United States 

Department of 

Agriculture 

Forest Service 

Southern Research 

Station 

Resource Bulletin 

SRS-6 

Forest Statistics for 

Florida, 1995 

Mark J. Brown 
April 1996 

Southern Research Station 

P.O. Box 2680 

Asheville, NC 28802 
Forest Statistics for 

Florida, 1995 

Mark J. Brown, Resource Analyst 

Forest Inventory and Analysis 

Asheville, North Carolina 

Foreword 

This report highlights the principal findings of the seventh forest survey of Florida. Field 

work began in June 1993 and was completed in May 1995. Six previous surveys, completed in 1936, 1949, 1959, 1970, 1980, and 1987 provide statistics for measuring 

changes and trends over the past 59 years. This report primarily emphasizes the changes 

and trends since 1987. 

Periodic surveys of forest resources are authorized by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 

Resources Research Act of 1978. These surveys are a continuing, nationwide undertaking 

by the Regional Experiment Stations of the USDA Forest Service. In the Southern United 

States, these surveys are conducted by two Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Research 

Work Units at the Southern Research Station, Asheville, NC. The two FIA units, one located 

in Starkville, MS, and the other in Asheville, NC, are responsible for inventories of 13 

Southern States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The primary objective of these 

surveys is to periodically inventory and evaluate all forest and related resources. These 

multiresource data help provide a basis for formulating forest policies and programs and for 

the orderly development and use of the resources. This report deals only with the extent 

and condition of forest land, associated timber volumes, and rates of timber growth, 

mortality, and removals. 

Additional information about any aspect of this survey may be obtained from: 

Forest Inventory and Analysis 

Southern Research Station 

P.O. Box 2680 

Asheville, NC 28802 

Phone: 704-257-4350 

Acknowledgments 

The Southern Research Station gratefully acknowledges the cooperation and assistance 

provided by the Division of Forestry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer 

Services in collecting field data. Appreciation is also expressed for the excellent cooperation 

of other public agencies, Forest industry, and other private landowners in providing information and access to the sample locations. 

The following members of the FIA staff collected the field data: 

George Baraket 

Mark Bloomfield 

Robert Bowman 

Mike Buchanan 

Rachel Buckanan 

Kevin Caswell 

Robert Clark 

Sarah Combs 

Wesley Floyd 

Jack Hampton 

Ben Koontz 

Dave Lambert 

James McCall 

Bill Moody 

Mike Norris 

Michael OrQuinn 

David Phlegor 

Terry Riley 

Byron Rominger 

Edward Scott 

John Simpson 

Greg Smith 

Odell Tucker 

Warren Tucker 

James Twaroski 

James Wiggins 

Contents 

Page 

Introduction ................................................................................................ I 

Highlights.. ................................................................................................. I 

How the Inventory is Made ........................................................................... 3 

Statistical Reliability ................................................................................... 4 

Definitions .................................................................................................. 6 

Conversion Factors ...................................................................................... I I 

index of Tables ........................................................................................... 12 

Tables 1-47 .......................... ............................................................. 14 

a All tables in this report are available in Microsoft@ Excel workbook files. These files will be supplied, upon 

request, on 3 %- or 5 %-inch diskettes. 

The use of trade or firm names in this publication is for reader information and does not imply endorsement 

by the U.S. Department of Agriculture of any product or service. 

Introduction 

This report summarizes results from a 1995 inventory of the forest resources of Florida. Current 

estimates of forest area, related attributes, and timber volumes are presented and compared 

with earlier estimates. Timber volumes reported in previous bulletins have been adjusted for 

valid comparisons with current assessments. Average annual rates of growth, removals, and 

mortality since the previous inventory in 1987 have been summarized. 

Highlights 

Since the sixth inventory of Florida's forest 

resources was completed in 1987- 

area of timberland decreased more than 2 percent to 

less than 74.7 million acres. The 332,000-acre net 

loss resulted from the diversion of 91 6,000 acres of 

timberland to other land uses, less 584,000 acres 

returning to timberland. More than one-half of the 

diversions went into urban and related land uses and 

one-fourth went into agricultural uses. One-sixth of 

the diverted timberland was reclassified as reserved 

timberland and withdrawn from timber harvesting, all 

within the public ownership category. New areas of 

water accounted for the remainder of the diversions. 

Most (95 percent) of the additions to timberland came 

from nonforest sources, primarily idle pasture and 

cropland. Timberland decreased throughout the 

State's peninsula but increased in the panhandle. 

area of publicly owned timberland has increased 7 6 

percent to more than 2.8 million acres, the second 

highest total of any Southern State. Florida ranks first 

in the South in the amount of public timberland that is 

State-owned. Over four-fifths of the increase in public 

timberland was due to acquisitions by State agencies. 

Public ownerships now account for 19 percent of 

Florida's timberland. In contrast, timberland controlled 

by forest industry decreased 16 percent to 4.6 million 

acres. Forest industry presently controls 31 percent of 

Florida's timberland. Timberland under nonindustrial 

private forest (NIPF) ownerships increased 2 percent to 

7.2 million acres. Nonindustrial private forest lands 

account for 49 percent of Florida's timberland, the 

lowest proportion of any Southern State. The NIPF 

category increase resulted solely from gains in the 

corporate faction, as both the farmer-owned and the 

other individual groups lost timberland acreage. 

Farmers now hold less than 1.0 million acres of 

timberland, other individuals nearly 3.6 million acres, 

and other corporate 2.6 million acres. 

area in pine plantations continues to increase, this 

time by 75 percent to more than 4.6 million acres. 

Pine plantations now account for almost one-third of 

Florida's timberland, the highest proportion of any 

Southern State. The area in natural pine stands continues to decrease, most recently by 20 percent to 2.8 

million acres. Natural pine stands currently represent 

19 percent of the Staters timberland. Oak-pine stands 

have increased 22 percent to nearly 1.5 million acres, 

accounting for 10 percent of all timberland. The 

remaining area in hardwood stands decreased 8 

percent to 5.7 million acres; they comprise 39 percent 

of Florida's timberland. 

pine forest types are still predominantly slash pine, 

despite a 7 percent decline to 5.7 million acres, 

Loblolly pine type increased by 40 percent to 0.8 million acres, superseding longleaf pine type as the 

second most prevalent pine type. Area of longleaf pine 

type continues to shrink and is now third in abundance 

after a 22 percent reduction to 0.7 million acres. Sand 

pine type increased in area by 4 percent to more than 

0.6 million acres. 

e area receiving a final harvest and remaining in 

timberland averaged nearly one-quarter million acres 

annually. Almost four-fifths of these final harvests took 

place in pine stands, with pine plantations accounting 

for 47 percent and natural pine stands 32 percent. 

Just over one-fifth of the final harvests occurred in 

hardwood stands, with oak-pine stands accounting for 

5 percent, upland hardwood stands nearly 3 percent, 

and lowland hardwood stands 13 percent. More than 

one-half of the final harvests occurred on lands 

controlled by forest industry. Nonindustrial private 

forest lands accounted for 39 percent of the final 

harvests, and public lands the remaining 8 percent. In 

addition to these final harvests, partial harvests and 

thinnings accounted for an average of 63,000 acres 

annually. Fire, insects, disease, weather, and other 

natural agents damaged over 100,000 acres each year. 

an average of 3 7 7,000 acres were artificially and 

naturally regenerated each year. Four-fifths of the 

regeneration resulted in the establishment of new pine 

stands, an area 26 percent larger than the pine stand 

acreage harvested annually. Over three-fourths of the 

regeneration was accomplished by artificial means. 

Forest industry lands accounted for 53 percent of the 
artificial regeneration, NlPF lands for 40 percent, and 

public lands 7 percent. In contrast, NlPF lands accounted for nearly 71 percent of the natural regeneration, forest industry for 21 percent, and public iands 8 

percent. 

volume of softwood gro wing stock increased nearly 

5 percent to 9.4 billion cubic feet. Only the 1 0-, 1 2-, 

and 22-inch and larger softwood diameter classes 

decreased in volume. Volume changes by ownership 

parallel acreage changes by ownership. Volume of 

softwood growing stock increased 26 percent on 

public land to 2.5 billion cubic feet, and 8 percent on 

NlPF land to nearly 4.3 billion cubic feet. In contrast, 

inventory of softwood growing stock on forest industry 

land decreased 14 percent to 2.6 billion cubic feet. 

Softwood species increasing in volume included slash 

pine by 10 percent to 4.3 billion cubic feet, loblolly 

pine by 33 percent to 0.9 billion cubic feet, and sand 

pine by 17 percent to 490 million cubic feet. Softwood species decreasing in volume included longleaf 

pine by 10 percent to less than 1 .I billion cubic feet, 

pond pine by 3 percent to 160 million cubic feet, and 

the cypresses by 6 percent to 2.3 billion cubic feet. 

Pine plantations contain 29 percent of the softwood 

growing stock volume, natural pine stands 33 percent, 

lowland hardwood stands 27 percent, oak-pine stands 

9 percent, and upland hardwood stands 2 percent. 

Volume of softwood sawtimber increased 6 percent to 

28.3 billion board feet. 

volume of hardwood gro wing stock increased almost 

10 percent to more than 5.9 billion cubic feet. All 

hardwood diameter classes increased in volume except 

those above 20 inches. By ownership, hardwood 

volume changes were driven by the major shifts in 

acreage described earlier. Volume of hardwood 

growing stock increased 45 percent on public land to 

1.3 billion cubic feet and 9 percent on NlPF land to 3.2 

billion cubic feet. Hardwood growing stock volume 

decreased 9 percent to 1.4 billion cubic feet on forest 

industry land. About 69 percent of the hardwood 

growing stock volume is located in lowland hardwood 

stands, nearly 19 percent is in upland hardwood 

stands, 8 percent in oak-pine stands, and the remainder in pine stands. Collectively, the oaks account for 

31 percent of the hardwood inventory, and increased 

15 percent to 1.8 billion cubic feet. Tupelo and 

blackgum increased slightly to 1.5 billion cubic feet. 

Bay and magnolia species increased 16 percent to less 

than 0.9 billion cubic feet. Sweetgum increased 11 

percent to 563 million cubic feet, and soft maple 

increased 17 percent to 445 million cubic feet. Ash 

decreased in volume by 5 percent to 339 million cubic 

feet. Volume of hardwood sawtimber increased 14 

percent to 17.0 billion board feet. 

net annual growth of softwood growiitg stock 

increased 9 percent to 532 million cubic feet. Pine 

plantations provided 62 percent of the softwood 

growth. Nonindustrial private forest and forest 

industry lands each accounted for 43 percent of the 

softwood growth, and public lands contributed 1 4 

percent. Softwood growth increased 24 percent on 

NlPF land and 1 percent on public land, while decreasing 1 percent on forest industry land. Overall, softwood growth exceeds softwood removals by 13 percent. Although softwood growth exceeds removals in 

each ownership category, the excess ranges from 36 

percent on public land to 15 percent on NIPF land to 4 

percent on forest industry land. Net annual growth of 

softwood sawtimber decreased 5 percent to 1.4 billion 

board feet. Hardwood net annual growth increased 14 

percent to 161 million cubic feet. About 59 percent of 

the hardwood growth occurred in lowland hardwood 

stands. Nonindustrial private forest land accounted for 

58 percent of the hardwood growth, forest industry 25 

percent, and public 17 percent. Hardwood growth 

increased 14 percent on NlPF land, 4 percent on forest 

industry land, and 35 percent on public land. Overall, 

hardwood growth exceeds removals by 83 percent. 

On NlPF and public lands, hardwood growth is approximately double removals, but the excess is under 50 

percent on lands controlled by forest industry. Net 

annual growth of hardwood sawtimber increased 13 

percent to 543 million board feet. 

annual removals of softwood growing stock changed 

little at 473 million cubic feet. Almost half of the 

softwood removals came from pine plantations. Forest 

industry land supplied 46 percent of the State's softwood removals, NlPF land 42 percent, and public land 

12 percent. Softwood removals decreased 3 percent 

on forest industry land and less than 1 percent on NlPF 

land, but increased 13 percent on public land. The 

increase on public land occurred primarily on State 

properties. Two-thirds of the softwood volume 

removed came from trees 10 inches in diameter and 

smaller. Removals of softwood sawtimber decreased 4 

percent to 1.2 billion board feet. In contrast to softwoods, annual removals of hardwood growing stock 

increased 33 percent to 88 million cubic feet. Twothirds of the hardwood removals came from lowland 

hardwood stands. Nonindustrial private forest land 

provided 54 percent of the hardwood removals, forest 

industry 31 percent, and 15 percent came from public 

land. Hardwood removals decreased 14 percent on 

forest industry land but increased 44 percent on NIPF 

land and more than tenfold on public land. The 

increase on public land was primarily confined to State 

agencies. Over one-half of the hardwood growing 

stock removals came from trees between 10 and 16 

inches in diameter. Removals of hardwood sawtimber 

increased 48 percent to 265 million board feet. 
annual moflality of softwood growing stock decreased f4 percent to 54 mi//ion cubic feet. Mortal it y 

reduced gross growth of softwoods by 9 percent. The 

leading identifiable causes of mortality to softwoods in 

descending order were weather, insects, disease, and 

fire. Nonindustrial private forest and forest industry 

lands showed decreases in softwood mortality, while 

public lands showed increases. Most of the increase on 

public land occurred on State lands. Shifts in ownership patterns as a result of land acquisition by State 

agencies influenced the recorded increase. Annual 

mortality of softwood growing stock included 174 

million board feet of sawtimber. Annual mortality of 

hardwood growing stock decreased 13 percent to 52 

million cubic feet. Mortality reduced gross growth of 

hardwoods by 24 percent. Weather, followed by 

disease and suppression were the leading identifiable 

causes of mortality in hardwoods. Hardwood mortality 

decreased on NlPF and forest industry lands while 

increasing on public lands (primarily State land). 

Annual mortality of hardwood growing stock included 

157 million board feet of sawtimber. 

How the Inventory is Made 

Procedures used in the seventh inventory of the forest 

resources in Florida included seven basic steps. 

1. In the Northwest and Northeast units, estimates of 

forest and nonforest areas were based on the ground 

classification of 85,107 sample clusters systematically 

spaced on the latest aerial photographs available. A 

subsample of 6/51 3 of the 16-point clusters was 

ground checked, and a linear regression was fitted to 

the data to develop the relationship between the photo 

and ground classification of the subsample. This 

procedure provides a means for adjusting the initial 

estimates of area for change in land use since date of 

photography and for photo misclassification. In the 

Central and South units, estimates of forest and 

nonforest areas were based on the ground classification of 6,030 sample clusters systematically distributed 

across the landscape. At each of the sample clusters, 

16 points were classified as to land use. 

2. Estimates of timber volume and forest classification were based on measurements recorded at 5,424 

ground sample locations systematically distributed on 

timberland. The plot design at each location was based 

on a cluster of 10 points. In most cases, variable plots, 

established by using a basal-area factor of 37.5 square 

feet per acre, were systematically spaced within a 

single forest condition at 5 of the 10 cluster points. 

Trees less than 5 inches d.b.h. were tallied on a 

fixed-radius plot around each point center. 

3. Equations prepared from detailed measurements 

collected on standing trees in Florida, and similar 

measurements taken throughout the Southeast, were 

used to compute the volume of individual tally trees. A 

mirror caliper and sectional aluminum poles were used 

to obtain the additional measurements required to 

construct volume equations. Forest biomass estimates 

were made from equations developed by the Utilization 

of Southern Timber Research Work Unit, Southern 

Research Station, Athens, GA. 

4. Felled trees were measured at 50 active cutting 

operations. These data will supplement the standingtree volume data and be used to generate utilization 

factors for product and species groups. 

5. Estimates of growth, removals, and mortality were 

determined from the remeasurement of 5/59 1 permanent sample plots established in the sixth survey. 

6. Ownership information was collected from correspondence, public records, and local contacts. In 

counties where the sample missed a particular ownership class, temporary sample plots were added. 

