The energy source of a tree comes from solar radiation, and the crown is considered the tree organ that influences the interception of photosynthetic energy and, consequently, its growth. The influence of growth location, age of population, and meteorological elements on the relationship between crown diameter (CD) and diameter at breast height (DBH) of Acacia mearnsii De Wild. (black wattle) was studied. To this end, the study of the relationship between CD and DBH was conducted in stands of 1-7-year-old black wattle trees in two cultivation sites. CD increases proportionally to the increase in DBH, following a logarithmic relationship. The increase in CD as a function of DBH tended to decrease at different intensities, with the largest relative CD increase for the smallest DBH increase, and vice versa. The relationship between CD and DBH for the different ages and locations of the stands varied, generating dependent effects for these factors. The general equations generated to describe this relationship can be used for CD estimate, and their coefficients are correlated with rainfall and average maximum air temperature.
dummy variable; age of population; environmental variables