HEIGHT - DIAMETER RELATIONSHIP FOR PLANTATION GROWN EUCALYPTS IN KENYA

Abstract

The relationship between height and diameter for estimating individual tree volume in Eucalyptus saligna was investigated. Data on height and diameter were collected from 365 trees from five forest stations. Eight equations previously used in other studies were fitted to the data using least square technique. The equation, ht =l.3+b₁dbh+b₂dbh² was found most appropriate for estimating height based on the percentage of variation expressed by the regression and the standard error.