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)

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

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

Weight of Sequestered Carbon Dioxide in a Tree:

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

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