Volume tables for small trees of larch (Larix sp.) in the southern part of Belgium

Volume tables have been constructed for European larch (Larix decidua Mill.), Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carr.) and hybrid larch (Larix X eurolepis Henry) trees in the Ardenne (southern part of Belgium), which is a natural region located at elevations ranging from 340 to 550 m on mainly siliceous rocks. The application of the proposed tables is only for trees whose diameters (d.b.h.) are less than 22 cm over bark at 1.3 m above ground level. They are particularly useful for estimating total tree volume of trees (excluding branches) of early thinnings and volume increment of small-sized trees in genetic improvement experiments. The volume equations are based on data collected over a wide range of site conditions. In these regional volume tables, the volumes (total volume of the stem and volume to an upper diameter limit of 7 cm) are correlated with both d.b.h. and total height