An analysis of data obtained by a LiDAR sensor was carried out. The sensor uses 16 laser beams and was moved along super-intensive almond orchard alleyways to obtain a 3D point cloud. Different beam combinations were used to obtain three geometrical crop parameters: canopy height, width and cross-sectional area. The parameters were computed using a single central beam, a combination of the two outer beams and all 16 beams. The results showed statistically significant differences in width and cross-sectional area when using one, two or sixteen beams. The more the laser beams considered, the larger the canopy width and cross-sectional area. 28-33% larger width was obtained in comparison to the central beam whereas the cross-sectional area was doubled when all beams were considered.