3362 Chapter 27 



Table 27-42 — Total tree height and dbh related to board foot volumes by Scribner 

 Decimal C rule in yellow-poplar trees over 100 years old in the southern Appalachians 



(McCarthy 1933)i 



* Derived from taper curves by scaling the merchantable length in log lengths to the top diameters 

 shown. Logs were 16.3 feet long whenever possible, with some 14.3 feet, 12.3 feet, and 10.3 feet 

 long to avoid waste. The assumed stump height was 2 feet. 



