1) THE TOTAL (GREEN) WEIGHT OF A LIVING TREE: 

14.1 feet tall with a trunk diameter of 11.4 inches. 

    (a) What is its weight above ground?
           W = 0.15D2H             = 0.15(11.42)(14.1)              = 274.9 lbs. green weight above ground.
    (b) What is the total green weight of the narra tree?                   
           274.9 lbs. x 120% = 329.9 lbs. green weight (roots included)

2) THE TOTAL DRY WEIGHT OF A LIVING TREE:

           Taking into account your tropical tree species, an average tree is 72.5% dry matter and 27.5% moisture.
In order to determine the dry weight of a tree, multiply its green weight by 72.5%. 
FORMULA: Dry Weight of Tree = Green Wt of the tree x 72.5% 
EXAMPLE:                               = 329.9 lbs. x 72.5%
                                                 = 239.2 lbs. dry weight
 
3) THE WEIGHT OF THE CARBON MAKING UP YOUR TREE:    
          A tree’s total volume, on average, is composed of 50% carbon. 
FORMULA: Weight of Carbon in tree = Dry weight of tree x 50% 
SAMPLE COMPUTATION:               = 239.2 lbs. x 50%
                                                          = 119.6 lbs. carbon
 
4) THE WEIGHT OF SEQUESTERED CARBON DIOXIDE IN A TREE:
           The main mitigating factor in order to arrest global warming is to plant trees because trees sequester CO2
from the atmosphere.
           A molecule of carbon dioxide (CO2) is composed of an atom of carbon and two atoms of oxygen. Given
their respective atomic weights (Carbon = 12; Oxygen = 16), the molecular weight of carbon dioxide: C+ (2 x O)
= 44, that is, 12+32 =44. The ratio of CO2 to C is obtained as 44/12=3.6666.
FORMULA: Weight of Sequestered CO2 = Wt. of carbon x 3.6666
EXAMPLE:                                           = 119.6 lbs x 3.6666    
                                                             = 438.5 lbs. CO2 sequestered
 
5) THE WEIGHT OF SEQUESTERED CARBON DIOXIDE PER YEAR:
          In order to determine the weight of the carbon dioxide sequestered by your tree per year, divide the weight
of sequestered carbon dioxide by the age of the tree.
NOTE: As we do not have information about the age of the trees within the PNU compound, we will assume that
all have an age of 10 years.
FORMULA: CO2 sequestered per year = Wt of sequestered CO2/ Age of tree 
SAMPLE COMPUTATION:                 = 438.5 lbs / 10 years
                                                             = 43.9 lbs. CO2 sequestered per year