Tree Allometrics

Species / Fagaceae

Quercus muehlenbergii

24 equations apply to this species, 1 fitted on it directly. Each output lists them most specific first: fitted on this species, then on a variety of it, then pooled fits that included it, then its genus and its family. Within each step, equations the authors advised against go last, then those read from compilations; more trees come first.

Wood density 0.71 g/cm³, estimated from 2 samples in 1 study by the Global Wood Density Database v.2 (Fischer et al. 2026, CC BY 4.0).

Photo of Quercus muehlenbergii
© Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Aboveground biomass

  1. Fitted on 6 other Quercus species, not this one · 165 trees across all species · DBH 4.8–48.6 cm · Read from the original paper

  2. 2Same genusMeng et al. 2021

    Fitted on 2 other Quercus species, not this one · 159 trees across all species · DBH 1.5–33 cm · Read from the original paper

  3. 3Same genusDu et al. 2026

    Fitted on the genus Quercus · 157 trees across all species · DBH 3.5–38.9 cm · Read from the original paper

  4. Fitted on the genus Quercus · Number of trees not stated · Read from the original paper

Total biomass

  1. 1Same genusDu et al. 2026

    Fitted on the genus Quercus · 157 trees across all species · DBH 3.5–38.9 cm · Read from the original paper

Stem biomass

  1. Fitted on 6 other Quercus species, not this one · 165 trees across all species · DBH 4.8–48.6 cm · Read from the original paper

Branch biomass

  1. Fitted on 6 other Quercus species, not this one · 165 trees across all species · DBH 4.8–48.6 cm · Read from the original paper

  2. 2Same genusMeng et al. 2021

    Fitted on 2 other Quercus species, not this one · 159 trees across all species · DBH 1.5–33 cm · Read from the original paper

  3. Fitted on the genus Quercus · Number of trees not stated · Read from the original paper

Foliage biomass

  1. Fitted on 6 other Quercus species, not this one · 165 trees across all species · DBH 4.8–48.6 cm · Read from the original paper

  2. 2Same genusMeng et al. 2021

    Fitted on 2 other Quercus species, not this one · 159 trees across all species · DBH 1.5–33 cm · Read from the original paper

  3. Fitted on the genus Quercus · 22 trees across all species · DBH 2.54–28.7 cm · Read from the original paper

  4. Fitted on the genus Quercus · Number of trees not stated · Read from the original paper

Root biomass

  1. 1Same genusMeng et al. 2021

    Fitted on 2 other Quercus species, not this one · 53 trees across all species · DBH 1.5–32.8 cm · Read from the original paper

  2. 2Same genusDu et al. 2026

    Fitted on the genus Quercus · 50 trees across all species · Read from the original paper

    • Oak root biomass (compatible total-biomass system)DBH + HeightChina50 trees

      Not fully checked: Our November 2026 recheck couldn't get a readable copy of this paper, so the equation rests on a single reading. Compare it with the paper before relying on it.

  3. Fitted on 2 other Quercus species, not this one · 39 trees across all species · DBH 7.4–42 cm · Read from the original paper

Stem volume

  1. Fitted on this species · 34 trees · DBH 17.53–85.6 cm · Read from the original paper

  2. Fitted on the genus Quercus · 651 trees across all species · DBH 2.54–44.2 cm · Read from the original paper