State Report for Indiana

For Indiana, estimated merchantable wood volume is expected to increase from 11.247 billion cubic-feet to 14.393 billion (a change of 28%), while estimated sawlog wood volume is expected to increase from 7.534 billion cubic-feet to 9.6692 billion (28.3%). Estimated merchantable bole biomass is expected to increase from 208.24 million tons to 253.06 million (21.5%), while estimated stump biomass is expected to increase from 11.142 million tons to 11.742 million (5.4%), and estimated tops and limbs biomass is expected to increase from 47.18 million tons to 101.63 million (115.4%). Finally, estimated aboveground biomass is expected to increase from 270.95 million tons to 371.37 million, a change of 37.1%.

Figure 1: Percent difference in volume and biomass for Indiana

Species breakdown

The top ten species in Indiana in terms of standing biomass are sugar maple, white oak, yellow- poplar, black oak, red maple, northern red oak, shagbark hickory, white ash, black cherry, and pignut hickory. These species account for 60.9% of the total aboveground biomass and 59.9% of the total merchantable volume. For merchantable wood volume, the species with the smallest percent change was red maple 21.5%, while the largest percent change was with shagbark hickory 50.6%. For total aboveground biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was white ash 15.8%, while the largest percent change was with white oak 72.8%. For sawlog wood volume, the species with the smallest percent change was red maple 14.7%, while the largest percent change was with white oak 49%. For merchantable bole biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was white ash 12.4%, while the largest percent change was with black cherry 42.5%. For stump wood and bark biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was sugar maple 0.1%, while the largest percent change was with white oak 39.3%. For top and limb biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was yellow- poplar 38.6%, while the largest percent change was with white oak 270.3%.

Figure 2: Percent difference in total aboveground biomass and merchantable volume for the top ten species in Indiana

Figure 3: Percent difference in component biomass and volume for the top ten species in Indiana