The combined cross-sectional area of all stems at breast height, per hectare — the standard measure of how densely the site is stocked with wood.
Fully-occupied 10-year blue gum stands carry around 25–32 m²/ha of basal area; beyond that, competition drives self-thinning.
Forest Products Commission WA ↗Basal area shows whether the stand is using the full site or crowding itself. Rising steadily, it signals healthy occupancy; plateauing early, it warns the site’s water and nutrients are maxed out and extra stems will only compete, not add volume.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Match planting density to the site’s carrying capacity.
Sustain soil fertility so the stand can hold high occupancy.
Monitor for the onset of self-thinning as a harvest-timing cue.
The combined cross-sectional area of all stems at breast height, per hectare — the standard measure of how densely the site is stocked with wood.
You need: DBH by stem (cm), Live stems (no./ha). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
Fully-occupied 10-year blue gum stands carry around 25–32 m²/ha of basal area; beyond that, competition drives self-thinning.
Match planting density to the site’s carrying capacity. Sustain soil fertility so the stand can hold high occupancy. Monitor for the onset of self-thinning as a harvest-timing cue.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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