Carbon sequestration potential of plantation forests in New Zealand - no single tree species is universally best

Table 3 Species-specific carbon fractions (* IPCC default, species-specific information unavailable)

Species	Carbon fractions (CF) for each biomass component		Reference
	Foliage	Stem
P. radiata	0.51	0.50	[95]
E. fastigata	0.51	0.51	[96]
Ps. menziesii	0.531	0.488	[97]
P. totara*	0.50	0.50	[60]
S. sempervirens	0.495	0.53	[37, 98]

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