Forests with larger LAI always consume more water. Soil with a higher AWHC will decrease percolation and hold more water for plant uptake, thus supporting a larger LAI. For example, for the UFS/GCS profile (AWHC of 118.1 mm for jack pine and 154.2 mm for aspen) the mean annual percolation ranged from 55.6 mm (aspen) to 67.8 mm (jack pine), and the maximum LAI ranged from
3.08 (aspen) to 3.14 (jack pine). In the case of the UCS/UFS profile (AWHC value of 10.8 mm for jack pine and 41.9 mm for aspen) the mean annual percolation ranged from 98.5 (aspen) to 239.1 mm (jack pine), and the maximum LAI from 0.78 (jack pine) to 1.76 (aspen).