Estimation of Scots pine bark biomass delivered to the wood industry in Northern Germany

Abstract Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris L.) is the most widely distributed species in world. In Germany, as many other European countries, it a very important both culturally and economically. Few studies have focused on bark volumes being delivered to wood industry together with roundwood, potentially valuable resource for material or energetic utilization. Therefore, logs from six different forest sites were collected variables including double thickness (DBT) three categories, diameter, damage (as degree of miss-DBT) missing bark) measured analyzed order model volume (V ) mass (M ). The correlation analysis using Pearson’s method showed that highest coefficients observed between DBT V , well M . Also, results demonstrated greater than 20 mm, percentage exceeded 20%. Finally, linear regression models recommended predict Mbark based variables. this study can be used industries e.g. truckloads roundwood stacks.