.3 | 4.64 | 4.64 | Computed from the printed form computed from the published form at D = 4 in, H = 70 ft, converted to cm, m and kg |
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