Diameter Distributions and Yields of Natural Stands of Loblolly Pine

A diameter distribution yield model was developed based upon measurements of 117 0.1-acre temporary plots located in naturally regenerated loblolly pine stands in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain of Virginia and the Coastal Plain of North Carolina. Diameter distributions were derived using the Weibull density function by requiring that the distribution's arithmetic and quadratic means matched those predicted from stand-level attributes using regression equations. Software was written in FORTRAN and BASIC implementing the model and an existing basal area projection equation. Stand and stock tables are presented for 30-year projections from age 20 for various combinations of site index and initial basal area.