New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Table 5 Component carbon fraction, number of sample trees per stand (n), country of study and source of data for various Pinus species

From: Carbon fraction of Pinus radiata biomass components within New Zealand

Species	Component	Age (years)	Number	Carbon Fraction (g C g⁻¹dm)	Biomass samples dried (°C)	Country	Source
P. nigra	Stem sapwood	27–39	112	0.465	75	Spain	De Aza et al. 2011
	Stem bark		106	0.499
P. pinaster	Stem heartwood	29–50	87	0.495
	Stem sapwood		156	0.458
	Stem bark		137	0.501
P. sylvestris	Stem heartwood	36–53	76	0.523
	Stem sapwood		166	0.453
	Stem bark		166	0.485
P. radiata	Stem wood	Unknown	54	0.504	65	Spain	Balboa-Murias et al. 2006
	Stem bark		54	0.541
	Large branches		54	0.513
	Small branches		54	0.525
	Twigs		54	0.532
	Needles		54	0.527
P. pinaster	Stem wood		125	0.471
	Stem bark	Unknown	125	0.508
	Large branches		125	0.479
	Small branches		125	0.505
	Twigs		125	0.497
	Needles		125	0.497
P. pinaster	Stem heartwood	50	4	0.544	65	France	Bert and Danjon 2006
	Stem sapwood		4	0.523
	Stem inner bark		4	0.510
	Stem outer bark		4	0.559
	Dead branch		4	0.534
	Live branch		4	0.535
	Cones		4	0.534
	Needles		4	0.536
	Taproot wood		4	0.517
	Taproot bark		4	0.549
	Coarse root wood		4	0.513
	Coarse root bark		4	0.544
	Tree total			0.532

Bert and Danjon (2006) reported carbon fractions (the analytical laboratory used 103 °C) corrected to 65 °C, which was the temperature used in their biomass dry matter determinations. Other reported values that are assumed were as provided by the analytical laboratory used

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