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Freezer capacity for annual harvest
Cubic feet of freezer space needed
(trees_in_production * avg_pounds_per_tree / pounds_per_cubic_foot) * (1 + capacity_buffer / 100)145.8Freezer volume required
You need 145.8 cubic feet to freeze the full harvest from 100 trees, with 25% headroom for uneven yields and partial batches before processing
Which slider matters more right now
One more step of Trees in production (100 → 101) would raise Freezer volume required by 1.46 cubic feet. One more step of Avg pounds per tree (35 lbs → 36 lbs) would raise Freezer volume required by 4.17 cubic feet. One more step of Frozen pawpaw density (30 lbs/cu ft → 31 lbs/cu ft) would cut Freezer volume required by 4.70 cubic feet. One more step of Extra capacity buffer (25% → 26%) would raise Freezer volume required by 1.17 cubic feet. Frozen pawpaw density is the bigger lever at these settings.
If Trees in production were…
At 1, Freezer volume required would be 1.46 cubic feet; at 2,001, 2,918; at 4,001, 5,834; at 6,000, 8,751; at 8,000, 11,667; and at 10,000, 14,583. You are at 100: 145.8 cubic feet.
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