Tree Allometrics

Sequoiadendron giganteum / Foliage biomass

NSVB giant sequoia, species-level (all ecodivisions): foliage biomass, Schumacher-Hall model (Eq. 1)

Foliage biomassSequoiadendron giganteum · CupressaceaeUnited StatesRead from the original paper
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Equation

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

212,,,1,1.229992968,,1.729529585,,-0.282127412,

In this library's units, ready to compute (kg)

Foliage biomass = 0.45359237 * 1.229992968 * (D/2.54)^1.729529585 * (H/0.3048)^(-0.282127412)
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). No scorecard row for this component, species and ecodivision, so n and DBH range are left out. Species-level row: NSVB applies it in every ecodivision that has no row of its own for this species in this table.

Source
yi = a × Di^b × Hi^c + εi
Equation · Eq. 1, p. 2
Di is diameter (inches) at breast height (4.5 feet), Hi is total tree height (feet)
Units · Methods, Model development, p. 2
units for volume and biomass predictions are cubic feet and pounds, respectively
published.output unit · Examples of tree-level calculations, p. 8
212,giant sequoia,N,Sequoiadendron,giganteum,,,Sequoiadendron giganteum
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
If a species occurs in an ecodivision not explicitly listed, the entry having no ecodivision noted is used.
Where · Results, p. 6
Method
NSVB Schumacher-Hall model (Eq. 1), coefficients for SPCD 212 (species-level row, no DIVISION) from table S9a; fitted with weighted regression to destructively sampled trees
Where
United States, species-level fit (NSVB uses it wherever table S9a has no row for the tree's ecodivision)
Last checked
2026-11-03
Calculate
Height from
12.4
Foliage biomass (kg)
5.82
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
21.3
CO₂e (kg), ×44/12
01020304050102030405060DBH (cm)Foliage biomass (kg)Foliage biomass

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%.

InputsExpectedWe getFrom
D = 30.5, H = 21.312.412.4Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form at D = 12 in, H = 70 ft, converted to cm, m and kg

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