Table 16.8--Area of timberland by State, forest management type, and year, Southern United States
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State and forest management type | Year | |||||
| 1952b | 1962b | 1970b | 1982c | 1989c | 1999c | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand acres | ||||||
Alabama | ||||||
Planted pine | 165 | 814 | 1,203 | 1,293 | 1,903 | 3,432 |
Natural pine | 6,672 | 8,327 | 6,955 | 6,719 | 5,326 | 4,015 |
Oak-pine | 5,803 | 4,839 | 4,982 | 5,081 | 4,426 | 4,522 |
Upland hardwood | 5,622 | 5,397 | 5,773 | 5,650 | 7,415 | 7,650 |
Lowland hardwood | 2,495 | 2,366 | 2,505 | 2,502 | 2,495 | 2,270 |
All types | 20,757 | 21,743 | 21,418 | 21,244 | 21,564 | 21,889 |
Arkansas | ||||||
Planted pine | 55 | 161 | 256 | 436 | 1,193 | 1,839 |
Natural pine | 4,481 | 4,690 | 4,180 | 3,867 | 2,999 | 3,238 |
Oak-pine | 2,181 | 2,667 | 2,870 | 2,995 | 3,039 | 3,137 |
Upland hardwood | 8,500 | 8,351 | 7,779 | 6,568 | 7,269 | 7,127 |
Lowland hardwood | 4,410 | 4,102 | 2,947 | 2,825 | 2,733 | 3,018 |
All types | 19,627 | 19,971 | 18,032 | 16,692 | 17,233 | 18,359 |
Florida | ||||||
Planted pine | 291 | 1,506 | 2,645 | 3,267 | 3,987 | 4,627 |
Natural pine | 10,311 | 6,911 | 5,365 | 3,920 | 3,085 | 2,547 |
Oak-pine | 751 | 1,137 | 1,558 | 1,320 | 1,116 | 1,463 |
Upland hardwood | 2,452 | 2,565 | 2,423 | 1,240 | 1,114 | 1,981 |
Lowland hardwood | 4,330 | 4,711 | 4,270 | 3,907 | 3,910 | 3,604 |
All types | 18,135 | 16,830 | 16,261 | 13,654 | 13,212 | 14,222 |
Georgia | ||||||
Planted pine | 357 | 1,592 | 2,738 | 3,583 | 5,031 | 6,070 |
Natural pine | 13,260 | 11,620 | 9,855 | 7,650 | 5,886 | 4,570 |
Oak-pine | 2,266 | 3,604 | 3,674 | 2,921 | 3,048 | 3,567 |
Upland hardwood | 3,619 | 4,971 | 5,230 | 5,448 | 5,582 | 5,422 |
Lowland hardwood | 4,467 | 4,511 | 3,605 | 3,438 | 3,422 | 3,777 |
All types | 23,969 | 26,298 | 25,102 | 23,040 | 22,969 | 23,406 |
Louisiana | ||||||
Planted pine | 103 | 893 | 1,274 | 1,406 | 1,471 | 2,16 |
Natural pine | 4,625 | 4,575 | 4,022 | 3,651 | 3,505 | 2,837 |
Oak-pine | 2,644 | 2,242 | 2,199 | 2,169 | 1,897 | 1,887 |
Upland hardwood | 2,046 | 1,800 | 1,734 | 1,680 | 2,165 | 2,079 |
Lowland hardwood | 6,621 | 6,526 | 5,901 | 5,292 | 4,747 | 4,741 |
All types | 16,039 | 16,036 | 15,130 | 14,198 | 13,785 | 13,713 |
Mississippi | ||||||
Planted pine | 284 | 645 | 933 | 1,138 | 1,544 | 2,96 |
Natural pine | 5,147 | 5,133 | 5,166 | 4,106 | 3,248 | 2,788 |
Oak-pine | 4,309 | 3,305 | 3,162 | 3,434 | 3,470 | 3,218 |
Upland hardwood | 3,541 | 4,319 | 3,992 | 4,310 | 5,508 | 5,834 |
Lowland hardwood | 3,572 | 3,642 | 3,522 | 3,522 | 3,174 | 3,711 |
All types | 16,853 | 17,044 | 16,775 | 16,510 | 16,944 | 18,515 |
North Carolina | ||||||
Planted pine | 96 | 359 | 762 | 1,004 | 1,614 | 2,093 |
Natural pine | 8,607 | 7,962 | 7,084 | 5,724 | 4,626 | 4,103 |
Oak-pine | 2,027 | 2,405 | 2,468 | 2,484 | 2,252 | 2,568 |
