State Report for Ohio

For Ohio, estimated merchantable wood volume is expected to increase from 19.317 billion cubic-feet to 20.11 billion (a change of 4.1%), while estimated sawlog wood volume is expected to increase from 11.096 billion cubic-feet to 12.079 billion (8.9%). Estimated merchantable bole biomass is expected to decrease from 354.87 million tons to 350.08 million (-1.3%), while estimated stump biomass is expected to decrease from 19.661 million tons to 16.765 million (-14.7%), and estimated tops and limbs biomass is expected to increase from 83.572 million tons to 140.14 million (67.7%). Finally, estimated aboveground biomass is expected to increase from 467.11 million tons to 517.39 million, a change of 10.8%.

Figure 1: Percent difference in volume and biomass for Ohio

Species breakdown

The top ten species in Ohio in terms of standing biomass are sugar maple, red maple, northern red oak, yellow- poplar, white oak, black cherry, shagbark hickory, white ash, American beech, and black oak. These species account for 62.9% of the total aboveground biomass and 62.4% of the total merchantable volume. For merchantable wood volume, the species with the smallest percent change was yellow- poplar 2.2%, while the largest percent change was with shagbark hickory 13.4%. For total aboveground biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was yellow- poplar 0.1%, while the largest percent change was with white oak 21.4%. For sawlog wood volume, the species with the smallest percent change was white ash 0.5%, while the largest percent change was with northern red oak 22.2%. For merchantable bole biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was yellow- poplar 0%, while the largest percent change was with white ash -15.2%. For stump wood and bark biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was white oak 4.9%, while the largest percent change was with white ash -47.6%. For top and limb biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was yellow- poplar 3.7%, while the largest percent change was with white oak 128.5%.

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

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