The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the biosocial position occupied by the tree on the amount and structure of the biomass produced. The empirical material was measurements of biomass for 63 pines (21 for each of the I, II, and III Kraft classes). The total aboveground biomass of the trees was calculated as sum of following fractions: stem wood, stem bark, living branches, dead branches, shoots, needles and cones. It has been found that with a decrease of biosocial position of tree the share of a stem increases while share of branches in the overall biomass of the tree decreases. On the other hand biosocial position does not affect significantly the share of needles, dead branches and cones.
The paper presents an analysis of merchantable timber volume in three Scots pine stands aged 35, 50 and 88 years depending on Kraft's classes. It also shows the strength of the relationship between this volume and various measures of a tree's growth space (crown projection area, crown width, Seebach's growth space number, crown projection area ratio, space of a single tree and crown spread), crown characteristics (crown length and relative crown length), slenderness, breast height diameter and height as well as the biosocial position of a single tree. Volume of Scots pine merchantable timber trees was described using multiple regression equations.