Harvest and Planning
Tree Yield Projection Calculator
The calculation of projected tree yield depends on current tree yield and expected yield factor. This page shows the relationship and a worked starting case.
Enter values for projected tree yield
Keep Tree Yield Projection units with their measurements.
Before entering current tree yield
Prepare Current tree yield and Expected yield factor for Tree Yield Projection. Keep unrelated records separate.
- Current tree yield. Tree Yield Projection currently demonstrates 85 lb; substitute the observation being evaluated.
- Expected yield factor. The Tree Yield Projection assumption is 1.15×; note the source of any replacement.
Tree Yield Projection beyond the formula
Biennial bearing and weather can overwhelm a simple factor.
Checking projected tree yield in practice
Choose gross, marketable, edible, packed, or saleable yield before entering current tree yield. Keep that definition through the entire case.
The decision behind Tree Yield Projection
Tree Yield Projection focuses on Projected tree yield and combines Current tree yield and Expected yield factor.
Use projected tree yield to project tree yield using an assumed relative factor, then inspect current tree yield in the field. The Harvest Goal Completion Calculator provides harvest goal completion.
Formula for projected tree yield
Tree Yield Projection multiplies factors from Current tree yield and Expected yield factor to produce projected tree yield. Need yield per square foot? Open Yield per Square Foot Calculator.
The starting case sets current tree yield at 85 lb and expected yield factor at 1.15×. Its projected tree yield is 97.75 lb.
Reading projected tree yield
Read projected tree yield as the headline result. Unit changes belong in a separate tree yield projection case.
After calculating projected tree yield
Save Current tree yield and Expected yield factor together with Projected tree yield and the calculation date.
Label the Tree Yield Projection fields as measured, counted, copied, or assumed. The label makes uncertainty in current tree yield visible.
Add the observed outcome later in the units used for projected tree yield. Do not overwrite the estimate.
Projected tree yield questions
Should gross and marketable yield be combined in Tree Yield Projection?
No. Choose one yield definition for projected tree yield. Track culls, edible yield, packed weight, and storage loss separately when they matter.
How does “Biennial bearing and weather can overwhelm a simple factor.” affect projected tree yield?
Run a separate case if it changes current tree yield; combining unlike conditions can hide the practical difference.