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That is, prior to the procedure of cone-based geometric modeling of a tree stem, an operation of Aligning the local stem axis series that is calculated by the Successive Cone-based Fitting of those continuously equi-height-layered laser points on the stem (ASCF) is appended. In the case of an urban boreal forest, tests showed that the proposed algorithm worked better (the coefficient of determination, R2 = 0.81 and root mean square error, RMSE = 52.1 mm) than the circle- (0.16 and 189.4 mm), cylinder- (0.77 and 58.7 mm), and cone-based (0.77 and 56.7 mm) geometric modeling algorithms. From a methodological viewpoint, the new ASCF algorithm was preliminarily validated for MLS-based tree DBH mensuration, with the \u201ccornerstone-rebuilding\u201d significance for allometry-based forest biometrics. 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