7. All field data were sent to Asheville for editing and 

were entered into disk and magnetic-tape storage for 

processing. Final estimates were based on statistical 

summaries of the data. 
Statistical Reliability 

FIA inventories employ sampling methods designed to 

achieve reliable statistics at the Survey Unit and State 

levels. A measure of reliability of inventory statistics is 

provided by sampling errors. These sampling errors 

mean that the chances are two out of three that the 

true population value is within the limits indicated by a 

confidence interval. Sampling errors (in percent) and 

associated confidence intervals around the sample 

estimates for timberland area, inventory volumes, and 

components of change are presented in the following 

table. 

Sample estimate Sampling 

and error 

confidence interval (percent) 

Timberland (1,000 acres) 14,650.7 

Growing stock (M ff) 

Inventory 15,366.4 

Net annual growth 692.6 

Annual removals 560.7 

Annual mortality 105.7 

Sawtimber (M fbml 

Inventory 45,287.2 

Net annual growth 1,965.2 

Annual removals 1,482.9 

Annual mortality 331.2 

Sampling error increases as the area or volume considered decreases in magnitude. Sampling errors and 

associated confidence intervals are often unacceptably 

high for small components of the total resource. 

Statistical confidence may be computed for any 

subdivision of Survey Unit or State totals using the 

following formula. Sampling errors obtained from this 

method are only approximations of reliability because 

this process assumes constant variance across all 

subdivisions of totals. 

where 

SEs = sampling error for subdivision of Survey 

Unit or State total, 

SEt = sampling error for Survey Unit or State total, 

Xs = sum of values for the variable of interest 

(area or volume) for subdivision of Survey 

Unit or State, 

X, = total area or volume for Survey Unit or State. 

For example, the estimate of sampling error for 

growing-stock volume on other private timberland is 

computed as: 

Thus, the sampling error is 2.37 percent, and the 

resulting confidence interval (two times out of three) 

for growing-stock inventory on other private timberland 

is 7,477.4 t 177.2 million cubic feet. 

County statistics are provided, but users are cautioned 

that the accuracy of individual county data is highly 

variable, Individual county statistics are provided so 

any combination of counties may be added together 

until the totals are large enough to meet the desired 

degree of reliability. Sampling errors for key resource 

items for individual counties are provided in the 

following table. 
Sampling errors for county and unit totals, in terms of one standard error, Florida, 1995 

Cubic-foot volume 

of growing stock 

Timberland 

County area Inventory Growth Removals 

Alachua 

Baker 

Bay 

Bradford 

Brevard 

Broward 

Calhoun 

Charlotte 

Citrus 

Clay 

Collier 

Columbia 

Dade 

De Soto 

Dixie 

Duval 

Escambia 

Flagler 

Franklin 

Gadsden 

Gilchrist 

Glades 

Gulf 

Hamilton 

Hardee 

Hendry 

Hernando 

Highlands 

Hillsborough 

Holmes 

Indian River 

Sampling errora 

Jackson 2.1 1 12.90 1 1.47 17.91 

Jefferson 1.42 10.47 11.21 23.85 

Lafayette 1.31 12.77 11.12 18.61 

Cubic-foot volume 

of growing stock 

Timberland 

County area Inventory Growth Removals 

Sampling errora 

Lee 

Leon 

Levy 

Liberty 

Madison 

Manatee 

Marion 

Martin 

Monroe 

Nassau 

Okaloosa 

Okeechobee 

Orange 

Osceola 

Palm Beach 

Pasco 

Pinellas 

Polk 

Putnam 

Santa Rosa 

Sarasota 

Seminole 

St. Johns 

St. Lucie 

Sumter 

Suwannee 

Taylor 

Union 

Volusia 

Wakulla 

Walton 

Washington 1.43 11.87 11.16 30.5 1 

Total 0.40 1.65 1.72 3.59 

Lake 5.94 13.03 20.98 40.23 1 1 a By random-sampling formula (in percent). 
Definitions 

Basal area. The area in square feet of the cross section 

at breast height of a single tree or of all the trees in a 

stand, usually expressed in square feet per acre. 

Biomass. The aboveground green weight of solid wood 

and bark in live trees I .O-inch d.b.h, and larger from 

the ground to the tip of the tree. All foliage is excluded. The weight of wood and bark in lateral lirrtbs, 

secondary limbs, and twigs under 0.5 inch in diameter 

at the point of occurrence on sapling-size trees is 

included but is excluded on poletimber and 

sawtimber-size trees. 

Bole. That portion of a tree between a I-foot stump 

and a 4-inch top diameter outside bark (d.0.b.) in trees 

5.0 inches d.b.h, and larger. 

Broad management class. A classification of timberland 

based on forest type and stand origin. 

Pine plantation. Stands that have been artificially 

regenerated by planting or direct seeding and with 

a southern yellow pine, white pine-hemlock, or 

other softwood forest type. 

Naturalpine. Stands that have not been artificially 

regenerated and with a southern yellow pine, 

white pine-hemlock, or other softwood forest 

type. 

Oak-pine. Stands with a forest type of oak-pine. 

Upland hardwood. Stands with a forest type of 

oak-hickory, chestnut oak, southern scrub oak, or 

maple-beech-birch. 

Lowland hardwood. Stands with a forest type of 

oak-gum-cypress, elm-ash-cottonwood, palm, or 

other tropical. 

Census water. Streams, sloughs, estuaries, canals, and 

other moving bodies of water 200 feet wide and 

greater, and lakes, reservoirs, ponds, and other 

permanent bodies of water 4.5 acres in area and 

greater. 

Commercial forest land. (see: Timberland). 

Commercial species. Tree species currently or potentially suitable for industrial wood products. Noncommercial species are excluded. 

Cropland. Land under cultivation within the past 24 

months, including orchards and land in soil-improving 

crops but excluding land cultivated in developing improved pasture. Also includes idle farmland. 

D.b.h. Tree diameter in inches (outside bark) at breast 

height (4.5 feet above the ground). 

Diameter class. A classification of trees based on tree 

d.b.h. Two-inch diameter classes are commonly used 

by Forest Inventory and Analysis, with the even inch as 

the approximate midpoint for a class. For example, the 

6-inch class includes trees 5.0-6.9 inches d.b.h. 

Farm. Land on which agricultural operations are being 

conducted and sale of agricultural products totaled 

$1,000 or more during the year. 

Farm operator. A person who operates a farm, either 

doing the work or directly supervising the work. 

Farmer-owned land. (see: Other private land). 

Forest industry land. Land owned by companies or 

individuals operating primary wood-using plants. 

Forest industry-leased land. Land leased or under 

management contracts to forest industry from other 

owners for periods of one forest rotation or longer. 

Land under cutting contracts is not included. 

Forest land. Land at least 16.7 percent stocked by 

forest trees of any size, or formerly having had such 

tree cover, and not currently developed for nonforest 

use. 

Forest type. A classification of forest land based on the 

species forming a plurality of live-tree stocking. 

White pine-hemlock. Forests in which eastern 

white pine, red pine, or jack pine, singly or in 

combination, constitute a plurality of the stocking. 

(Common associates include hemlock, birch, and 

maple.) 

Spruce-fir. Forests in which spruce or true firs, 

singly or in combination, constitute a plurality of 

the stocking. (Common associates include maple, 

birch, and hemlock.) 

Longleaf-slash pine. Forests in which longleaf or 

slash pine, singly or in combination, constitute a 

plurality of the stocking. (Common associates 

include oak, hickory, and gum.) 
Loblolly-shortleaf pine. Forests in which loblolly 

pine, shortleaf pine, or other southern yellow 

pines, except longleaf or slash pine, singly or in 

combination, constitute a plurality of the stocking. 

(Common associates include oak, hickory, and 

gum.) 

Oak-pine. Forests in which hardwoods (usually 

upland oaks) constitute a plurality of the stocking 

but in which pines account for 25 to 50 percent of 

the stocking. (Common associates include gum, 

hickory, and yellow-poplar.) 

Oak-hickov. Forests in which upland oaks or 

hickory, singly or in combination, constitute a 

plurality of the stocking, except where pines 

account for 5 to 50 percent, in which case the 

stand would be classified oak-pine. (Common 

associates include yellow-poplar, elm, maple, 

and black walnut.) 

Oak-gum-cypress. Bottom-land forests in which 

tupelo, blackgum, sweetgum, oaks, or southern 

cypress, singly or in combination, constitue a 

plurality of the stocking, except where pines 

account for 25 to 50 percent, in which case the 

stand would be classified oak-pine. (Common 

associates include cottonwood, willow, ash, elm, 

hackberry, and maple.) 

Elm-ash-cottonwood. Forests in which elm, ash, 

or cottonwood, singly or in combination, constitute a plurality of the stocking. (Common 

associates include willow, sycamore, beech, and 

maple.) 

Maple-beech-birch. Forests in which maple, 

beech, or yellow birch, singly or in combination, 

constitute a plurality of the stocking. (Common 

associates include hemlock, elm, basswood, and 

white pine.) 

Palm, other tropicals. Forests in which palms 

and other tropicals constitute a plurality of the 

stocking. 

Gross growth. Annual increase in merchantable volume 

of trees in the absence of cutting and mortality. (Gross 

growth includes survivor growth, ingrowth, growth on 

ingrowth, growth on removals prior to removal, and 

growth on mortality prior to death.) 

Growing-stock trees. Live sawtimber-size trees of 

commercial species containing at least a 12-foot log, or 

two noncontiguous saw logs each 8 feet or longer, 

meeting minimum grade requirements (hardwoods 

must qualify as a log grade of either 3 or 4; softwoods 

must qualify as a log grade 3) with at least one-third of 

the gross board-foot volume (International 1 /4-inch 

rule) between a l-foot stump and the minimum sawlog top being sound, or a live tree below sawtimber 

size that will prospectively qualify under the above 

standards. 

Growing-stock volume. Volume (cubic feet) of solid 

wood in growing-stock trees 5.0 inches d.b,h. and 

larger, from a l-foot stump to a minimum 4.0-inch top 

diameter, outside bark, on the central stem. Volume of 

solid wood in primary forks from the point of occurrence to a minimum 4.0-inch top diameter outside bark 

is included. 

Hardwoods. Angiosperms; dicotyledonous trees 

(including all palm species which are monocotyledonous), usually broadleaf and deciduous. 

Soft hardwoods. Soft-textured hardwoods such as 

boxelder, red and silver maples, hackberry, loblollybay, sweetgum, yellow-poplar, magnolia, sweetbay, water tupelo, blackgum, sycamore, cottonwood, black cherry, willow, basswood, and elm. 

Hard hardwoods. Hard-textured hardwoods such 

as sugar maple, birch, hickory, dogwood, 

persimmon (forest grown), black locust, beech, 

ash, honey-locust, holly, black walnut, mulberry, 

and ail commercial oaks. 

Idle farmland. Cropland, orchard, improved pasture, 

and farm sites not tended within the past 2 years, and 

currently less than 1 6.7 percent stocked with live 

trees. 

Improved pasture. Land currently improved for grazing 

by cultivation, seeding, irrigation, or clearing of trees or 

brush. 

Industrial wood. All roundwood products except 

fuelwood. 

Ingrowth. The number or net volume of trees that 

grow large enough during a specified year to qualify as 

saplings, poletimber, or sawtimber. 

Land area. The area of dry land and land temporarily or 

partly covered by water such as marshes, swamps, 

and river floodplains (omitting tidal flats below mean 

high tide), streams, sloughs, estuaries, and canals less 

than 200 feet wide, and lakes, reservoirs, and ponds 

less than 4.5 acres in area. 

Live trees. All trees 1.0 inch d.b.h. and larger which 

are not dead at the time of inventory. 
Live-tree volume. Volume (cubic feet) of wood above 

the ground line in live trees I .O-inch d.b.h. and larger. 

The volume in twigs and lateral limbs smaller than 0.5 

inch in diameter at the point of occurrence on 

sapling-size trees is included but is excluded on 

poletimber- and sawtimber-size trees. 

Nonforest land. Land that has never supported forests 

and land formerly forested where timber production is 

precluded by development for other uses. 

Nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) land. (see: Other 

private land). 

Log grade. A classification of logs based on external 

characteristics as indicators of quality or value. 

Logging residues. The unused merchantable portion of 

growing-stock trees cut or destroyed during logging 

operations. 

Manageable stand. Timberland at least 60 percent 

stocked with growing-stock trees that can be featured 

together under a management scheme. 

Merchantable portion. That portion of live trees 5.0 

inches d.b.h. and larger between a I-foot stump and a 

minimum 4.0-inch top diameter outside bark on the 

central stem. That portion of primary forks from the 

point of occurrence to a minimum 4.0-inch top diameter outside bark is included. 

Merchantable volume. Solid-wood volume in merchantable portion of live trees. 

Miscellaneous Federal land. Federal land other than 

national forests, land administered by the Bureau of 

Land Management, and land administered by the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

Miscellaneous private land. (see: Other private land). 

Mortality. The merchantable volume in trees that have 

died from natural causes during a specified period. 

National forest land. Federal land that has been legally 

designated as national forests or purchase units, and 

other land under the administration of the Forest 

Service, including experimental areas and BankheadJones Title Ill land. 

Net annual growth. The net change in merchantable 

volume for a specific year in the absence of cutting 

(gross growth minus mortality for that specified year). 

Net volume. Gross volume of wood less deductions for 

rot, sweep, or other defect affecting use for timber 

products. 

Noncommercial species. Tree species of typically small 

size, poor form, or inferior quality which normally do 

not develop into trees suitable for industrial wood 

products. 

Nonstocked forest land. Timberland less than 16.7 

percent stocked with growing-stock trees. 

Other private iand. Privately owned land excluding 

forest industry land or forest industry-leased land. Also 

referred to as nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) land. 

Farmer-o wned land. Owned by farm operators, 

excluding incorporated farm ownerships. 

Other individual land. Owned by individuals other 

than farm operators. 

Other corporate land. Owned by corporations, 

including incorporated farm ownerships. 

Other removals. The growing-stock volume of trees 

removed from the inventory by cultural operations such 

as timber stand improvement, land clearing, and other 

changes in land use that result in the removal of the 

trees from timberland. 

Plant residues. Wood material generated in the production of timber products at primary manufacturing 

plants. 

Coarse residues. Material, such as slabs, edgings, 

trim, veneer cores and ends, which is suitable for 

chipping. 

Fine residues. Material, such as sawdust, shavings, and veneer chippings, which is not suitable 

for chipping. 

Plant byproducts. Residues (coarse or fine) utilized 

in the further manufacture of industrial products or 

for consumer use, or utilized as fuel. 

Unused plant residues. Residues (coarse or fine) 

that are not used for any product, including fuel. 

Poletimber-size trees. Live trees at least 5.0 inches 

d.b.h. but smaller than sawtimber size. 

Primary wood-using plants. Industries that receive 

roundwood or chips from roundwood for the manufacture of products such as veneer, pulp, and lumber. 

Productive-reserved forest land. (see: Reserved timberland). 
Rangeland. Land on which the natural vegetation is 

predominantly native grasses, grasslike plants, forbs, 

or shrubs valuable for forage, not qualifying as timberland and not developed for another land use. 

Rangeland includes natural grassland and savannah. 

Reserved timberland. Forest land sufficiently productive 

to qualify as timberland, but withdrawn from timber 

utilization through statute or administrative designation. 

Rotten trees. Live trees of commercial species that do 

not contain at least one 12-foot saw log, or two 

noncontiguous saw logs, each 8 feet or longer, now or 

prospectively, primarily because of rot or missing 

sections, and with less than one-third of the gross 

board-foot tree volume in sound material. 

Rough trees. Live trees of commercial species that do 

not contain at least one 12-foot saw log, or two noncontiguous saw logs, each 8 feet or longer, now or 

prospectively, primarily because of roughness, poor 

form, splits, and cracks, and with less than one-third of 

the gross board-foot tree volume in sound material; and 

live trees of noncommercial species. 

Roundwood (roundwood logs). Logs, bolts, or other 

round sections cut from trees for industrial or consumer uses. 

Roundwood chipped. Any timber cut primarily for 

pulpwood, delivered to nonpulpmills, chipped, and then 

sold to pulpmills as residues, including chipped tops, 

jump sections, whole trees, and pulpwood sticks. 

