State Report for North Dakota

For North Dakota, estimated merchantable wood volume is expected to decrease from 766.89 million cubic-feet to 666.56 million (a change of -13.1%), while estimated sawlog wood volume is expected to decrease from 251.92 million cubic-feet to 228.77 million (-9.2%). Estimated merchantable bole biomass is expected to decrease from 12.827 million tons to 10.23 million (-20.2%), while estimated stump biomass is expected to increase from 0.74924 million tons to 0.89551 million (19.5%), and estimated tops and limbs biomass is expected to increase from 3.4196 million tons to 5.5956 million (63.6%). Finally, estimated aboveground biomass is expected to decrease from 17.754 million tons to 17.458 million, a change of -1.7%.

Figure 1: Percent difference in volume and biomass for North Dakota

Species breakdown

The top ten species in North Dakota in terms of standing biomass are bur oak, green ash, eastern cottonwood, quaking aspen, boxelder, American elm, American basswood, Siberian elm, peachleaf willow, and balsam poplar. These species account for 98.8% of the total aboveground biomass and 99.2% of the total merchantable volume. For merchantable wood volume, the species with the smallest percent change was balsam poplar -3.3%, while the largest percent change was with boxelder -38%. For total aboveground biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was bur oak -3.2%, while the largest percent change was with American elm 34.7%. For sawlog wood volume, the species with the smallest percent change was bur oak 0.9%, while the largest percent change was with American elm -31.7%. For merchantable bole biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was American basswood 1.2%, while the largest percent change was with boxelder -52.3%. For stump wood and bark biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was eastern cottonwood -7.5%, while the largest percent change was with American elm 63.3%. For top and limb biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was green ash -7.9%, while the largest percent change was with boxelder 245%.

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

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