Service Forester's Handbook

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====== Comparison of Site Indices, Basal Area and Volume ======
50 years for 10 Southern Appalachian species on 3 sites (From Doolittle 1958).
^Species                  ^Site Index  ^Basal Area per acre   ^^Volume per acre* ^|
^                         ^Feet        ^Sq. Ft.    ^Cu. Ft.    ^Cords    ^Bd.Ft.  |
^Poor Site                                                                   ^^^^^| 
|Shortleaf and pitch pine |50          |159        |3970       |46.7     |9,900   |
|Yellow-Poplar            |50          |90         |1700       |20.0     |3,500   |
|White Oak                |52          |90         |1726       |20.3     |3,860   |
|Other oaks+             |57          |94         |2041       |24.0     |5,385   |
|Virginia Pine            |59          |162        |4180       |49.2     |20,000  |
|White pine               |66          |190        |5312       |62.5     |23,920  |
^Medium Site                                                                 ^^^^^|
|Shortleaf and pitch pine |65          |166        |5665       |66.6     |22,750  |
|White Oak                |66          |100        |2590       |30.5     |8,370   |
|Other Oaks               |72          |103        |2954       |34.8     |10,550  |
|Virginia Pine            |74          |180        |5440       |64.0     |28,840  |
|Yellow-Poplar            |75          |132        |3138       |36.9     |14,510  |
|White Pine               |82          |201        |6976       |82.1     |35,964  |
^Good Site                                                                   ^^^^^|
|White Oak                |79          |106        |3388       |39.9     |13,350  |
|Shortleaf and pitch pine |81          |170        |7487       |88.1     |36,465  |
|Other Oaks               |86          |108        |3870       |45.5     |16,300  |
|Virginia Pine            |88          |188        |6040       |71.1     |39,116  |
|White Pine               |98          |205        |8256       |97.1     |45,328  |
|Yellow-Poplar            |100         |172        |5330       |62.7     |32,150  |

*Conversion factor for cordwood was 85 cubic feet per cord. Board-foot volumes are international 
1/8 inch rule. \\
+Includes scarlet, black, northern red, and chestnut oaks.
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