Roundwood products. Any primary product such as 

lumber, poles, pilings, pulp, or fuelwood which is 

produced from roundwood. 

Salvable dead trees. Standing or down dead trees 

considered utilizable by Forest Inventory and Analysis 

standards. 

Saplings. Live trees 1.0 to 5.0 inches d.b.h. 

Saw log. A log meeting minimum standards of diameter, length, and defect, including logs at least 8 feet 

long, sound and straight, and with a minimum diameter 

inside bark for softwoods of 6 inches (8 inches for 

hardwoods). 

Saw-log portion. That part of the bole of sawtimber 

trees between a I-foot stump and the saw-log top, 

including the portion of forks large enough to contain a 

saw log. 

Saw-log top. The point on the bole of sawtimber trees 

above which a conventional saw log cannot be 

produced. The minimum saw-log top is 7.0 inches in 

diameter outside bark (d.o.b.1 for softwoods and 9.0 

inches d.o.b, for hardwoods. 

Sawtimber-size trees. Softwoods 9.0 inches d. b. h, and 

larger and hardwoods 1 1.0 inches d.b.h. and larger. 

Sawtimber volume. Growing-stock volume in the sawlog portion of sawtimber-size trees in board feet 

(International 1 /4-inch rule). 

Seedlings. Trees less than 1.0 inch in d.b.h. Only 

seedlings of a commercial species that are not overtopped and are more than 6 inches tall for softwoods 

and 1 foot tall for hardwoods are counted. 

Site class. A classification of forest land in terms of 

inherent capacity to grow crops of industrial wood 

based on fully stocked natural stands, by annual 

production capacity. 

Softwoods. Gymnosperms; in the order Conifesrales, 

usually evergreen (includes the genus Taxodium which 

is deciduous), having needles or scalelike leaves. 

Pines. Yellow pine species which include loblolly, 

longleaf, slash, pond, shortleaf, pitch, Virginia, 

sand, spruce, and Table Mountain pines. 

Other softwoods. Cypress, eastern red cedar, 

white cedar, eastern white pine, eastern hemlock, 

spruce, and fir. 

Stand-size class. A classification of forest land based 

on the diameter class distribution of live trees in the 

stand. 

Sawtimber stands. Stands at feast 16.7 percent 

stocked with live trees, with half or more of total 

stocking in sawtimber and poletimber trees, and 

with sawtimber stocking at least equal to 

poletimber stocking. 

Polettinber stands. Stands at least 16.7 percent 

stocked with live trees, of which half or more of 

total stocking is in poletimber and sawtimber 

trees, and with poletimber stocking exceeding that 

of sawtimber. 

Sapling-seedling stands. Stands at least 16.7 

percent stocked with live trees of which more than 

half of total stocking is saplings and seedlings. 
State, county, and municipal land. Land owned by 

States, counties, and local public agencies or 

municipalities, or land leased to these governmental 

units for 50 years or more. 

Stocking. The degree of occupancy of land by trees, 

measured by basal area or the number of trees in a 

stand and spacing in the stand, compared with a 

minimum standard, depending on tree size, required to 

fully utilize the growth potential of the land. 

Fully stocked. 100 percent or more stocking. 

Medium stocked. 60 to 99 percent stocking. 

Poorly stocked. Less than 60 percent stocking. 

Density of trees and basal area per acre 

required for full stocking 

D.b.h. 

class 

Trees per acre Basal area 

for full stocking per acre 

Seedlings 

2 

4 

6 

8 

10 

12 

14 

16 

18 

20 

Survivor growth. The merchantable volume increment 

on trees 5.0 inches d.b.h. and larger in the inventory at 

the beginning of the year and surviving to its end. 

Timberland. Forest land that is capable of producing 20 

cubic feet of industrial wood per acre per year and not 

withdrawn from timber utilization. 

Timber products. Roundwood products and byproducts. 

Timber removals. The merchantable volume of trees 

removed from the inventory by harvesting, cultural 

operations such as stand improvement, land clearing, 

or changes in land use. 

Top. The portion of the main stem and forks from a 

4.0-inch diameter outside bark to the tips of the main 

stem and forks, plus all other limbs above the 4.0-inch 

top at least 0.5 inch in diameter at their point of 

occurrence. 

Treatment opportunity. A classification of the management or treatment that would most improve for timber 

production the existing condition of the stand being 

sampled. 

Tree. Woody plants having one erect perennial stem or 

trunk at least 3 inches d.b.h., a more or less definitely 

formed crown of foliage, and a height of at least 13 

feet. 

Tree grade. A classification of sawtimber trees based 

on the log grade of the butt log in the tree. 

Unproductive forest land. (see: Woodland). 

Upper-stem portion. That part of the main stem or fork 

of sawtimber trees above the saw-log top to minimum 

top diameter 4.0 inches outside bark or to the point 

where the main stem or fork breaks into limbs. 

Urban and other areas. Areas developed for residential, 

industrial, or recreational purposes, school yards, 

cemeteries, roads, railroads, airports, beaches, 

powerlines and other rights-of-way, or other nonforest 

land not included in any other specified land use class. 

Woodland. Forest land incapable of producing 20 cubic 

feet per acre per year of industrial wood under natural 

conditions, because of adverse site conditions. 
CONVERSION FACTORS 

Cubic feet of wood per average cord 

(excluding bark) 

D.b.h. All Other 

class species Pine softwood Hardwood 

Average 

Metric equivalents of units used in this report 

1 acre = 4,046.86 square meters or 0.404686 hectare 

1 cubic foot = 0.02831 7 cubic meter 

I inch = 2.54 centimeters or 0.0254 meter 

Breast height (4.5 feet) = 1.4 meters above ground level 

1 square foot = 929.03 square centimeters or 0.0929 

square meter 

1 square foot per acre basal area = 0.229568 square 

meter per hectare 

1 pound = 0.454 kilogram 

1 ton = 0.907 metric ton 
Index of Tablesa 

County Tables 

I. Area, by county and land class 

2. Area of timberland, by county and ownership 

class 

3. Area of timberland, by county and forest-type 

group 

4. Area of timberland, by county and stand-size 

class 

5. Area of timberland, by county and site class 

6. Area of timberland, by county and stocking class 

of growing-stock trees 

7. Volume of growing stock and sawtimber on 

timberland, by county and species group 

8. Average net annual growth of growing stock and 

sawtimber on timberland, by county and species 

group 

9. Average annual removals of growing stock and 

sawtimber on timberland, by county and species 

group 

State Tables 

10. Area of timberland, by forest type and ownership 

class 

11. Area of timberland, by ownership and stocking 

classes of growing-stock trees 

12. Area of timberland, by forest type and stand-size 

class 

13. Area of timberland, by stand-age and broad 

management classes, all ownerships 

14. Area of timberland, by stand-age and broad 

management classes, public ownerships 

15. Area of timberland, by stand-age and broad 

management classes, forest industry 

Area of timberland, by stand-age and broad 

management classes, other private ownerships 

Area of timberland, by broad management and 

stand-volume classes 

Volume of growing stock on timberland, by 

broad management class, species group, and 

stand-age class 

Average net annual growth of growing stock on 

timberland, by broad management class, species 

group, and stand-age class 

Average annual removals of growing stock on 

timberland, by broad management class, species 

group, and stand-age class 

Merchantable t-oliime of lbe trees aiid growing 

stock on timberland, by forest-type and species 

groups 

Area of timberland treated or disturbed annually 

and retained in timberland, by treatment or 

disturbance and ownership class 

Area of timberland treated or disturbed annually 

and retained in timberland, by treatment or 

disturbance and broad management class 

Area of timberland regenerated annually, by 

type of regeneration and broad management class 

Area of timberland, by treatment opportunity 

and broad management classes 

Area of timberland, by treatment opportunity and 

ownership classes 

Merchantable volume of live trees and growing 

stock on timberland, by ownership class and 

species group 

Volume of sawtimber on timberland, by 

ownership class and species group 

Average net annual growth and removals of 

growing stock on timberland, by ownership class 

and species group 
30. Average net annual growth and removals of 

sawtimber on timberland, by ownership class and 

species group 

31. Volume of timber on timberland, by class of 

timber and species group 

32. Number of live trees on timberland, by species 

and diameter class 

33. Number of growing-stock trees on timberland, 

by species and diameter class 

34. Merchantable volume of live trees on timberland, 

by species and diameter class 

35. Volume of growing stock on timberland, by 

species and diameter class 

36. Volume of sawtimber on timberland, by 

species and diameter class 

37. Volume of sawtimber on timberland, by 

species, size class, and tree grade 

38. Cubic volume in the merchantable saw-log 

portion of sawtimber trees on timberland, by 

species and diameter class 

39. Total volume of live trees on timberland, by 

species and diameter class 

40. Green weight of forest biomass on timberland, 

by species and diameter class 

41. Average net annual growth and removals of 

live timber and growing stock on timberland, 

by species 

42. Average net annual growth and removals of 

sawtimber on timberland, by species 

43. Average annual removals of growing stock on 

timberland, by species and diameter class 

44. Average annual mortality of live timber, 

growing stock, and sawtimber on timberland, 

by species 

45. Change in number of live trees on timberland, 

by species group, survey completion date, and 

diameter class 

46. Land area, by land use class, major forest type, 

and survey completion date 

47. Volume of sawtimber, growing stock, and live 

timber on timberland, by species group, survey 

completion date, and diameter class 

Tables 1-1 2, 27, 29-33, 35-38, 41, 42, and 44 are common to all Forest Inventory and Analysis forest resource statistical reports 

of the Eastern United States. 
Table I -Area, by county and land class, Florida, 1995 

Forest land 

All Reserved Nonforest 

County landa Total Timberland Woodland timberland landb 

Acres 

Alachua 559,552 293,200 277,455 - 15,745 266,352 

Baker 374,560 341,420 326,523 - 14,897 33,140 

Bay 488,794 399,595 396,365 2,030 1,200 89,199 

Bradford 187,616 135,197 135,197 - - 52'41 9 

Brevard 651,834 99,954 93,094 6,390 470 55 1,880 

Broward 773,689 21,101 - 21,101 - 752,588 

Calhoun 363,130 302,590 302,590 - - 60,540 

Charlotte 443,949 50,668 30,289 20,379 - 393,281 

Citrus 373,504 194,786 185,932 5,146 3,708 178,718 

Clay 384,730 289,846 288,246 - 1,600 94,884 

Collier 1,296,288 602,655 190,458 263,870 148,327 693,633 

Columbia 510,182 367,717 357,483 1,096 9,138 142,465 

Dade 1,244,454 160,640 - 127,764 32,876 1,083,814 

De Soto 407,891 47,759 47,759 - - 360,132 

Dixie 450,598 387,066 385,712 - 1,354 63,532 

Duval 495,264 232,570 229,614 1,359 1,597 262,694 

Escambia 424,730 257,018 250,789 4,357 1,872 167,712 

Flagler 31 0,413 241,116 237,592 1,345 2,179 69,297 

Franklin 341,747 302,064 301,493 300 27 1 39,683 

Gadsden 330,342 253,880 253,400 - 480 76,462 

Gilchrist 223,270 134,671 134,671 - - 88,599 

Glades 495,040 103,368 91,648 11,720 - 391,672 

Gulf 361,638 312,153 31 0,232 1,145 776 49,485 

Hamilton 329,523 242,409 240,094 - 2,315 87,114 

Hardee 407'91 0 79,530 79,530 - - 328,380 

Hendry 737,728 71,626 62,831 8,795 - 666,102 

Hernando 306,112 158,362 155,853 2,349 160 147,750 

Highlands 658,227 85,563 78,759 2,835 3,969 572,664 

Hillsborough 672,653 122,579 96,466 12,297 13,816 550,074 

Holmes 308,832 21 1,102 21 0,742 - 360 97,730 

Indian River 322,080 31,185 22,839 7,146 1,200 290,895 

Jackson 586,099 327,146 325,426 - 1,720 258,953 

Jefferson 382,586 286,499 284,399 - 2,100 96,087 

Lafayette 347,411 297,321 297,321 - - 50,090 

Lake 609,990 269,412 248,490 5,698 15,224 340,578 

Lee 51 4,304 118,714 60,872 57,842 - 395,590 

Leon 426,752 306,075 305,389 - 686 120,677 

Levy 71 5,802 476,562 462,794 895 12,873 239,240 

Liberty 534,995 51 3,260 503,233 - 10,027 21,735 

Madison 442,854 326,403 326,368 - 35 11 6,451 

Manatee 474,368 52,479 40,003 5,666 6,810 421,889 

Marion 1,010,554 588,149 568,275 302 19,572 422,405 

Martin 355,629 51,434 40,647 7,407 3,380 304,195 

Monroe 638,253 364,908 - 275,857 89,051 273,345 

Nassau 41 7,037 324,825 323,374 51 2 939 92,212 

Okaloosa 598,906 449,230 448,276 597 357 149,676 

Okeechobee 495,571 45'41 7 43,331 1,586 500 450,154 

Orange 580,883 172,819 149,304 2,556 20,959 408,064 

Osceola 846,093 184,464 181,508 2,556 400 661,629 

Palm Beach 1,301,971 122,420 - 122,420 - 1,179,551 

Pasco 476,794 159,460 159,125 157 178 31 7,334 

Pinellas 179,302 18,128 6,460 7,677 3,991 161,174 

Polk 1,199,955 283,287 243,155 27,013 13,119 91 6,668 

Putnam 462,189 350,717 347,781 - 2,936 1 1 1,472 

Santa Rosa 650,125 479,823 478,054 - 1,769 170,302 

Sarasota 365,920 59,591 48,801 1,132 9,658 306,329 

Seminole 197,261 74,473 72,545 - 1,928 122,788 

St. Johns 389,786 250,842 245,326 2,672 2,844 138,944 

St. Lucie 366,394 24,524 20,589 3,935 - 341,870 

Sumter 349,235 155,538 149,891 5,567 80 193,697 

Suwannee 440'1 15 233,667 231,514 - 2,153 206,448 

Taylor 666,848 582,767 579,435 3,332 - 84,081 

Union 153,792 121,390 121,390 - - 32,402 

Volusia 707,763 461,469 440,936 8,425 12,108 246,294 

Wakulla 388,282 340,258 31 4,267 - 25,991 48,024 

Walton 676,909 522,237 516,781 2,633 2,823 154,672 

Washington 371,123 292,099 291,944 - 155 79,024 

Total 34,558,131 16,221,197 14,650,660 1,047,861 522,676 18,336,934 

a From the U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990. 

