State Report for Missouri

For Missouri, estimated merchantable wood volume is expected to increase from 22.61 billion cubic-feet to 26.874 billion (a change of 18.9%), while estimated sawlog wood volume is expected to increase from 10.688 billion cubic-feet to 13.2 billion (23.5%). Estimated merchantable bole biomass is expected to increase from 458.94 million tons to 512.02 million (11.6%), while estimated stump biomass is expected to increase from 28.007 million tons to 33.453 million (19.4%), and estimated tops and limbs biomass is expected to increase from 113.58 million tons to 231.48 million (103.8%). Finally, estimated aboveground biomass is expected to increase from 619.25 million tons to 798.99 million, a change of 29%.

Figure 1: Percent difference in volume and biomass for Missouri

Species breakdown

The top ten species in Missouri in terms of standing biomass are white oak, black oak, post oak, northern red oak, shortleaf pine, black walnut, shagbark hickory, eastern redcedar, scarlet oak, and black hickory. These species account for 67.4% of the total aboveground biomass and 68.5% of the total merchantable volume. For merchantable wood volume, the species with the smallest percent change was eastern redcedar 6.3%, while the largest percent change was with shortleaf pine 44.8%. For total aboveground biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was black hickory 21.7%, while the largest percent change was with black walnut 48.2%. For sawlog wood volume, the species with the smallest percent change was black hickory 5.5%, while the largest percent change was with shortleaf pine 47.4%. For merchantable bole biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was post oak 6.9%, while the largest percent change was with shortleaf pine 37.9%. For stump wood and bark biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was shagbark hickory -0.9%, while the largest percent change was with eastern redcedar 41.9%. For top and limb biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was shortleaf pine 67.7%, while the largest percent change was with black walnut 214.4%.

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

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