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Tree Cubic Foot Volume Tables (Southern Pine)

Cubic foot volume, including bark, for stands of southern pine that are above average form(1)

Merchantable length of stem in feet

Form point Dbh 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 Mid Diameter
Pct. In. Cubic feet
85 6 1.7 2.3 2.8 3.4 4.0 4.3 5.1 5.1
83 8 3.8 4.8 3.8 6.7 7.7 8.7 9.6 10.611.6 6.7
81 10 7.2 8.6 10.011.412.914.315.717.218.620.021.5 8.1
79 12 11.813.713.717.617.621.623.325.527.429.431.49.3
77 14 17.720.322.825.327.930.432.935.536.040.310.8
75 16 25.128.331.434.337.740.843.947.130.212.0

Cubic foot volume, including bark, for stands of southern pine that are average form (1)

Merchantable length of stem in feet

Form point Dbh 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 Mid Diameter
Pct. In. Cubic feet
85 6 1.6 2.2 2.7 3.2 3.8 4.3 4.8 4.95
83 8 3.6 4.6 5.3 6.4 7.3 8.3 9.1 10.111.0 6.50
81 10 6.8 8.2 9.3 10.812.313.614.916.317.719.020.4 7.92
79 12 11.213.014.916.718.620.522.324.226.027.929.89.23
77 14 16.819.321.724.026.528.931.333.736.138.310.31
75 16 23.826.929.832.833.838.841.744.747.711.71

Cubic foot volume, including bark, for stands of southern pine that are below average form(1)

Merchantable length of stem in feet

Form point Dbh 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 Mid Diameter
Pct. In. Cubic feet
81 6 1.6 2.1 2.6 3.1 3.7 4.2 4.7 4.9
79 8 3.5 4.3 5.2 6.0 6.9 7.8 8.6 9.5 10.4 6.3
77 10 6.3 7.8 9.0 10.311.612.914.215.316.818.119.4 7.7
75 12 10.612.414.115.917.719.421.223.024.826.328.39.0
73 14 15.918.120.422.724.927.229.331.824.036.310.2
71 16 22.725.328.431.234.036.939.742.545.411.4

1 Top utilization, 5 inches outside bark. Tables 45,46,47 varies from 3.8 to 6 inches. Source for Tables 45,46,47: Hawes, E.T. 1940. Volume tables, converting factors and information applicable to commercial timber in South. 3rd. ed., U.S.D.A. Forest Serv., Div. of State and Private Forestry, Atlanta, GA.

Standard cubic foot volume table southern pines outside bark

DBH Merchantable Height in Feet
in. 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Cubic Feet (OB) to 4-inch Top
5 .7
6 1.1 2.1 3.2
7 1.4 2.9 4.3
8 1.9 3.7 5.6 7.5
9 2.4 4.7 7.1 9.5 11.4
10 2.9 5.8 8.8 11.7 14.6
11 3.5 7.1 10.6 14.1 17.7 21.2 24.7
12 4.2 8.4 12.6 16.8 21.0 25.2 29.4
13 4.9 9.9 14.8 19.7 24.6 29.6 34.5 39.5
14 5.7 11.5 17.2 22.9 28.6 34.3 40.1 45.8 51.5
15 6.6 13.1 19.7 26.3 32.8 39.4 46.0 52.6 59.1
16 7.5 15.0 22.4 29.9 37.4 44.8 52.3 59.8 67.3
17 8.4 16.9 25.3 33.8 42.2 50.6 59.1 67.5 75.9
18 9.5 18.9 28.4 37.8 47.3 56.8 66.2 75.7 85.1
19 10.5 21.1 31.6 42.2 52.7 63.2 73.8 84.3 94.8
20 11.7 23.4 35.0 46.7 58.4 70.1 81.7 93.4 105.1
21 12.9 23.8 38.6 51.5 64.4 77.2 90.1 103.0 115.9
22 14.1 28.3 42.4 56.5 70.6 84.8 98.8 113.0 127.2
23 15.5 30.9 46.3 61.8 77.2 92.7 108.1 123.5 139.0
24 16.8 33.6 50.4 67.3 84.1 101.0 117.7 134.5 151.3
25 18.3 36.5 54.7 73.0 91.2 109.3 127.7 146.0 164.2
26 19.7 39.5 59.2 78.9 98.7 118.4 138.1 157.9 177.6
27 21.3 42.6 63.8 85.1 106.4 127.7 149.0 170.2 191.5
28 22.9 45.8 68.7 91.5 114.4 137.3 160.2 183.1 206.0
29 24.6 49.1 73.7 98.2 122.7 147.3 171.8 196.4 220.9
30 26.3 52.5 78.8 105.1 131.4 157.6 183.9 210.2 236.4
31 28.1 56.1 84.2 112.2 140.3 168.3 196.3 224.4 252.5
32 29.9 59.8 89.7 119.6 149.7 179.3 209.2 239.1 269.0
33 31.8 63.6 95.4 127.2 158.9 190.7 222.5 254.3 286.1
34 33.7 67.5 101.2 135.0 168.7 202.5 236.2 269.9 303.7

From: James H. Hemping, School of Forestry, University of Georgia, Athens.

Merchantable cubic foot volume, inside bark, based on total height (1)

Dbh. Total Tree Height
30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
In. Cubic Feet
Form Classes 65-69, Average 67
6 2.1 2.5 2.9 3.2 3.7
8 4.1 4.7 5.6 6.3 7.1 7.8
10 7.5 8.9 10.2 11.5 12.7 13.8
12 10.8 12.7 14.5 16.4 17.9 19.9 21.6
14 17.8 20.2 22.6 25.0 27.7 30.1
16 22.7 25.7 28.7 32.1 35.5 38.5
Form Classes 70-74, Average 72
6 2.3 2.8 3.3 3.7 4.3
8 4.7 5.5 6.5 7.4 8.2 9.1
10 8.6 10.2 11.7 13.1 14.6 15.9
12 12.2 14.5 16.5 18.8 20.6 22.8 24.8
14 20.3 23.1 25.9 29.1 32.2 35.8
16 26.0 29.5 33.1 37.1 41.0 44.6
Form Classes 75-79, Average 77
6 2.6 3.2 3.8 4.2 4.9
8 5.2 6.0 7.2 8.2 9.2 10.2
10 9.6 11.5 13.2 14.8 16.5 18.0
12 13.8 16.4 18.7 21.4 23.4 26.0 28.4
14 22.8 25.9 29.1 32.2 35.8 38.9
16 29.3 33.3 37.3 41.9 46.4 50.4
Form Classes 80-84, Average 82
6 2.8 3.5 4.1 4.6 5.3
8 5.8 6.8 8.1 9.2 10.3 11.4
10 10.8 12.9 14.8 16.8 18.6 20.3
12 15.2 18.2 20.7 23.6 25.9 28.8 31.4
14 25.6 29.3 32.9 36.5 40.6 44.2
16 32.7 37.3 41.8 46.9 52.0 56.6
Form Classes 85-89, Average 87
6 3.2 4.0 4.6 5.2 6.0
8 6.5 7.6 9.0 10.2 11.5 12.7
10 11.9 14.3 16.5 18.6 20.7 22.6
12 17.2 20.5 23.4 26.7 29.3 32.6 35.5
14 28.4 32.4 36.4 40.5 45.0 49.0
16 36.4 41.5 46.6 52.3 58.0 63.1

1 Compiled from Miner's (1950) form class volume tables. Source: Burns, Paul Y. 1965. A condensation of Minor's form class volume tables for southern pine pulpwood. La.Agr.Exp.Sta, LSU Forestry Note 61