Upland hardwood | 5,653 | 6,248 | 7,010 | 7,249 | 7,001 | 7,169 |
Lowland hardwood | 3,199 | 3,015 | 2,806 | 2,595 | 2,629 | 2,624 |
All types | 19,582 | 19,989 | 20,130 | 19,056 | 18,122 | 18,557 |
Oklahoma | ||||||
Planted pine | 6 | 33 | 50 | 49 | 250 | 474 |
Natural pine | 728 | 732 | 751 | 766 | 706 | 624 |
Oak-pine | 607 | 637 | 672 | 704 | 747 | 702 |
Upland hardwood | 3,406 | 3,063 | 2,696 | 2,369 | 2,600 | 2,591 |
Lowland hardwood | 328 | 427 | 451 | 424 | 439 | 504 |
All types | 5,075 | 4,892 | 4,620 | 4,312 | 4,742 | 4,895 |
South Carolina | ||||||
Planted pine | 233 | 759 | 1,077 | 1,354 | 2,004 | 2,672 |
Natural pine | 5,888 | 4,781 | 4,430 | 4,168 | 3,388 | 2,847 |
Oak-pine | 834 | 1,454 | 1,794 | 1,716 | 1,533 | 1,893 |
Upland hardwood | 1,769 | 2,456 | 2,879 | 2,760 | 2,482 | 2,483 |
Lowland hardwood | 3,160 | 2,721 | 2,265 | 2,233 | 2,498 | 2,468 |
All types | 11,884 | 12,171 | 12,445 | 12,231 | 11,905 | 12,363 |
Tennessee | ||||||
Planted pine | 106 | 297 | 317 | 317 | 357 | 458 |
Natural pine | 1,693 | 1,164 | 1,019 | 1,035 | 1,041 | 1,011 |
Oak-pine | 2,191 | 1,328 | 1,595 | 1,422 | 1,592 | 1,625 |
Upland hardwood | 7,610 | 9,536 | 9,192 | 9,396 | 9,588 | 9,927 |
Lowland hardwood | 951 | 1,040 | 698 | 790 | 682 | 850 |
All types | 12,551 | 13,365 | 12,821 | 12,959 | 13,260 | 13,871 |
Texas | ||||||
Planted pine | 104 | 293 | 457 | 558 | 1,191 | 1,767 |
Natural pine | 5,643 | 5,165 | 4,583 | 4,047 | 3,064 | 2,530 |
Oak-pine | 2,178 | 2,314 | 2,458 | 2,591 | 2,365 | 2,502 |
Upland hardwood | 2,886 | 2,855 | 2,954 | 2,672 | 3,362 | 3,127 |
Lowland hardwood | 2,270 | 2,333 | 2,267 | 1,782 | 1,566 | 1,806 |
All types | 13,081 | 12,960 | 12,719 | 11,650 | 11,548 | 11,732 |
Virginia | ||||||
Planted pine | 46 | 235 | 432 | 680 | 1,170 | 1,468 |
Natural pine | 4,932 | 3,848 | 3,282 | 2,722 | 2,158 | 1,848 |
Oak-pine | 1,297 | 1,569 | 1,753 | 1,921 | 1,682 | 1,932 |
Upland hardwood | 8,278 | 9,541 | 9,897 | 9,724 | 9,642 | 9,473 |
Lowland hardwood | 944 | 559 | 495 | 673 | 586 | 622 |
All types | 15,497 | 15,752 | 15,859 | 15,720 | 15,238 | 15,343 |
All States | ||||||
Planted pine | 1,846 | 7,587 | 12,144 | 15,085 | 21,715 | 30,033 |
Natural pine | 71,987 | 64,908 | 56,692 | 48,375 | 39,032 | 32,958 |
Oak-pine | 27,088 | 27,501 | 29,185 | 28,757 | 27,167 | 29,016 |
Upland hardwood | 55,382 | 61,102 | 61,559 | 59,066 | 63,728 | 64,863 |
Lowland hardwood | 36,747 | 35,953 | 31,732 | 29,983 | 28,881 | 29,995 |
All typesd | 193,050 | 197,051 | 191,312 | 181.265 | 180,522 | 186,865 |
Numbers in columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.
a Excludes Kentucky.
b Data for 1952, 1962, and 1970 are from \xe2\x80\x9cThe South's Fourth Forest\xe2\x80\x9d (USDA Forest Service 1988).
c Data for 1982, 1989, and 1999 are based on FIA surveys conducted between 1972-1982, 1982-1989, and 1990-1999, respectively.
d Does not include Nonstocked acres.
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