# NSVB common persimmon, species-level (all ecodivisions): foliage biomass, Schumacher-Hall model (Eq. 1)

Foliage biomass equation for Diospyros virginiana, United States, from Westfall et al. 2024. 8 trees, DBH 3.05–26.92 cm. Listed on Tree Allometrics, a free library of tree allometric equations, each quoted from the source that published it.

## Equation

As printed in Westfall et al. 2024 (Table S9a (Table S9a_foliage_coefs_spcd.csv, WO-GTR-104-Supp1), columns SPCD,DIVISION,STDORGCD,model,a,a1,b,b1,c,c1):

> 521,,,1,1.36909812,,2.356633201,,-0.706453868,

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

```
Foliage biomass = 0.45359237 * 1.36909812 * (D/2.54)^2.356633201 * (H/0.3048)^(-0.706453868)
```

Inputs: D = Diameter at breast height (1.3 m) (cm); H = Total tree height (m).
The source's own form: 1.36909812 * DBH^2.356633201 * HT^(-0.706453868), with DBH in in, HT in ft; output in lb.
Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/westfall-2024-diospyros-virginiana-foliage/#canonical

## What it covers

- Output: Foliage biomass, kg
- Taxon: Diospyros virginiana (species), family Ebenaceae; broadleaf
- Where: United States, species-level fit (NSVB uses it wherever table S9a has no row for the tree's ecodivision). Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/westfall-2024-diospyros-virginiana-foliage/#where
- Biomes: subtropical
- Stand: not stated
- Trees measured: 8. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/westfall-2024-diospyros-virginiana-foliage/#n_trees
- DBH range: 3.05–26.92 cm. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/westfall-2024-diospyros-virginiana-foliage/#dbh
- Method: NSVB Schumacher-Hall model (Eq. 1), coefficients for SPCD 521 (species-level row, no DIVISION) from table S9a; fitted with weighted regression to destructively sampled trees. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/westfall-2024-diospyros-virginiana-foliage/#method
- Verification: read in the original source
- Last checked: 2026-11-03. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/westfall-2024-diospyros-virginiana-foliage/#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

Westfall, J.A., Coulston, J.W., Gray, A.N., Shaw, J.D., Radtke, P.J., Walker, D.M., Weiskittel, A.R., et al. (2024). A national-scale tree volume, biomass, and carbon modeling system for the United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-104. Washington, DC: USDA Forest Service. 37 p.

- DOI: https://doi.org/10.2737/WO-GTR-104
- Access: open access
- Copy we read: https://research.fs.usda.gov/download/treesearch/66998.pdf
- Every equation from this source: https://treeallometry.org/sources/westfall-2024/
- Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/westfall-2024-diospyros-virginiana-foliage/#source

## The facts, in the source's words

**Equation** (Table S9a (Table S9a_foliage_coefs_spcd.csv, WO-GTR-104-Supp1), columns SPCD,DIVISION,STDORGCD,model,a,a1,b,b1,c,c1):

> 521,,,1,1.36909812,,2.356633201,,-0.706453868,

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/westfall-2024-diospyros-virginiana-foliage/#equation

**Equation** (Eq. 1, p. 2):

> yi = a × Di^b × Hi^c + εi

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/westfall-2024-diospyros-virginiana-foliage/#quote-expression

**Units** (Methods, Model development, p. 2):

> Di is diameter (inches) at breast height (4.5 feet), Hi is total tree height (feet)

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/westfall-2024-diospyros-virginiana-foliage/#quote-published-units

**published.output unit** (Examples of tree-level calculations, p. 8):

> units for volume and biomass predictions are cubic feet and pounds, respectively

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/westfall-2024-diospyros-virginiana-foliage/#quote-published-output-unit

**Taxon** (FIADB REF_SPECIES.csv (FIA DataMart), columns SPCD,COMMON_NAME,SHARED_COMMON_NAME_IND,GENUS,SPECIES,VARIETY,SUBSPECIES,SCIENTIFIC_NAME: the species codes the NSVB tables use):

> 521,common persimmon,N,Diospyros,virginiana,,,Diospyros virginiana

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/westfall-2024-diospyros-virginiana-foliage/#quote-taxon

**Where** (Results, p. 6):

> If a species occurs in an ecodivision not explicitly listed, the entry having no ecodivision noted is used.

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/westfall-2024-diospyros-virginiana-foliage/#quote-region

**Fit** (Table S13_component_spcd_scorecard.csv (WO-GTR-104-Supp1), columns VAR2,VAR3,SPCD,N,Avg_DBH,Min_DBH,Max_DBH):

> "Foliage","FOL_DW","521",8,4.35,1.2,10.6

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/westfall-2024-diospyros-virginiana-foliage/#quote-fit

**Fit** (Methods, Model development, p. 6):

> key modeling statistics such as sample sizes (n), tree diameter distributions (minimum, mean, and maximum)

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/westfall-2024-diospyros-virginiana-foliage/#quote-fit-2

**Our note:** 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 FOL_DW 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.

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| D = 14.986, H = 21.336 | 2.02 | 2.02 | Computed from the printed form: computed from the published form at D = 5.9 in, H = 70 ft, converted to cm, m and kg |

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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: Westfall, J.A., Coulston, J.W., Gray, A.N., Shaw, J.D., Radtke, P.J., Walker, D.M., Weiskittel, A.R., et al. (2024). A national-scale tree volume, biomass, and carbon modeling system for the United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-104. Washington, DC: USDA Forest Service. 37 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/WO-GTR-104

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