State Report for New York

For New York, estimated merchantable wood volume is expected to decrease from 48.544 billion cubic-feet to 47.717 billion (a change of -1.7%), while estimated sawlog wood volume is expected to increase from 27.293 billion cubic-feet to 27.363 billion (0.3%). Estimated merchantable bole biomass is expected to decrease from 845.89 million tons to 794.95 million (-6%), while estimated stump biomass is expected to decrease from 47.729 million tons to 40.96 million (-14.2%), and estimated tops and limbs biomass is expected to increase from 201.13 million tons to 316.85 million (57.5%). Finally, estimated aboveground biomass is expected to increase from 1.121 billion tons to 1.1847 billion, a change of 5.7%.

Figure 1: Percent difference in volume and biomass for New York

Species breakdown

The top ten species in New York in terms of standing biomass are sugar maple, red maple, northern red oak, eastern hemlock, eastern white pine, American beech, white ash, yellow birch, black cherry, and red spruce. These species account for 76.7% of the total aboveground biomass and 76.9% of the total merchantable volume. For merchantable wood volume, the species with the smallest percent change was American beech -0.4%, while the largest percent change was with black cherry -12.9%. For total aboveground biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was black cherry -1.2%, while the largest percent change was with red spruce 38.7%. For sawlog wood volume, the species with the smallest percent change was white ash -0.9%, while the largest percent change was with eastern white pine 16.5%. For merchantable bole biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was red maple -3.2%, while the largest percent change was with red spruce 19.6%. For stump wood and bark biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was eastern white pine 0.3%, while the largest percent change was with white ash -42.2%. For top and limb biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was white ash 14.5%, while the largest percent change was with red spruce 162.5%.

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

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