Includes 153.1 29 acres of water according to Forest Inventory and Analysis standards of area classification, but defined 

by the Bureau of Census as land. 
Table 2-Area of timbedand, by county and ownership class, Florida, 1995 

Ownership class 

All National Miscellaneous County and Forest Other private 

County ownerships forest Federal State municipal industry8 Farmer Corporate Individual 

Acres 

Alachua 277,455 - 17 

Baker 326,523 86,832 3,678 

Bay 396,365 - 21,465 

Bradford 135,197 - - 

Brevard 93,094 - 12,462 

Broward - - - 

Calhoun 302,590 - 12 

Charlotte 30,289 - - 

Citrus 185,932 - - 

Clay 288,246 - 640 

Collier 190,458 - - 

Columbia 357,483 80,091 - 

Dade - - - De Soto 47,759 - - Dixie 385,712 - 17'1 30 

Duval 229,614 - 16,774 

Escambia 250,789 - 2,950 

Flagler 237,592 - - 

Franklin 301,493 19,678 7,319 

Gadsden 253,400 - 1 

Gilchrist 134,671 - - Glades 91,648 - - 

Gulf 310,232 - 755 

Hamilton 240,094 - - 

Hardee 79,530 - - 

Hendry 62,831 - - 

Hernando 155,853 - 707 

Highlands 78,759 - 22,500 

Hillsborough 96,466 - - 

Holmes 2 1 0,742 - 460 

Indian River 22,839 - - Jackson 325,426 - 5,436 

Jefferson 284,399 - - 

Lafayette 297,321 - - 

Lake 248,490 69,407 280 

Lee 60,872 - - 

Leon 305,389 103,735 20 

Levy 462,794 - 15,944 

Liberty 503,233 258,174 - 

Madison 326,368 - 728 

Manatee 40,003 - - 

Marion 568,275 245,609 - 

Martin 40,647 - - 

Monroe - - - 

Nassau 323,374 - 5 

Okaloosa 448,276 - 21 1,310 

Okeechobee 43,331 - - Orange 1 49,304 - 268 

Osceola 181,508 - 380 

Palm Beach - - - 

Pasco 159,125 - 20 

Pinellas 6,460 - - 

Polk 243,155 - 15,198 

Putnam 347,781 19,914 5,100 

Santa Rosa 478,054 - 56,300 

Sarasota 48,801 - - Seminole 72,545 - 150 

St. Johns 245,326 - - 

St. Lucie 20,589 - - 

Sumter 149,891 - - 

Suwannee 231,514 - - 

Taylor 579,435 - - 

Union 121,390 - - 

Volusia 440,936 - 2,844 

Wakulla 31 4,267 146,082 28,385 

Walton 51 6,781 - 137,233 

Washington 291,944 - - 

Total 14,650,660 1,029,522 586,471 

* Includes 585,977 acres of other private land under long-term lease. 
Table 3-Area of timberland, by county and forest-type group, Florida, 1995 

Forest-type group 

All type Longleaf- Loblolly- Oak- Oak- Oak-gum- Elm-ashCounty groups slash shortleaf pine hickory cypress cottonwood 

Acres 

Alachua 277,455 131,836 1 6,709 1 8,904 72,826 37,180 - 

Baker 326,523 219,110 6,411 12,321 2,734 85,947 - 

Bay 396,365 283,516 40,263 1 9,583 17,634 35,369 - Bradford 135,197 85,742 7,909 9,422 9,712 22,412 - 

Brevard 93,094 29,435 7,263 2,421 21,999 31,976 - Broward - - - - - - - 

Calhoun 302,590 137,989 45,729 31,717 27,791 56,971 2,393 

Charlotte 30,289 13,985 - - - 1 6,304 - 

Citrus 185,932 34,005 8,202 42,936 62,050 38,739 - 

Clay 288,246 149,549 17,022 21,102 49,370 51,203 - 

Collier 190,458 28,107 - 8,372 10,008 143,971 - 

Columbia 357,483 174,896 20,950 19,274 54,198 88,165 - 

Dade - - - - - - - 

De Soto 47,759 9,916 - - 23,913 13,930 - 

Dixie 385,712 158,165 9,846 13,617 41,546 162,538 - 

Duval 229.61 4 99,356 26,239 34,002 31,643 38,374 - 

Escambia 250,789 1 17,544 42,239 33,090 19,511 38,405 - Flagler 237,592 138,542 9,254 19,150 16,122 54,524 - 

Franklin 301,493 188,745 22,356 24,330 5,492 60,570 - Gadsden 253,400 39,471 77,263 34,793 49,549 52,324 - 

Gilchrist 1 34,671 73,021 - 16,434 31,477 13,739 - 

Glades 91,648 45,853 - 2,862 5,726 37,207 - 

Gulf 31 0,232 177,937 4,836 15,983 6,515 103,281 1,680 

Hamilton 240,094 106,258 1 1,768 31,467 31,708 58,893 - 

Hardee 79,530 17,892 - 3,579 28,704 29,355 - 

Hendry 62,831 12,934 - 4,158 4,158 41,581 - 

Hernando 155,853 31,013 17,550 20,540 65,646 21,104 - 

Highlands 78,759 18,796 - 14,228 16'81 8 28,917 - Hillsborough 96,466 1 8,344 - 10,483 1 1,876 55,763 - Holmes 21 0,742 53,418 47,258 31,648 32,582 45,836 - 

Indian River 22,839 12,218 - 2,444 2,444 5,733 - 

Jackson 325,426 64,093 75,033 29,981 77,864 75,571 2,884 

Jefferson 284,399 78,921 54,871 22,668 33,146 94,793 - Lafayette 297,321 141,709 9,266 34,462 32,562 79,322 - 

Lake 248,490 58,663 40,558 27,088 32,187 89,994 - 

Lee 60,872 29,755 - 5,470 2,736 22,911 - 

Leon 305,389 93,532 64,562 56,860 48,206 42,229 - 

Levy 462,794 152,206 60,44 1 41,250 88,709 1 17,421 2,767 

Liberty 503,233 243,614 52,869 21,559 13,682 163,226 8,283 

Madison 326,368 1 12,023 34,158 20,776 59,357 97,492 2,562 

Manatee 40,003 13,299 2,054 2,054 10,270 12,326 - 

Marion 568,275 95,461 200,928 76,925 134,427 60,534 - 

Martin 40,647 26,400 2,850 2,850 2,849 5,698 - Monroe 

Nassau 

Okaloosa 

Okeechobee 

Orange 

Osceola 

Palm Beach 

Pasco 

Pinellas 

Polk 

Putnam 

Santa Rosa 

Sarasota 

Seminole 

St. Johns 

St. Lucie 

Sumter 

Suwannee 

Taylor 

Union 

Volusia 

Wakulla 

Walton 

Washington 

Total 
Table 4-Area of timberland, by county and stand-size class, Florida, 1995 

Stand-size class 

County 

Alachua 

Baker 

Bay 

Bradford 

Brevard 

Broward 

Calhoun 

Charlotte 

Citrus 

Clay 

Collier 

Columbia 

Dade 

De Soto 

Dixie 

Duval 

Escambia 

Flagler 

Franklin 

Gadsden 

Gilchrist 

Glades 

Gulf 

Hamilton 

Hardee 

Hendry 

Hernando 

Highlands 

Hillsborough 

Holmes 

Indian River 

Jackson 

Jefferson 

Lafayette 

Lake 

Lee 

Leon 

Levy 

Liberty 

Madison 

Manatee 

Marion 

Martin 

Monroe 

Nassau 

Okaloosa 

Okeechobee 

Orange 

Osceola 

Palm Beach 

Pasco 

Pinellas 

Polk 

Putnam 

Santa Rosa 

Sarasota 

Seminole 

St. Johns 

St. Lucie 

Surnter 

Suwannee 

Taylor 

Union 

Volusia 

Wakulla 

Walton 

Washington 

Total 

All 

stands 

277,455 

326,523 

396,365 

135,197 

93,094 

- 

302,590 

30,289 

185,932 

288,246 

190,458 

357,483 

Sawtimber 

88,921 

79,872 

34,808 

29,112 

46,308 

- 

78,508 

13,786 

54,877 

86,425 

85,361 

94,055 

Poletimber 

Acres 

89,716 

104,739 

103,896 

52,190 

27,349 

- 

73,433 

10,377 

48,672 

101,929 

63,235 

125,078 

Saplingseedling 

93,582 

123,394 

238,079 

5 1,462 

14,595 

- 142,182 

1,532 

82,383 

97,434 

27,907 

135,903 

Nonstocked 

areas 
Table 5-Area of timberland, by county and site class. Florida. 1995 

County 

Alachua 

Baker 

Bay 

Bradford 

Brevard 

Broward 

Calhoun 

Charlotte 

Citrus 

Clay 

Collier 

Columbia 

Dade 

De Soto 

Dixie 

Duval 

Escambia 

Flagler 

Franklin 

Gadsden 

Gilchrist 

Glades 

Gulf 

Hamilton 

Hardee 

Hendry 

Hernando 

Highlands 

Hillsborough 

Holmes 

Indian River 

Jackson 

Jefferson 

Lafayette 

Lake 

Lee 

Leon 

Levy 

Liberty 

Madison 

Manatee 

Marion 

Martin 

Monroe 

Nassau 

Okaloosa 

Okeechobee 

Orange 

Osceola 

Palm Beach 

Pasco 

Pinellas 

Polk 

Putnam 

Santa Rosa 

Sarasota 

Seminole 

St. Johns 

St. Lucie 

Sumter 

Suwannee 

Taylor 

Union 

Volusia 

Wakulla 

Walton 

Washington 

Total 

Site class (cubic feet oer acre Der vearl 

All 

classes >I64 120-1 64 85-1 19 50-84 20-49 

Acres 

277,455 - 10,439 101,707 144,968 20,341 

326,523 - 10,452 60,381 227,800 27,890 

396,365 - - 2,956 255'1 97 138,212 

135,197 - 90 1 19,427 102,189 12,680 

93,094 - - 7,261 46,132 39,701 
Table 6-Area of timberland, by county and stocking class of growing-stock trees, Florida, 1995 

Stocking class (percentla 

All 

County classes >I30 100- 1 30 60-99 16.7-59 <16.7 

Acres 

Alachua 277,455 23,457 81,757 94,588 59,527 18,126 

Baker 326,523 31,270 127,893 108,801 33,687 24,872 

Bay 396,365 5,913 123,420 160,826 75,911 30,295 

Bradford 135,197 19,088 41,339 42,646 27,889 4,235 

Brevard 93,094 7,260 7,261 26,627 22,175 29,771 

Broward - - - - - - 

Calhoun 302,590 5,215 62,611 1 50,386 54,623 29,755 

Charlotte 30,289 3,063 4,596 8,646 3,264 10,720 

Citrus 185,932 4,468 9,935 50,406 91,317 29,806 

Clay 288,246 8,952 55,582 128,547 60,987 34,178 

Collier 190,458 16,745 25,118 33,490 68,818 46,287 

Columbia 357,483 19,845 122,011 144,088 64,110 7,429 

Dade - - - - - - 

De Soto 47,759 - 6,491 4,959 16,473 19,836 

Dixie 385,712 4,924 90,265 155,651 104,786 30,086 

Duval 229,6 14 10,928 83,663 87,741 31,844 15,438 

Escambia 250,789 11,103 103,848 91,645 41,390 2,803 

Flagler 237,592 14,579 68,460 98,839 45,166 10,548 

Franklin 30 1,493 3,659 82,369 135,181 49,457 30,827 

Gadsden 253,400 9,501 76,457 127,459 39,983 - Gilchrist 134,671 2,348 38,803 43,260 43,216 7,044 

Glades 91,648 2,862 14,310 17,172 20,094 37,210 

Gulf 31 0,232 21,175 41,027 130,826 88,056 29,148 

Hamilton 240,094 20,244 80,90 1 92,307 33,861 12,781 

Hardee 79,530 - 15,041 21,471 28,626 14,392 

Hendry 62,831 12,474 12,475 8,317 17,09 1 12,474 

Hernando 155,853 2,515 23,149 52,240 67,611 10,338 

Highlands 78,759 2,500 11,756 19,660 22,161 22,682 

Hillsborough 96,466 20,511 10,482 27,842 29,769 7,862 

Holmes 2 10,742 12,908 55,305 94,360 45,032 3,137 

Indian River 22,839 69 1 2,444 2,444 9,775 7,485 

Jackson 325,426 8,652 105,802 145,986 47,684 17,302 

Jefferson 284,399 18,008 63,890 141,735 52,771 7,995 

Lafayette 297,321 5,424 72,142 104,235 74,520 41,000 

Lake 248,490 8,512 49,715 78,618 86,485 25,160 

Lee 60,872 - 10,941 10,608 33,853 5,470 

Leon 305,389 2,857 82,72 1 164,355 50,006 5,450 

Levy 462,794 34,94 1 90,531 172,671 1 10,893 53,758 

Liberty 503,233 26,367 78,138 222,629 154,218 21,881 

Madison 326,368 21,056 49,67 1 121,154 94,201 40,286 

Manatee 40,003 - - 1 1,088 18,645 10,270 

Marion 568,275 8,317 108,248 196,976 174,445 80,289 

Martin 40,647 - 2,850 1 1,625 20,473 5,699 

Monroe - - - - - - 

Nassau 323,374 29,156 102,899 130,378 40,886 20,055 

Okaloosa 448,276 17,911 43,315 177,709 182,470 26,871 

Okeechobee 43,331 2,836 14,871 1 1,344 8,508 5,772 

Orange 149,304 17,337 22,793 37,638 45,774 25,762 

Osceola 181,508 24,354 44,548 48,665 49,581 14,360 

Palm Beach - - - - - 

Pasco 159,125 15,477 21,742 51,800 43,443 26,663 

Pinellas 6,460 - 1,293 3,874 1,293 - 

Poi k 243,155 22,237 40,102 59,935 82,03 1 38,850 

Putnam 347,781 14,967 63,915 109,692 100,517 58,690 

Santa Rosa 478,054 39,636 80,188 199,269 153,599 5,362 

Sarasota 48,801 - 2,916 8,582 16,427 20,876 

Seminole 72,545 6,185 4,010 1 9,300 30,882 12,168 

St. Johns 245,326 17,093 69,945 1 13,386 37,712 7,190 

St. Lucie 20,589 225 - 5,041 12,803 2,520 

Sumter 149,891 13,992 23,474 54,625 47,719 10,08 1 

Suwannee 231,514 2,631 73,132 100,489 42,103 13,159 

Taylor 579,435 9,738 142,765 220,784 144,839 61,309 

Union 121,390 10,297 42,421 50,398 14,464 3,810 

Volusia 440,936 24,551 103,914 141,384 110,576 60,511 

Wakulla 31 4,267 7,581 66,957 135'1 60 89,517 15,052 

Walton 51 6,781 35,821 95,934 21 3,027 131,577 40,422 

Washington 291,944 4,954 76'21 8 11 2,584 68,456 29,732 

Total 14,650,660 749,311 3,330,770 5,547,169 3,670,070 1,353,340 

" See stocking standards under "stocking" in definitions. 
Table 7-Volume of growing stock and sawtimber on timberland, by county and species group, Florida, 1995 

Growing stock Sawttrnber 

All Other Soft Hard All Other Soft Hard 

County specles Plne softwood hardwood hardwood spectes Pine softwood hardwood hardwood 

Thousand cubic feet Thousand board feet 

Alachua 308,656 149,938 40,370 46,796 71,552 817,086 267,018 155,342 121,203 273,523 

Baker 381 '31 2 236,892 62,373 78,086 3,961 1,051,663 681,372 189,709 171,136 9,446 

Bay 174,121 133,129 7,387 22,197 11,408 234,051 136,554 16,121 63,793 17,583 

Bradford 126,652 84'01 6 7,979 20,201 14,456 265,107 164,248 17,720 24,474 58,665 

Brevard 85,753 47,428 5,138 14,832 18,355 252,920 108.1 30 15,037 57,312 72,441 

Bfoward - - - - - - - - - - 

Calhoun 256,289 149,242 16,966 58,035 32,046 739,235 384,875 65,092 168,247 121,021 

Charlotte 31,223 13,864 16,626 - 733 74,487 37,823 33,736 - 2,928 

Citrus 140,779 46,365 33,193 27,683 33,538 474,604 157,317 137,452 79,542 100,293 

Clay 293,876 173,164 12,653 57,541 50,518 789,405 464,342 46,266 120,606 158,191 

Collier 191,337 36,363 138,516 11,367 5,091 587,383 121,926 426,028 23,130 16,299 

Columb~a 393,030 206,880 50,195 94,692 41,263 1,069,516 643,743 163,235 147,093 1 15,445 

Dade - - - - - - - - - - 

De Soto 38,975 3,559 5,964 19,609 9,843 142,442 18,593 23,561 65,308 34,980 

Dix~e 434,851 173,362 79,456 88,372 93,661 1,040,543 348,482 223,128 193,695 275,238 

Duval 323,561 175,058 14,873 84,688 48,942 1,009,843 556,677 50,288 220,930 181,948 

Escarnb~a 330,664 212,751 5,358 83,585 28,970 1,087,781 698,577 16,118 277,315 95,771 

Flagler 307,061 154,067 77,335 51,680 23,979 906,656 430,800 227'51 5 141,760 106,581 

Franklin 274,987 166,088 44,700 54,530 9,669 667,220 340,083 133,051 168,420 25,666 

Gadsden 284,622 120,369 - 89,787 74,466 867,984 363,777 - 250,297 253,910 

Gilchrist 11 6,283 74,812 17,628 5,159 18,684 224,520 107,459 49,730 4,697 62,634 

