Northern Research Station

Title: Correlations of leaf area with length and width measurements of leaves of black oak, white oak, and sugar maple

Author: Wargo, Philip M.

Date: 1978

Source: Research Note NE-256. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p.

Station ID: RN-NE-256

Description: Correlations of leaf area with length, width, and length times width of leaves of black oak, white oak, and sugar maple were determined to see if length and/or width could be used as accurate estimators of leaf area. The correlation of length times width with leaf area was high (r > + .95) for all three species. The linear equation Y = a + bX, where X = length times width, can be used to estimate leaf area where it is not possible or practical to make actual area measurements.

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Wargo, Philip M.  1978.  Correlations of leaf area with length and width measurements of leaves of black oak, white oak, and sugar maple.   Research Note NE-256. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p..