State Report for Vermont

For Vermont, estimated merchantable wood volume is expected to decrease from 11.968 billion cubic-feet to 11.704 billion (a change of -2.2%), while estimated sawlog wood volume is expected to increase from 6.4769 billion cubic-feet to 6.4803 billion (0.1%). Estimated merchantable bole biomass is expected to decrease from 205.86 million tons to 193.16 million (-6.2%), while estimated stump biomass is expected to decrease from 11.527 million tons to 10.156 million (-11.9%), and estimated tops and limbs biomass is expected to increase from 48.926 million tons to 73.389 million (50%). Finally, estimated aboveground biomass is expected to increase from 273.18 million tons to 284.07 million, a change of 4%.

Figure 1: Percent difference in volume and biomass for Vermont

Species breakdown

The top ten species in Vermont in terms of standing biomass are sugar maple, red maple, eastern hemlock, yellow birch, eastern white pine, American beech, white ash, red spruce, northern red oak, and balsam fir. These species account for 86.4% of the total aboveground biomass and 86.7% of the total merchantable volume. For merchantable wood volume, the species with the smallest percent change was balsam fir -1.2%, while the largest percent change was with eastern white pine 14.6%. For total aboveground biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was sugar maple -1.4%, while the largest percent change was with red spruce 39.4%. For sawlog wood volume, the species with the smallest percent change was sugar maple -2.8%, while the largest percent change was with eastern white pine 24.2%. For merchantable bole biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was balsam fir -1.6%, while the largest percent change was with red spruce 21.1%. For stump wood and bark biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was red maple 3.8%, while the largest percent change was with white ash -46.4%. For top and limb biomass, the species with the smallest percent change was white ash 9.8%, while the largest percent change was with balsam fir 162.5%.

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

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