Glades 52,991 13,911 32,621 4,658 1,801 191,785 46,219 126,549 10,051 8,966 

Gulf 246,731 73,493 57,821 97,372 18,045 700,273 173,614 176,370 288,927 61,362 

Hamilton 251,721 114,103 24,201 57,233 56,184 561,533 207,276 50,824 97,697 205,736 

Hardee 99,145 30,763 25,158 15,159 28,065 365,314 152,606 82'1 31 27,824 102,753 

Hendry 102,080 4,742 89,060 2,624 5,654 365,354 19,748 309.863 1 1,962 23,781 

Hernando 191,244 68,293 6,924 52,465 63,562 611,191 225'1 21 31,261 150,450 204,359 

H~ghiands 71,945 16,288 31,278 15,824 8,555 263,045 64,994 129,131 34,385 34,535 

Hillsborough 196,645 25,407 96,564 32,771 41,903 594,463 1 13,266 249,075 94,904 137,218 

Holrnes 177,667 71,737 8,661 70,625 26,644 462,143 221,501 32,421 128,889 79,332 

Indian R~ver 21,046 12,804 6,527 236 1,479 85,983 61,010 18,820 - 6,153 

Jackson 282,002 82,827 22,676 107,695 68,804 767,468 248,974 73,667 224,233 220,594 

Jefferson 386,552 79,107 41,315 157,951 108,179 1,294,155 301,192 168.960 438,190 385,813 

Lafayette 206,356 75,648 37,394 44,067 49,247 535,347 195,078 100,784 65,639 173,846 

Lake 273,910 107,342 55,506 77,099 33,963 846,915 381,468 137.51 1 200,017 127,919 

Lee 47,715 17,724 29,262 - 729 67,357 26,010 41,347 - - Leon 348,281 188,447 7,363 82,045 70,426 1,238,548 725,702 16,337 253,651 242,858 

Levy 575,560 276,856 93,656 100,797 104,251 1,630,876 746,028 271,726 251,223 361,899 

L~berty 570,902 260,589 93'1 94 161,665 55,454 1,905,941 858,642 348,730 462,753 235'81 6 

Mad~son 268,875 75,245 49,479 101,565 42,586 731,843 192,993 160,342 236,254 142,254 

Manatee 30,081 3,166 - 14,058 12,857 117,819 14,417 - 57,011 46,391 

Marion 554,956 336,764 21,978 79,971 116,243 1,692,959 983,457 68,459 224,740 41 6,303 

Marttn 31,501 28,276 2,347 - 878 107,767 104,390 - - 3,377 

Monroe - - - - - - - - - - Nassau 396,025 187,438 38,005 123,437 47,145 1,017,394 51 9,602 1 19,519 235,045 143,228 

0 kaloosa 461,460 333,168 19,225 73,391 35,676 1,627,650 1,281,224 89,642 134,888 121,896 

Okeechobee 76,118 16,388 19,730 32,346 7,654 271,537 59,567 76,540 108,110 27,320 

Orange 201,530 53,081 79,265 55,812 13,372 647,545 221 '01 4 221,056 155,403 50,072 

Osceola 305,989 50,490 161,140 63,094 31,265 975.1 57 246,341 486,602 168,344 73,870 

Palm Beach - - - - - - - - - - Pasco 193,575 12,646 81,115 45,348 54,466 599,559 39,216 222,145 140,632 197,566 

Pinellas 10,224 4,072 3,802 1,534 81 6 40,904 21,325 12,605 5,501 1,473 

Polk 31 7,686 80,258 1 10,413 91,670 35,345 994,378 304,280 31 3,382 242,402 134,314 

Putnarn 304,588 172,368 11,535 76,682 44,003 81 1,329 421,372 40,763 219,233 129,961 

Santa Rosa 601,331 349,239 64,424 135,954 51,714 2,034,492 1,301,478 255,483 328,070 149,461 

Sarasota 25,588 16,884 - 3,765 4,939 89,649 55,087 - 11,750 22,812 

Seminole 77,271 30,927 1,238 12,236 32,870 31 6,940 132,458 5,627 46,711 132,144 

St. Johns 279,320 142.1 77 23,541 76,488 37,114 676,832 337,101 82,631 141,098 1 16,002 

St. Lucre 1 1,397 8,363 2,130 337 567 53,933 43,441 8,950 1,542 - Sumter 266,020 54,782 85,970 50,234 75,034 769,191 159,947 258,269 1 19,142 231,833 

Suwannee 220,560 101,993 - 28,712 89,855 705,620 263,984 - 102,934 338,702 

Taylor 399.1 08 150,826 75,298 98,472 74,512 1,017,314 298,284 223,809 242,314 252,907 

Union 138,009 68,430 19,210 43,527 6,842 325.51 2 143,339 59,390 102,826 19,957 

Volusia 508,808 21 0,603 127,646 1 16,112 54,447 1,461,960 702,904 286,510 276,964 195,582 

Wakulla 335.31 5 198.949 9,643 72,196 54,527 1,145,598 733,811 36,271 195,435 180,081 

Walton 494,654 323,226 13,265 1 17,458 40,705 1,635,546 1,127,003 56,416 345,964 106,163 

Washtngton 259,917 87,908 33,049 87,136 51,824 628,665 222,867 141,345 121,768 142,685 

Total 15,366,431 6,975,095 2,449,339 3,590,661 2,351,336 45,287,230 20,731,147 7,580,392 9,003,834 7,971,857 
Table 8-Average net annual growth of growing stock and sawtimber on timberland, by county and species group, Florida, 1987-1994 

Growing stock Sawtimber 

All Other Soft Hard All Other Soft Hard 

County 

Alachua 

Baker 

Bay 

Bradford 

Brevard 

Broward 

Calhoun 

Charlotte 

Citrus 

Clay 

Collier 

Columbia 

Dade 

De Soto 

Dixie 

Duval 

Escambia 

Flagler 

Franklin 

Gadsden 

Gilchrist 

Glades 

Gulf 

Hamilton 

Hardee 

Hendry 

Hernando 

Highlands 

Hillsborough 

Holmes 

Indian River 

Jackson 

Jefferson 

Lafayette 

Lake 

Lee 

Leon 

Levy 

Liberty 

Madison 

Manatee 

Marion 

Martin 

Monroe 

Nassau 

Okafoosa 

0 keechobee 

Orange 

Osceola 

Palm Beach 

Pasco 

Pinellas 

Polk 

Putnam 

Santa Rosa 

Sarasota 

Seminole 

St. Johns 

St. Lucie 

Sumter 

Suwannee 

Taylor 

Union 

Volusia 

Wakulla 

Walton 

Washington 

Total 

species Pine softwood hardwood 

Thousand cubic feet 

23,261 17,827 537 1,334 

19,397 17,076 642 1,350 

18,094 16,843 65 49 1 

7,596 6,298 240 524 

2,986 2,027 163 210 - - - - 1 7,332 1 5,018 240 1,475 

600 202 346 6 

4,932 2,894 483 687 

16,286 12,456 168 2,087 

3'1 22 1,511 2,407 -579 

18,368 13,008 524 3,568 - - - - 

1,185 27 1 04 696 

26,298 16,970 2,362 3,274 

18,629 13,320 190 3,400 

14,788 1 1,863 289 1,357 

17,673 13,787 1,893 1,294 

17,146 15,169 946 669 

16,405 10,169 - 3,137 

9,610 8,349 1 64 280 

1,365 894 340 5 6 

9,676 7,131 984 1,117 

14,591 11,169 290 1,489 

3'21 8 690 958 49 1 

1,890 301 1,664 -118 

4,803 3,363 157 445 

1,074 177 524 -1 7 

4,831 644 1,823 969 

10,514 6,908 165 1,832 

270 189 4 1 11 

14,326 7,403 913 2,743 

14,036 6,541 40 1 3,448 

13,043 9,776 355 1,505 

6,361 2,830 871 2,248 

1,267 1,084 101 - 

12,403 7,662 24 1,199 

27,646 20,522 1,859 2,176 

16,034 10,823 822 3,078 

12,754 8,054 1 86 2,850 

1,038 173 - 1 83 

24,848 1 8,984 170 1,671 

9 30 61 1 316 - - - - - 23,255 18,229 216 3,223 

1 3,659 10,325 188 1,982 

1,193 437 152 319 

5,688 2,332 1,801 937 

5,561 1,370 2,904 782 - - - - 2,814 1,114 797 200 

430 237 139 34 

10,114 3,263 3,323 2,426 

13,014 1 1,250 149 835 

23,752 17,219 1,321 2,625 

1,161 846 - 34 

2,179 1,259 24 41 3 

1 9,442 1 5,102 5 34 2,656 

526 479 41 - 

6,038 2,699 1,668 96 

1 1,990 8,625 - 382 

28,996 22,639 1,423 2,309 

6,714 5,514 443 541 

1 6,864 9,920 2,067 3,693 

12,308 8,724 375 1,464 

22,806 18,253 262 2,380 

1 3,504 8,145 475 3,118 

692,634 488,724 43,029 83,085 

hardwood soecies Pine softwood hardwood hardwood 

Thousand board feet 

44,340 2,954 5,257 14,710 

38,548 2,843 1,783 406 

1 4,304 328 1,333 1,568 

1 1,978 91 5 1,194 1,959 

8,755 657 1,226 2,315 - - - - 25,877 1.71 3 6,248 3,548 

2,258 643 - 214 

8,607 2,799 2,093 2,813 

36,808 842 4,342 6,008 

6,641 12,646 -2,692 -2,001 

35,669 2,257 4,523 3,739 - - - - 

563 593 3,524 796 

42,969 9,109 8,192 15,330 

41,241 1,044 10,243 8.769 

36,363 1,093 4,47 1 4,406 

38,464 7,743 5,486 3,316 

17,444 3,993 3,362 1'1 33 

16,198 - 12,642 13,040 

1 3,988 894 -226 2,464 

4,407 1,955 632 556 

12,257 4,642 7,082 1,909 

13,588 1,293 2.1 49 6,165 

4,108 2,731 728 3,533 

1,849 7,294 -51 9 422 

10,768 561 1,505 2,678 

1,315 3,104 201 1,841 

3,337 9'1 53 5,298 4,522 

18,108 728 4,263 4,039 

952 198 - 1 36 

20,529 2,776 7,306 13,256 

16,403 3,013 13,666 12,401 

24,981 2,109 1,297 3,210 

7,924 3,605 7,821 1,467 

3,062 949 - - 

27,423 60 5,241 15,351 

59,613 8'1 14 5,640 11,426 

26,004 3,657 11,514 6,278 

1 7,702 2,855 7,594 5,610 

1,002 - 1,124 2,571 

60,357 1,109 7,980 14,313 

1,181 - - 18 

- - - - 

47,451 2,294 5,737 5,521 

36,205 1,327 3,975 4,636 

1,445 754 2,034 1,406 

13,021 6,401 3,057 3,396 

7,645 14,697 3,501 2,365 - - - - 3,143 4,894 1,793 3,294 

1,311 595 192 - 

10,926 13,773 9,801 6,612 

34,071 963 971 3.21 2 

62,496 5,976 8,126 7,232 

3,391 - 323 573 

6,423 1 44 2,146 3,479 

36,374 2,165 8,648 4,264 

2,420 237 - - 

4,854 7'1 96 -541 4,803 

16,754 - 1,271 9,674 

37,584 6,399 6,945 11,710 

11,818 1,595 1,796 994 

25,276 8,687 9,364 6,207 

17,866 957 4,137 6,880 

50,668 1,228 9,328 5,097 

1 6,700 3,230 3,799 5,451 

1,225,727 196,484 249,926 293,041 
Table 9-Average annual removals of growing stock and sawtimber on timberland, by county and species group, Florida, 1987-1994 

County 

Alachua 

Baker 

Bay 

Bradford 

Brevard 

Broward 

Calhoun 

Charlotte 

Citrus 

Clay 

Collier 

Columbia 

Dade 

De Soto 

Dixie 

Duval 

Escambia 

Flagler 

Franklin 

Gadsden 

Gilchrist 

Glades 

Gulf 

Hamilton 

Hardee 

Hendry 

Hernando 

Highlands 

Hillsborough 

Holmes 

Indian River 

Jackson 

Jefferson 

Lafayette 

Lake 

Lee 

Leon 

Levy 

Liberty 

Madison 

Manatee 

Marion 

Martin 

Monroe 

Nassau 

Okaloosa 

0 keechobee 

Orange 

Osceola 

Palm Beach 

Pasco 

Pinellas 

Polk 

Putnam 

Santa Rosa 

Sarasota 

Seminole 

St. Johns 

St. Lucie 

Sumter 

Suwannee 

Taylor 

Union 

Volusia 

Wakulla 

Walton 

Washington 

Total 

Growing stock Sawtimber 

All Other Soft Hard All Other Soft Hard 

species Pine softwood hardwood hardwood species Pine softwood hardwood hardwood 

Thousand cubic feet Thousand board feet 
Table 10-Area of timberland, by forest type and ownership class, Florida, 1995 

Ownership class 

Forest type 

Forest 

All National Other Forest industry- Other 

ownerships forest public industry leased private 

Softwood types 

Longleaf pine 

Slash pine 

Loblolly pine 

Shortleaf pine 

Acres 

Virginia pine - - - - - - 

Sand pine 633,766 187,567 95,899 162,794 - 187,506 

Eastern redcedar - - - - - - 

Pond pine 108,486 26,35 1 7,861 14,62 1 - 59,653 

Spruce pine - - - - - - 

Pitch pine - - - - - - 

Table Mountain pine - - - - - - 

Total 

Hardwood types 

Oak-pine 1,478,980 82,906 222,650 295,567 45,383 832,474 

Oak-hickory 1,437,863 14,213 106,046 1 60,172 32,462 1,1 24,970 

Chestnut oak - - - - - - 

Southern scrub oak 575,480 33,809 100,641 29,822 7,85 1 403,357 

Oa k-gum-cypress 3,678,526 1 73,140 589,344 960,800 130,720 1,824,522 

Elm-ash-cottonwood 42,023 - 5,198 16,810 - 20,015 

Total 

All types 14,650,660 1,029,522 1,802,250 4,015,506 585,977 7,217,405 

Table I I -Area of timberland, by ownership and stocking classes of growing-stock trees, Florida, 1995 

Stocking class (per~ent)~ 

All 

Ownership class classes >I30 1 00- 1 30 60-99 16.7-59 < 16.7 

Acres 

National forest 1,029,522 26,794 228,474 41 6,224 282,641 75,389 

Other public 1,802,250 130,150 291,388 641,611 562,143 176,958 

Forest industry 4,015,506 254,178 1,040,302 1,654,5 1 5 806,110 260,401 

Forest industry-leased 585,977 27,398 222,462 248,026 57,215 30,876 

Other private 7,217,405 310,791 1,548,144 2,586,793 1,961,961 809,716 

All ownerships 14,650,660 749,311 3,330,770 5,547,169 3,670,070 1,353,340 

See stocking standards under "stocking" in definitions. 
Table 12-Area of timberland, by forest type and stand-size class, Florida, 1995 

Stand-size class 

Forest type 

All Sapling- Nonstocked 

stands Sawtimber Poletimber seedling areas 

Softwood types 

Longleaf pine 

Slash pine 

Loblolly pine 

Shortleaf pine 

Virginia pine 

Sand pine 

Eastern redcedar 

Pond pine 

Spruce pine 

Pitch pine 

Table Mountain pine 

Total 

Acres 

Hardwood types 

Oak-pine 1,478,980 457,015 267,811 738,455 15,699 

Oak-hickory 1,439,863 631,019 287,550 497,081 22,2 13 

Chestnut oak - - - - - 

Southern scrub oak 575,480 20,384 62,311 482,600 10,185 

Oak-gum-cypress 3,678,526 2,012,853 957,186 592,278 1 16,209 

Elm-ash-cottonwood 42,023 10,703 1 1,976 19,344 - 

Total 7,212,872 3/13 1,974 1,586,834 2,329,758 164,306 

All types 14,650,660 4,786,680 4,024,046 5,412,282 427,652 

Table 13-Area of timberland, by stand-age and broad management classes, 

all ownerships, Florida, 1995 

Broad management class 

Stand-age class 

(years) 

All Pine Natural Upland Lowland 

classes plantation pine Oak-pine hardwood hardwood 

0-1 0 

1 1-20 

21-30 

3 1 -40 

41-50 

5 1-60 

6 1-70 

71-80 

81 + 

No manageable stand 

All classes 

Acres 
Table 14-Area of timberland, by stand-age and broad management classes, 

public ownerships, Florida, 1995 

Broad management class 

Stand-age class All Pine Natural Upland Lowland 

(years) classes plantation pine Oak-pine hardwood hardwood 

Acres 

0-1 0 

1 1-20 

2 1 -30 

3 1 -40 

41 -50 

5 1-60 

61 -70 

7 1 -80 

81 + 

No manageable stand 

All classes 

Table 15-Area of timberland, by stand-age and broad management classes, 

forest ind~stry,~ Florida, 1995 

Broad management class 

Stand-age class 

(years) 

All Pine Natural Upland Lowland 

classes plantation pine Oak-pine hardwood hardwood 

0-1 0 

1 1-20 

21 -30 

3 1 -40 

41 -50 

51-60 

61 -70 

71 -80 

81 + 

No manageable stand 

Ail classes 

Acres 

' Includes 585,977 acres of other private land under long-term lease. 
Table I6 -Area of timberland, by stand-age and broad management classes, 

other private owner~hips,~ Florida, 1995 

Broad management class 

Stand-age class 

(years) 

All Pine Natural Upland Lowland 

classes plantation pine Oak-pine hardwood hardwood 

0-1 0 

1 1-20 

2 1-30 

3 1-40 

41 -50 

5 1-60 

6 1 -70 

7 1-80 

81 + 

No manageable stand 

All classes 

Acres 

a Excludes 585,977 acres of other private land under long-term lease to forest industry. 

