Table 3.

The coefficient and mean standard error values (MSE) for predicting tree leaf area from dbh using Equation (2) for the modeling data set. Leaf area can be predicted by: , where LA = estimated leaf area and EXP = the inverse of the natural logarithm.

Common name	n	Leaf area vs. dbh
Common name	n	A	b	MSE	R²
Silver maple	27	5.465	0.017	0.14538	0.93
Camphor	28	3.482	0.046	0.21453	0.87
European ash	27	3.198	0.056	0.26392	0.88
Ginkgo	30	3.410	0.053	0.30207	0.86
Goldenrain tree	28	3.139	0.054	0.37021	0.87
Crape myrtle	25	2.634	0.073	0.55388	0.64
Sweetgum	30	4.547	0.034	0.22762	0.68
Southern magnolia	27	4.264	0.029	0.22067	0.66
Chinese pistache	24	3.421	0.065	0.13464	0.89
London plane	27	5.198	0.021	0.23508	0.74
Bradford pear	29	5.115	0.021	0.16544	0.71
Zelkova	30	4.033	0.045	.012706	0.91