Table 17 -Area of timberland, by broad management and stand-volume classes, Florida, 1995 

Stand-volume class 

(cubic feet of growing stock per acre) 

All 

Broad management class classes 0-499 500-999 1000-1 499 1500-1 999 2000 + 

Acres 

Pine plantation 4,633,727 2,695,632 734,026 562,283 331,840 309,946 

Natural pine 2,804,061 1,023,368 51 5,306 399,307 31 5,096 550,984 

Oak-pine 1,478,980 763,373 275,523 157,034 67,486 21 5,564 

Upland hardwood 2,OI 3,343 1,222,042 301,239 156,585 149,588 183,889 

Lowland hardwood 3,720,549 91 4,599 477,120 459,799 448,890 1,420,141 

All classes 14,650,660 6,619,014 2,303,214 1,735,008 1,312,900 2,680,524 
Table 18-Volume of growing stock on timberland, by broad management class, species group, and stand-age class, Florida, 1995 

Broad management No Stand-age class (years) 

class and All manageable 

species group classes stand 0-1 0 1 1-20 21 -30 3 1 -40 41 -50 51 -60 61 -70 71 -80 81 + 

Thousand cubic feet 

Pine plantation 

Softwood 2,743,583 17,555 132,993 1,009,979 1,121,288 399,674 40,033 15,083 - 6,978 - 

Hardwood 5 1,984 51 7 6,035 17,512 21,512 6,160 - 248 - - - 

Total 2,795,567 18,072 139,028 1,027,491 1,142,800 405,834 40,033 1 5,331 - 6,978 - 

Natural pine 

Softwood 3,082,014 322,984 64,452 136,270 199,199 439,668 682,264 606,349 393,768 125,562 1 1 1,498 

Hardwood 21 6,390 9,821 8,778 11,192 1 1,536 22,322 47,211 55,647 32,668 3,443 13,772 

Total 3,298,404 332,805 73,230 147,462 210,735 461,990 729,475 661,996 426,436 129,005 125,270 

Oak-pine 

Softwood 867,418 208,671 34,098 39,695 33,702 48,172 1 11,338 160,284 83,326 40,908 1 07,224 

Hardwood 480,032 46,035 17,573 16,767 17,912 29,303 81,632 1 14,853 62,927 32,524 60,506 

Total 1,347,450 254,706 51,671 56,462 51,614 77,475 192,970 275,137 146,253 73,432 167,730 

Upland hardwood 

Softwood 156,993 73,159 1 1,803 12,084 14,052 8,360 10,542 14,342 4,003 4,923 3,725 

Hardwood 1,100,456 259,495 45,006 41,625 65,481 46,659 134,938 162,805 99,811 79,856 164,780 

Total 1,257,449 332,654 56,809 53,709 79,533 55,019 145,480 177,147 103,814 84,779 168,505 

Lowland hardwood 

Soft wood 2,574,426 152,372 17,231 8,463 44,664 103,403 173,378 31 7,243 468,257 432,056 857,359 

Hardwood 4,093,135 375,763 23,694 27,507 73,147 164,300 465,337 71 2,394 741,543 651,578 857,872 

Total 6,667,561 528,135 40,925 35,970 11 7'81 1 267,703 638,715 1,029,637 1,209,800 1,083,634 1,715,231 

All types 

Softwood 9,424,434 774,741 260,577 1,206,491 1,412,905 999,277 1,017,555 1 ,I 13,301 949,354 61 0,427 1,079,806 

Hardwood 5,941,997 691,631 101,086 1 14,603 189,588 268,744 729,118 1,045,947 936,949 767,401 1,096,930 

Total 15,366,431 1,466,372 361,663 1,321,094 1,602,493 1,268,021 1,746,673 2'1 59,248 1,886,303 1,377,828 2,176,736 
Table 19 -Average net annual growth of growing stock on timberland, by broad management class, species group, and stand-age class, Florida, 1987-1 994 

Broad management No Stand-age class (years)' 

classa and All manageable 

species group classes stand 0-1 0 1 1-20 21 -30 3 1 -40 41 -50 5 1-60 61 -70 71-80 81 + 

Thousand cubic feet 

Pine plantation 

Softwood 327,990 4,298 11 2,777 130,844 70,OI 8 8,683 1,063 21 1 9 6 - - Hardwood 5,105 2 2 734 1,855 2,194 263 3 7 - - - - - 

Total 333,095 4,320 1 13,5 1 1 132,699 72,212 8,946 1,100 21 1 9 6 - - 

Natural pine 

Softwood 1 14,729 1 8,448 7,494 1 3,604 20,167 25,716 16,654 8,900 1,565 1,793 388 

Hardwood 11,517 1,385 714 776 1,086 2,091 3,374 1,267 394 31 1 119 

Total 126,246 1 9,833 8,208 14,380 21,253 27,807 20,028 10,167 1,959 2,104 507 

Oak-pine 

Softwood 27,886 7,241 4,535 4,198 1,606 2,662 4,713 1,596 49 1 508 336 

Hardwood 15,193 2,841 963 1,073 1,175 2,85 1 3,650 994 1,020 248 378 

Total 43,079 10,082 5,498 5,271 2,781 5,513 8,363 2,590 1,511 756 714 

Upland hardwood 

Softwood 7,900 4,167 1,331 797 687 245 265 403 7 7 -88 16 

Hardwood 34,185 1 1,868 1,648 4,036 2,237 3,115 3,944 3,002 2,096 604 1,635 

Total 42,085 16,035 2,979 4,833 2,924 3,360 4,209 3,405 2,173 51 6 1,651 

Lowland hardwood 

Softwood 53,248 5,989 1,375 1,240 2,516 3,636 6,271 10,099 7,818 5,972 8,332 

Hardwood 94,881 16,136 2,346 2,942 5,203 12,020 15,707 13,990 1 1,065 6,711 8,761 

Total 148,129 22,125 3,721 4,182 7,719 15,656 21,978 24,089 18,883 12,683 17,093 

All types 

Softwood 531,753 40,143 127,5 12 150,683 94,994 40,942 28,966 21,209 1 0,047 8,185 9,072 

Hardwood 160,881 32,252 6,405 10,682 1 1,895 20,340 26,712 19,253 14,575 7,874 10,893 

Total 692,634 72,395 133,917 161,365 106,889 61,282 55,678 40,462 24,622 16,059 19,965 

a Classifications at the beginning of the remeasurement period. 
Table 20-Average annual removals of growing stock on timberland, by broad management class, species group, and stand-age class, 

Florida, 1987-1 994 

Broad management No Stand-age class (years)' 

classa and All manageable 

species group classes stand 0-1 0 1 1-20 21 -30 31 -40 41 -50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81 + 

Thousand cubic feet 

Pine plantation 

Softwood 228,978 767 2,206 57,403 141,467 24,000 2,210 925 - - - 

Hardwood 2,162 - 44 280 1,624 158 56 - - - - 

Total 231,140 767 2,250 57,683 143,091 24,158 2,266 925 - - - 

Natural pine 

Softwood 168,192 18,255 2,820 5,125 22,005 51,290 40,488 17,209 9,188 1,161 65 1 

Hardwood 5,326 289 - 147 1,000 1,255 1,686 71 5 198 36 - 

Total 1 73,5 1 8 18,544 2,820 5,272 23,005 52,545 42,174 17,924 9,386 1,197 651 

Oak-pine 

Softwood 26,588 5,726 937 1,184 2,828 3,093 7,875 3,866 956 123 - Hardwood 6,150 658 63 1 44 227 1,408 2,256 1,058 336 - - 

Total 32,738 6,384 1,000 1,328 3,055 4,501 10,131 4,924 1,292 123 - 

Upland hardwood 

Softwood 4,253 2,177 139 426 177 385 169 102 324 - 354 

Hardwood 16,618 4,846 700 1,605 436 2,467 2,429 1,665 35 1 74 2,045 

Total 20,87 1 7,023 839 2,03 1 61 3; 2,852 2,598 1,767 675 74 2,399 

Lowland hardwood 

Softwood 44,622 2,754 - 246 590 3,690 3,723 12,088 6,426 4,050 11,055 

Hardwood 57,830 5,575 375 506 702 5,385 8,187 17,170 10,513 3,694 5,723 

Total 102,452 8,329 375 752 1,292 9,075 11,910 29,258 16,939 7,744 16,778 

All types 

Softwood 472,633 29,679 6,102 64,384 1 67,067 82,458 54,465 34,190 1 6,894 5,334 12,060 

Hardwood 88,086 1 1,368 1,182 2,682 3,989 10,673 14,614 20,608 11,398 3,804 7,768 

Total 560,719 41,047 7,284 67,066 171,056 93,131 69,079 54,798 28,292 9,138 19,828 

a Classifications at the beginning of the remeasurement period. 
Table 21 -Merchantable volume of live trees and growinn stock on timberland, by forest-type and s~ecies aroups. Florida, 1995 - -- 

Live trees Growing stock 

All Other Soft Hard All Other Soft Hard 

Forest-type group species Pfne softwood hardwood hardwood species P~ne softwood hardwood hardwood 

Longleaf-slash pine 

Loblolly-shortleaf pine 

Oak-pine 

Oak-hickory 

Oak-gum-cypress 

Elm-ash-cottonwood 

All types 

Thousand cubic feet 

Table 22-Area of timberland treated or disturbed annually and retained in 

timberland, by treatment or disturbance and ownership class, Florida, 1987 to 1995 

Ownership class 

Forest 

Treatment or All Forest industry- Other 

disturbance ownerships Public industry leased private 

Acres a 

Final harvest 

Partial harvestb 

Commercial thinning 

Other stand improvement 

Site preparation 

Artificial regenerationc 

Natural regenerationC 

Other treatment 

Natural disturbance 

Since some acres experience more than one treatment or disturbance, there are no column totals. 

Includes high-grading and some selective cutting. 

includes establishment of trees for timber production on forest and nonforest land. 
Table 23-Area of timberland treated or disturbed annually and retained in timberland, 

by treatment or disturbance and broad management class, Florida, 1987 to 1995 

Broad management classa 

Treatment or 

disturbance 

All Pine Natural Oak- Upland Lowland 

classes plantation pine pine hardwood hardwood 

A cres 

Final harvest 248,507 11 6,176 80,239 1 2,947 5,943 33,202 

Partial harvestc 21,495 381 7,867 4,798 1,670 6,779 

Commercial thinning 41,217 31 ,I 84 8,686 703 - 644 

Other stand improvement 6,254 2,510 1,794 729 809 41 2 

Site preparation 1 90,630 88,988 57,522 10,200 1 9,674 1 4,246 

Other treatment 73,832 1,916 29,677 11,933 13,988 16,318 

Natural disturbance 102,665 34,025 22,131 6,209 8,785 31,515 

a Classification before treatment or disturbance. 

Since some acres experience more than one treatment or disturbance, there are no column totals. 

Includes high-grading and some selective cutting. 

Table 24-Area of timberland regenerated annually, by type of regeneration and broad 

management class, Florida, 1987 to 1995 

Broad management classe 

Type of All Pine Natural Oak- Upland Lowland 

regeneration classes plantation pine pine hardwood hardwood 

Acres 

Artificial regeneration 

following harvest 123,234 112,314 - 8,355 1,976 589 

Natural regeneration 

following harvest 

Other artificial regeneration 

on forest land 74,5 10 67,592 - 6,918 - - 

Other natural regeneration 

on forest land 27,891 

Artificial regeneration on 

nonforest land 42,OI 8 40,237 - 1,781 - - 

Natural reversion of 

nonforest land 12,959 - 7,252 2,205 2,040 1,462 

Total 310,914 220,143 26,958 27,549 21,855 14,409 

a Classification after regeneration. 
Table 25-Area of timberland, by treatment opportunity and broad management classes, Florida, 1995 

Broad mananement class 

Treatment 

opportunity class 

AI l Pine Natural Oak- Upland Lowland 

classes plantation pine pine hardwood hardwood 

Salvage 

Harvest 

Commercial thinning 

Other stand improvement 

Stand conversion 

Regeneration 

Stand in relatively 

good condition 

Adverse sitesa 

All classes 

Acres 

a Areas where management opportunities are severely limited because of steep slopes or poor drainage. 

Table 26-Area of timberland, by treatment opportunity and ownership classes, Florida, 1995 

Ownership class 

Treatment 

opportunity class 

Forest 

All Forest industry- Other 

ownerships Public industry leased private 

Salvage 

Harvest 

Commercial thinning 

Other stand improvement 

Stand conversion 

Regeneration 

Stand in relatively 

good condition 

Adverse sitesa 

All classes 

Acres 

a Areas where management opportunities are severely limited because of steep slopes or poor drainage. 
Table 27-Merchantable volume of live trees and growing stock on timberland, by ownership class and species group. Florida, 1995 

Live trees Growing stock 

All Other Soft Hard All Other Soft Hard 

Ownership class species Pine softwood hardwood hardwood species Pine softwood hardwood hardwood 

Thousand cubic feet 

National forest 1,338,104 865,532 140,866 251,145 80,561 1,263.662 864,070 130,912 21 6,194 52,486 

Other public 2,921,530 1,096,983 465,631 753,717 605,199 2,607,402 1,092,836 449,624 664,242 400,700 

Forest industry 3,776,745 1,847,574 484,150 955,262 489,759 3,541,516 1,840,314 471,036 859'1 68 370,998 

Forest industry-teased 500,421 253,078 56,644 127,955 62,744 476,442 252,444 56'1 81 11 7,363 50,454 

Other private 8,478,880 2,939,896 1,375,291 1,983,707 2,179,986 7,477,409 2,925,431 1,341,586 1,733,694 1,476,698 

All ownerships 17.01 5.680 7,003,063 2,522,582 4,071,786 3,418,249 15,366,431 6,975,095 2,449,339 3,590,661 2,351,336 

Table 28-Volume of sawtimber on timberland, by ownership class and species aroup, Florida, 1995 - - - -- - 

Small sawtimbef Large sawtimbef 

All Other Soft Hard All Other Soft Hard 

Ownershio class species Pine softwood hardwood hardwood species Pine softwood hardwood hardwood 

Thousand board feet 

National forest 2,609,666 2,116,546 235,603 200,767 56,750 1,417,278 837,605 171,938 291,467 116,268 

Other public 4,579,364 2,591,402 860,869 767,707 359,386 4,393,318 1,675,093 665'1 70 1,097,370 955,685 

Forest industry 5,081 ,I 81 2,875,505 892,278 959,441 353,957 3,603,869 1,052,572 51 3,402 1,135,443 902,452 

Forest industry-leased 560,693 282,515 11 1,729 120,873 45,576 453,913 196,753 35,332 93,755 128,073 

Other private 11,295,986 5,387,924 2,576,041 1,925,474 1,406,547 11,291,962 3,715,232 1,518,030 2,411,537 3,647,163 

All ownerships 24,126,890 13,253,892 4,676,520 3,974,262 2,222,216 21 ,I 60,340 7,477,255 2,903,872 5,029,572 5,749,641 

* Volume of sawtimber trees less than 15.0 inches at d.b.h. 

Volume of sawtimber trees 15.0 inches and larger at d.b.h. 

Table 29-Average net annual growth and removals of growing stock on timberland, by ownership class and species group, Florida, 1987-1994 

Net annual growth Annual timber removals 

All Other Soft Hard All Other Soft Hard 

Ownership class species Pine softwood hardwood hardwood species Pine softwood hardwood hardwood 

Thousand cubic feet 

National forest 32,823 26,373 1,370 3,894 1,186 20,500 20,500 - - Other public 69,732 39,454 7'51 9 12,490 10,269 47,056 30,842 3,439 4,865 7,910 

Forest industry 229,775 188,369 6,685 20,575 14,146 207,973 172,210 11,054 12,024 12,685 

Forest industry-leased 36,554 30,153 755 4,012 1,634 36,597 31,189 2,571 2,503 334 

Other private 323,750 204,375 26,700 42,114 50,561 248,593 176,695 24,133 21,446 26,319 

All ownerships 692,634 488,724 43,029 83,085 77,796 560,719 431,436 41,197 40,838 47,248 
Table 30-Average net annual growth and removals of sawtimber on timbedand, by ownership class and species group, Florida. 1987-1994 

Net annual growth Annual timber removals 

All Other Soft Hard All Other Soft Hard 

Ownership class species Pine softwood hardwood hardwood species Pine softwood hardwood hardwood 

Thousand board feet 

National forest 104,010 82,805 5,653 10,229 5,323 56,716 56,716 - - - Other public 268r748 1441524 37,244 45,436 41,544 162,643 107,564 10,598 15,336 29,145 

Forest industry 527,853 389,906 33,402 55,857 48,688 450,970 349,053 34,588 32,362 34,967 

Forest industry-leased 75,520 55,713 3,476 11,071 5,260 59,494 48,587 5,561 4,541 805 

Other private 989J347 552,779 1 16,709 127,333 192,226 753.1 1 1 541,634 63,594 58,97 6 88,967 

All ownerships 1,965,178 1,225,727 196,484 249,926 293,041 1,482,934 1,103,554 1 14,341 1 11,155 153,884 

Table 31 -Volume of timber on timberland, by class of timber and species group, Florida, 1995 

All Other Soft Hard 

Class of timber species Pine softwood hardwood hardwood 

Thousand cubic feet 

Sawtimber trees 

Saw-log portion 

Upper-stem portiona 

Total 

Poletimber trees 

All growing-stock trees 

Rough trees 

Sawtimber size 

Poletimber size 

Total 

Rotten trees 

Sawtimber size 

Poletimber size 

Total 

Salvable dead trees 

Sawtimber size 

Poletimber size 

Total 

Total, all timber 

a Includes cull sections in the saw-log portion. 
Table 32-Number of live trees on timberland, by species and diameter class, Florida, 1995 

Diameter class (inches at breast height) 

All 1 .O- 3.0- 5.0- 7.0- 9.0- 11 .O- 13.0- 1 5.0- 1 7.0- 19.0- 21.0- 29.0 and 

Species classes 2.9 4.9 6.9 8.9 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 larger 

Thousand trees 

Softwood 

Longleaf pine 

Slash pine 

Shortleaf pine 

Loblolly pine 

Pond pine 

Virginia pine 

Pitch pine 

Table Mountain pine 

Spruce pine 

Sand pine 

Eastern white pine - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Eastern hemlock - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Spruce and fir - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Baldcypress 68,636 18,232 14,169 9,606 8,145 6,177 4,391 3,567 1,966 1,089 595 594 105 

Pondcypress 591,798 264,064 136,498 74,663 48,761 31,565 18,517 9,962 4,261 1,784 885 776 62 

Cedars 33,503 16,750 6,153 3,217 2,331 1,998 1,375 852 40 1 21 1 132 79 4 

Total softwoods 3,329,853 1,202,878 955,114 590,865 291,454 134,582 74,924 42,493 20,670 8,985 4,359 3,313 21 6 

Hardwood 

Select white oaks 

Select red oaks 

Chestnut oak - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Other white oaks 229,683 123,330 50,582 20,579 9,833 6,476 4,555 3,216 3,134 2,064 1,608 3,176 1,130 

Other red oaks 830,230 574,266 126,593 51,582 26,785 17,905 13,001 7,724 4,677 3,091 1,892 2,274 440 

Hickory 30,755 18,307 3,806 3,340 1,359 1,312 639 774 480 330 164 233 11 

Yellow birch - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Hard maple 6,184 4,056 848 485 307 124 112 146 20 39 9 38 - Soft maple 283,167 177,912 52,083 20,518 12,724 8,202 4,245 3,496 1,928 932 575 507 45 

Beech 1,993 1'31 7 331 83 63 39 - 37 28 24 17 50 4 

Sweetgum 233,007 138,247 45,382 19,950 9,983 7,889 4,744 3,371 1,704 796 47 1 442 28 

Tupelo and blackgum 71 6,527 379,052 164,292 74,373 40,938 22,740 15,450 9,305 4,997 2,666 1,272 1,293 149 

Ash 252,925 148,755 55,672 23,745 10,345 6,538 3,514 1,798 1,208 67 1 347 31 3 19 

Cottonwood 41 9 342 - - 71 - - - - - - 6 - 

Basswood 5,381 2,911 1,303 328 354 107 88 118 92 47 10 2 3 - 

Yellow-poplar 15,372 6,759 3,336 1,842 787 1,068 528 385 233 184 1 34 108 8 

Bay and magnolia 576,636 338,705 123,621 53,658 25,872 14,969 9,282 5,278 2,626 1,299 628 656 42 

Black cherry 28,693 19,341 5,667 1,890 1,076 409 130 76 57 36 11 - - 

Black walnut 44 1 168 168 105 - - - - - - - - - 

Sycamore 41 1 - 157 - 72 - 47 39 15 35 19 19 8 

Black locust - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Elm 43,750 21,310 12,040 4,389 2,336 1,516 768 629 333 21 1 89 121 8 

Other Eastern hardwoods 1,039,628 778,790 175,357 52,195 18,156 8,732 3,095 1,641 769 428 254 176 35 

Total hardwoods 4,304,187 2,737,863 823,220 330,245 161,667 98,261 60,466 38,170 22,390 12,927 7,558 9,486 1,934 

All species 7,634,040 3,940,741 1,778,334 921 ,I 10 453,121 232,843 135,390 80,663 43,060 21,912 1 1,917 12,799 2'1 50 

0 

VI 
Table 33-Number of growing-stock trees on timberland, by species and diameter class, Florida, 1995 pp 

Diameter class (inches at breast heiaht) 

All 1 .O- 3.0- 5.0- 7.0- 9.0- 1 1 .O- 1 3.0- 1 5.0- 17.0- 19.0- 21 .O- 29.0 and 

Species classes 2.9 4.9 6.9 8.9 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 larger 

Thousand trees 

Softwood 

Longleaf pine 

Slash pine 

Shortleaf pine 

Loblolly pine 

Pond pine 

Virginia pine 

Pitch pine 

Table Mountain pine - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Spruce pine 4,528 2,481 659 21 1 521 149 133 11 1 79 82 5 7 4 1 4 

Sand pine 328,971 158,094 100,041 41,702 17,745 5,914 3,028 1,393 71 2 214 107 2 1 - Eastern white pine - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Eastern hemlock - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Spruce and fir - - - - - - - - - - - - - Baldcypress 61,384 12,910 12,851 9,467 7,945 6,177 4,368 3,505 1,919 1,078 595 533 36 

Pondcypress 531,362 225,867 124,456 69,650 46,319 30,304 17,977 9,642 3,975 1,652 81 7 663 40 

Cedars 29,991 15,378 4,875 2,991 1,975 1,887 1,222 852 385 21 1 132 79 4 

Total softwoods 3,205,967 1,120,759 931,734 580,644 287,480 132,678 74,011 42,017 20,276 8,830 4,291 3,122 125 

Hardwood 

Select white oaks 5,935 2,137 1,477 986 472 235 241 121 89 74 58 38 7 

Select red oaks 90 - - - 67 - - 16 - - - 7 - 

Chestnut oak - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Other white oaks 42,018 16,075 9,070 4,269 3,239 1,799 1,165 1,254 1,320 885 737 1,617 588 

Other red oaks 531,889 327,027 96,606 42,201 22,391 15,816 11,352 6,597 3,835 2,519 1,535 1,732 278 

Hickory 14,138 4,974 1,746 2,802 995 1,204 586 71 9 408 31 8 155 220 11 

Yellow birch - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Hard maple 1,238 321 - 274 307 87 57 86 20 39 9 38 - 

Soft maple 121,155 56,079 28,365 12,732 8,953 6,048 3,237 2,695 1,392 766 464 399 25 

Beech 1,121 652 175 83 63 39 - 37 - 24 17 27 4 

Sweetgum 167,608 85,861 34,994 18,644 9,496 7,541 4,613 3,216 1,646 735 462 385 15 

Tupelo and blackgum 391,743 132'61 9 1 12,889 61,084 34,935 19,995 13,317 8,241 4,402 2,259 998 91 8 86 

Ash 86,315 37,784 18,589 12,121 6,393 5,051 2,932 1,403 940 602 256 241 3 

Cottonwood 7 1 - - - 7 1 - - - - - - - - Basswood 2,920 1,616 644 125 177 65 50 98 7 7 35 10 23 - 

Yellow-poplar 13,806 5,768 2,851 1,842 731 1,068 528 385 233 184 125 83 8 

Bay and magnolia 368,085 193,993 80,789 42,608 21,480 12,196 8,072 4,542 2,200 1,172 470 529 34 

Black cherry 15,437 8,189 4,058 1,543 1,012 36 1 105 76 57 2 5 11 - - Black walnut - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Sycamore 41 1 - 157 - 72 - 47 39 15 35 19 19 8 

Black locust - - - - - - - - - - - - Elm 21,169 7,137 6,736 2,645 1,855 1,116 472 588 275 165 71 105 4 

Other Eastern hardwoods 19,779 9,191 5,186 2,447 1,200 672 472 334 167 35 45 30 - 

Total hardwoods 

All species 5,010,895 2,010,182 1,336,066 787,050 401,389 205,971 121,257 72,464 37,352 18,702 9,733 9,533 1 ,I 96 
Table 34-Merchantable volume of live trees on timberland, by species and diameter class, Florida, 1995 

Diameter class (inches at breast height) 

All 5.0- 7.0- 9.0- 1 1 .O- 1 3.0- 15.0- 17.0- 1 9.0- 21 .O- 29.0 and 

Species classes 6.9 8.9 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 larger 

7-housand cubic feet 

Softwood 

Longleaf pine 

Slash pine 

Shortleaf pine 

Loblolly pine 

Pond pine 

Virginia pine 

Pitch pine 

Table Mountain pine - - - - - - - - - - - 

Spruce pine 30,602 982 3,883 1,783 2,440 3,929 3,888 4,676 3,840 4,332 849 

Sand pine 494,664 137,640 138,415 76,386 59,766 39,437 25,215 10,421 5,855 1,529 - 

Eastern white pine - - - - - - - - - - - 

Eastern hemlock - - - - - - - - - - - 

Spruce and fir - - - - - - - - - - - 

Baldcypress 556,818 32,022 57,036 74,136 79,395 94,655 71,305 50,597 34,884 46,585 16,203 

Pondcypress 1,840,670 243,583 336,297 367,713 323,784 248,558 140,615 74,971 44,594 52,651 7,904 

Cedars 125,094 9,071 13,149 20,570 22,065 22,032 13,701 9,588 7,736 6,606 576 

Total softwoods 

Hardwood 

Select white oaks 31,543 3,277 2,430 2,724 4,534 3,135 3,721 3,738 3,726 2,996 1,262 

Select red oaks 1,606 - 375 - - 588 - - - 643 - 

Chestnut oak 

Other white oaks 

Other red oaks 

Hickory 

Yellow birch 

Hard maple 

Soft maple 

Beech 

Sweetgum 

Tupelo and blackgum 

Ash 

Cottonwood 

Basswood 

Yellow-poplar 

Bay and magnolia 

Black cherry 

Black walnut 

Sycamore 

Black locust - - - - - - - - - - - 

Elm 105,949 9,920 13,252 15,716 12,041 15,497 13,230 9,168 5,382 10,573 1,170 

Other Eastern hardwoods 381,221 101,153 76,795 70,164 41,910 31,637 20,096 15,598 11,187 9,753 2,928 

Total hardwoods 

All species 17,015,680 2,445,039 2,807,483 2,663,478 2,451,866 2,114,890 1,517,646 997'21 4 670,562 1,008,603 338,899 
Table 35-Volume of growing stock on timberland, by species and diameter class, Florida, 1995 

Diameter class (inches at breast height) 

All 5 .O- 7 .O- 9 .O- 1 1 .O- 13.0- 15.0- 1 7.0- 19.0- 21 .O- 29.0 and 

Species classes 6.9 8.9 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 larger 

Thousand cubic feet 

Softwood 

Longleaf pine 1,057,491 48,409 83,528 183,216 268,068 251,033 145,044 49,284 20,112 8,797 - 

Slash pine 4,304,676 963,071 1 ,I 12,129 756,286 528,928 386,673 258,617 155,795 78,675 62,412 2,090 

Shortleaf pine 39'1 39 1,734 2,721 1,884 5,010 7,882 9,133 3,907 3,262 3,606 - 

Loblolly pine 893,514 138,626 11 3,900 105,715 106,522 98,548 94,834 70,484 65,868 92,317 6,700 

Pond pine 160,074 9,115 22,163 25,837 27,996 30,655 19,329 1 1,666 5,622 7,691 - 

Virginia pine - - - - - - - - - - - 

Pitch pine - - - - - - - - - - - 

Table Mountain pine - - - - - - - - - - - 

Spruce pine 30,602 982 3,883 1,783 2,440 3,929 3,888 4,676 3,840 4,332 849 

Sand pine 489,599 136,533 136,869 75,393 58,667 39,117 25,215 10,42 1 5,855 1,529 - Eastern white pine - - - - - - - - - - - 

Eastern hemlock - - - - - - - - - - - 

Spruce and fir - - - - - - - - - - - 

Baldcypress 541,648 31,787 56,318 74,136 79,157 93,634 70,627 50,260 34,884 43,714 7,131 

Pondcypress 1,787,115 232,808 324,255 358,616 31 8,798 244,708 136,624 72,778 43,597 48,897 6,034 

Cedars 120,576 8,635 1 1,662 19,787 20,634 22,032 13,320 9,588 7,736 6,606 576 

Total softwoods 9,424,434 1,571,700 1,867,428 1,602,653 1,416,220 1 ,I 78,211 776,631 438,859 269,451 279,901 23,380 

Hardwood 

Select white oaks 30,372 2,819 2,278 2,724 4,084 3,135 3,721 3,738 3,726 2,885 1,262 

Select red oaks 1,606 - 375 - - 588 - - - 643 - 

Chestnut oak - - - - - - - - - - - 

Other white oaks 442,672 10,985 17,196 16,758 16,278 27,094 39,459 35,516 38,877 129,515 1 10,994 

Other red oaks 1,373,697 125,485 139,558 179,309 207,449 169,803 136,057 1 18,820 90,162 157,159 49,895 

Hickory 121,820 7,098 6,104 13,278 10,361 19,523 15,801 16,622 10,516 20,679 1,838 

Yellow birch - - - - - - - - - - - 

Hard maple 12,988 720 1,742 702 1,110 2,086 608 1,937 625 3,458 - 

Soft maple 445,124 37,323 57,121 69,996 59,327 70,499 50,096 35,763 27,968 32,836 4,195 

Beech 7,480 307 41 9 584 - 974 - 1,044 1,042 2,226 884 

Sweetgum 563,447 49,646 59,734 94,611 91,276 92,973 63,927 39,911 31,506 37,115 2,748 

Tupelo and blackgum 1,484,350 175,010 21 3,867 230,301 244,745 21 8,045 157,698 103,574 54,756 72,398 13,956 

Ash 338,775 33,235 41,687 61,328 58,186 39,976 35,349 30'1 10 16,458 21,955 49 1 

Cottonwood 283 - 283 - - - - - - - - 

Basswood 13,113 363 1,302 1,089 925 2,482 2,728 1,819 567 1,838 - Yellow-poplar 83,010 6,265 5,589 12,687 10,322 10,190 10,089 9,825 8,249 8,614 1,180 

Bay and magnolia 853,702 121,465 135,398 138,534 139,244 1 12,879 75,331 53,705 27,470 44,297 5,379 

Black cherry 21,296 4,317 5,663 4,287 1,889 2,062 1,653 1,046 379 - - Black walnut - - - - - - - - - - - 

Sycamore 9,542 - 453 - 889 1,107 530 1,867 1,210 1,836 1,650 

Black locust - - - - - - - - - - - 

Elm 85,244 6,002 10,708 12,198 8,103 14,826 11,215 7,727 4,273 9,455 737 

Other Eastern hardwoods 53,476 6,933 7,867 7,250 8,971 8,899 6,182 2,106 3,045 2,223 - 

Total hardwoods 5,941,997 587,973 707,344 845,636 863,159 797,141 61 0,444 465,130 320,829 549,132 195,209 

All species 15,366,431 2,159,673 2,574,772 2,448,289 2,279,379 1,975,352 1,387,075 903,989 590,280 829,033 21 8,589 
Table 36-Volume of sawtimber on timberland, by species and diameter class, Florida, 1995 

Diameter class (inches at breast height) -- 

All 9.0- 11 .O- I 3.0- 15.0- 17.0- 19.0- 21 .O- 29.0 and 

Species classes 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 larger 

Thousand board feet 

Softwood 

Longleaf pine 

Slash pine 

Shortleaf pine 

Loblolly pine 

Pond pine 

Virginia pine 

Pitch pine 

Table Mountain pine 

Spruce pine 

Sand pine 

Eastern white pine 

Eastern hemlock 

Spruce and fir 

Baldcypress 

Pondcypress 

Cedars 

Total softwoods 

Hardwood 

Select white oaks 1 04,920 - 13,932 12,506 16,525 17,970 19,012 16,580 8,395 

Select red oaks 6,074 - 2,628 - - - 3,446 - Chestnut oak - - - - - - - - - 

Other white oaks 1,979,374 - 56,387 107,149 169,771 163,302 187,360 670,284 625,121 

Other red oaks 4,480,354 - 793,328 737,889 650,162 603,536 481,570 900,692 31 3,177 

Hickory 447,621 - 35,263 79,763 71,740 80,977 54,334 114,338 1 1,206 

Yellow birch - - - - - - - - - Hard maple 44,337 - 3,694 8,097 2,678 8,901 3,036 17,931 - 

Soft maple 1 ,I 62,297 - 193,894 268,769 21 2,000 162,062 133,840 168,190 23,542 

Beech 25,002 - - 3,707 - 4,127 4,227 9,193 3,748 

Sweetgum 1,656,633 - 325,874 397,349 307,831 209,350 175,097 222,811 18,321 

Tupelo and blackgum 3,591,270 - 797,699 849,023 692,033 493,474 275,745 397,516 85,780 

Ash 840,785 - 190,389 153,221 152,742 141,248 82,575 1 1 7,607 3,003 

Cottonwood - - - - - - - - - 

Basswood 45,289 - 3,205 9,716 11,712 8,444 2,757 9,455 - 

Yellow-poplar 292,057 - 37,610 43,332 49,677 52,720 47,106 53,492 8,120 

Bay and magnolia 1,852,308 - 462,093 434,959 31 7,981 246,727 1 31,470 228,384 30,694 

Black cherry 29,701 - 6,528 8,528 7,572 5,104 1,969 - - 

Black walnut - - - - - - - - - 

Sycamore 43,748 - 3,039 4,150 2,231 8,656 5,981 9,919 9,772 

Black locust - - - - - - - - - Elm 241,058 - 27,757 58,139 47,940 35,219 20,342 47,609 4,052 

Other Eastern hardwoods 132,863 - 30,971 35,890 27,736 9,991 15,912 12,363 - 

Total hardwoods 

All species 45,287,230 5,730,769 9,257,488 9'1 38,633 6,991,334 4,797,470 3,276,926 4,791,034 1,303,576 
Table 37 -Volume of sawtimber on timberland, by species, size class, and tree grade, Florida, 1995 

All size class Trees 1 

All Tree grade All Tree grade 

Species grades 1 2 3 4 grades 1 2 3 4 

Thousand board feet 

Softwood 

Yellow pinesa 20,731,147 5,660,914 5,546,265 9,523,968 - 7,477,255 3,082,412 1,987,942 2,406,901 - 

Eastern white pineb - - - - - - - - - - 

Spruce and fit - - - - - - - - - - 

CypressC 7,074,056 1,229,713 2,127,296 3,693,329 23,718 2,682,573 1,229,713 1,080,307 367,267 5,286 

Other Eastern softwoodsb 506,336 107,291 167,663 204,829 26,553 221,299 76,079 75,460 66,532 3,228 

Total 28,311,539 6,997,918 7,841,224 13,422,126 50,271 10,381 ,I 27 4,388,204 3,143,709 2,840,700 8,514 

HardwoodC 

Select white and red oaks 1 10,994 13,838 47,802 42,165 7,189 81,928 13,838 47,802 17,181 3,107 

Other white and red oaks 6,459,728 745,961 1,783,675 3,355,877 574,215 4,764,975 745,961 1,620,830 2,086,031 31 2,153 

Hickory 447,621 76,831 177,849 182,413 10,528 332,595 76,83 1 150,456 94,780 10,528 

Yellow birch - - - - - - - - - - 

Hard maple 44,337 - 13,161 18'41 4 12,762 32,546 - 10,886 14,720 6,940 

Sweetgum 1,656,633 199,259 656,253 736,118 65,003 933,410 199,259 480,177 21 7,671 36,303 

Ash, walnut, and black cherry 870,486 62,710 274,949 504,396 28,43 1 51 1,820 62,710 224,301 208,858 15,951 

Yellow-poplar 292,057 47,007 129,609 107,783 7,658 211,115 47,007 1 1 5,618 48,490 - 

Other Eastern hardwoods 7,093,835 636,585 2,204,479 3,977,131 275,640 3,910,824 636,585 1,621,312 1,476,870 176,057 

Total 16,975,691 1,782,191 5,287,777 8,924,297 981,426 10,779,213 1,782,191 4,271,382 4,164,601 561,039 

All species 45,287,230 8,780,109 13'1 29,001 22,346,423 1,031,697 21,160,340 6,170,395 7,415,091 7,005,301 569,553 

For yellow pines, tree grade is based on "Southern Pine Tree Grades for Yard and Structural Lumber," Research Paper SE-40, published by the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, Asheville, NC, 1968. 

Tree grade 4 does not apply to yellow pine. 

 or other softwoods (excluding cypress), tree grade is based on "Tree Grades for Eastern White Pine," Research Paper NE-214, published by the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Radnor, PA, 1971. 

For hardwoods and cypress, tree grades 1, 2, and 3 are based on "Hardwood Tree Grades for Factory Lumber," Research Paper NE-333, published by the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Radnor, PA, 1976. 

Grade 4 trees are sawtimber trees not qualifying as tree grades 1, 2, or 3. The butt log of these trees qualify as construction (tie and timber) logs based on "A Guide to Hardwood Log Grading (revised)," General 

Technical Report NE-1, published by the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Radnor, PA, 1971. 
Table 38-Cubic volume in the merchantable saw-log portion of sawtimber trees on timberland, by species and diameter class, Florida, 1995 

Diameter class (inches at breast height) 

All 9.0- 1 1 .O- 13.0- 1 5 .O- 17.0- 19.0- 21 .O- 29.0 and 

Species classes 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 larger 

Thousand cubic feet 

Softwood 

Longleaf pine 854,166 152,308 245,480 238,899 140,632 48,288 19,849 8,710 - 

Slash pine 1,991,009 597,446 478,970 367,748 251,572 153,518 77,894 61,792 2,069 

Shortleaf pine 33,127 1,494 4,584 7,511 8,893 3,848 3,228 3,569 - 

Loblolly pine 595,730 82,201 95,684 93,417 91,891 69,312 65,205 91,387 6,633 

Pond pine 1 19,666 21,285 25,594 29,254 18,849 11,503 5,566 7,615 - 

Virginia pine - - - - - - - - - 

Pitch pine - - - - - - - - - 

Table Mountain pine - - - - - - - - - 

Spruce pine 24,703 1,445 2,218 3,756 3,766 4,590 3,799 4,289 840 

Sand pine 192,348 60,477 53,035 37,013 24,366 10,182 5,762 1,513 - 

Eastern white pine - - - - - - - - - 

Eastern hemlock - - - - - - - - - 

Spruce and fir - - - - - - - - 

Baldcypress 397,719 53,017 66,554 83,889 65,213 47,179 33,063 41,885 6,919 

Pondcypress 1,073,540 276,256 279,519 224,882 128,512 69,323 41,850 47,305 5,893 

Cedars 92,254 16,025 18,582 20,829 12,827 9,326 7,582 6,513 570 

Total softwoods 5,374,262 1,261,954 1,270,220 1 ,I 07,198 746,521 427,069 263,798 274,578 22,924 

Hardwood 

Select white oaks 19,538 - 2,856 2,538 3,256 3,397 3,465 2,777 1,249 

Select red oaks 1,096 - - 496 - - - 600 - 

Chestnut oak - - - - - - - - - 

Other white oaks 360,953 - 1 1,961 22,267 34,261 31,786 35,404 120,401 104,873 

Other red oaks 792,921 - 152,237 139,759 1 18,454 106,492 82,339 146,254 47,326 

Hickory 83,204 - 7,385 16,138 13,836 14,999 9,686 19,400 1,760 

Yellow birch - - - - - - - - - 

Hard maple 8,522 - 752 1,680 534 1,738 574 3,244 - 

Soft maple 229,824 - 40,573 55,969 42,583 31,448 25,152 30,160 3,939 

Beech 5,474 - - 795 - 909 933 2,021 81 6 

Sweetgum 302,896 - 63,967 76,675 56,809 36,938 29,819 35,968 2,720 

Tupelo and blackgum 714,192 - 174,325 178,069 137,141 93,218 50,238 67,831 13,370 

Ash 167,788 - 40,812 32,312 30,798 27,280 15,298 20,809 479 

Cottonwood - - - - - - - - - 

Basswood 8,975 - 682 2,036 2,374 1,642 52 1 1,720 - 

Yellow-poplar 50,921 - 7,295 8,254 8,954 9,082 7,807 8,361 1,168 

Bay and magnolia 379,244 - 96,507 92,720 66,485 49,512 25,889 42,816 5,315 

Black cherry 5,803 - 1,379 1,707 1,438 933 346 - - 

Black walnut - - - - - - - - - 

Sycamore 7,917 - 62 1 842 44 1 1,637 1,093 1,711 1,572 

Black locust - - - - - - - - - 

Elm 46,971 - 5,695 1 1,894 9,520 6,774 3,813 8,591 684 

Other Eastern hardwoods 24,364 - 6,024 6,867 5,101 1,845 2,595 1,932 - 

Total hardwoods 3,210,603 - 61 3'1 31 651,018 531,985 41 9,630 294,972 514,596 185,271 

All species 8,584,865 1,261,954 1,883,351 1,758,216 1,278,506 846,699 558,770 789,174 208,195 
Table 39-Total volume of live trees on timberland, by species and diameter class, Florida, 1995 

Diameter class (inches at breast height) 

AI l 1 .O- 3.0- 5 .O- 7 .O- 9.0- I 1 .O- 13.0- 1 5 .O- 1 7 .O- 19.0- 21 .OSpecies classes 2.9 4.9 6.9 8.9 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 

Ttlousand cubic feet 

Softwood 

Longleaf pine 

Slash pine 

Shortleaf pine 

Loblolly pine 

Pond pine 

Virginia pine 

Pitch pine 

Table Mountain pine 

Spruce pine 

Sand pine 

Eastern white pine 

Eastern hemlock 

Spruce and fir 

Baldcypress 

Pondcypress 

Cedars 

Total softwoods 

Hardwood 

Select white oaks 

Select red oaks 

Chestnut oak 

Other white oaks 

Other red oaks 

Hickory 

Yellow birch 

Hard maple 

Soft maple 

Beech 

Sweetgum 

Tupelo and blackgum 

Ash 

Cottonwood 

Basswood 

Yellow-poplar 

Bay and magnolia 

Black cherry 

Black walnut 

Sycamore 

Black locust 

Elm 

Other Eastern hardwoods 

Total hardwoods 1 1 ,I 62,001 643,826 1,057,347 1,283,983 1 ,I 91,329 1,297,384 1,254,867 1 ,I 28,331 890,040 673,355 486,179 879,325 

All species 24,386,l 87 972,337 2,174,430 3,608,612 3,542,867 3,235,925 2,933,222 2,509,750 1,795,437 1 ,I 83,324 797,883 1'21 2,640 
Table 40-Green weight of forest biomass on timberland, by species and diameter class, Florida, 1995 

Diameter class (inches at breast height) 

All 1 .O- 3.0- 5.0- 7 .O- 9.0- 1 1 .O- 13.0- 1 5.0- 17.0- 19.0- 21 .O- 29.0 and 

Species classes 2.9 4.9 6.9 8.9 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 larger 

Hundred thousand pounds 

Softwood 

Longleaf pine 1,000,186 13,317 34,287 48,239 76,238 163,671 240,230 224,374 129,673 43,956 18,071 8,130 - Slash pine 4,636,747 102,618 552,756 988,598 1,029,887 676,693 465,710 337,639 224,571 135,075 67,736 53,683 1,781 

Shortleaf pine 32,443 92 164 1,435 2,532 1,555 4,103 6,373 7,411 3,174 2,644 2,960 - Loblolly pine 857,178 14,343 63,342 142,020 104,775 91,640 89,979 82,354 77,493 57,526 53,503 74,917 5,286 

Pond pine 138,463 633 3,628 9,118 19,191 21,848 22,969 25,110 15,925 9,425 4,484 6,132 - Virginia pine - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pitch pine - - - - - - - - - - - - - Table Mountain pine - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Spruce pine 25,160 497 436 725 3,048 1,420 1,982 3,107 3,044 3,731 3,070 3,437 663 

Sand pine 543,6 14 36,794 101,140 121,729 11 1,405 60,898 47,279 30,806 19,815 8,031 4,558 1,159 - Eastern white pine - - - - - - - - - - - - - Eastern hemlock - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spruce and fir - - - - - - - - - - - - - Baldcypress 523,301 2,929 13,387 23,870 45,173 63,054 70,996 87,146 67,221 48,683 33,956 47.1 00 19,786 

Pondcypress 1,710,742 45,977 133,945 179,019 254,977 296,634 277,085 220,980 128,836 70,385 42,582 51,965 8,357 

Cedars 125,935 3,273 5,066 9,193 12,417 18,825 20,663 20,656 13,023 8,966 7,169 6,129 555 

Total softwoods 9,593,769 220,473 908,151 1,523,946 1,659,643 1,396,238 1,240,996 1,038,545 687,012 388,952 237,773 255,612 36,428 

Hardwood 

Select white oaks 35,970 644 2,081 3,310 2,638 2,809 4,820 3,273 3,757 3,876 3,904 3,429 1,429 

Select red oaks 1,764 7 1 - - 369 - - 627 - - - 697 - Chestnut oak - - - - - - - - - - - - - Other white oaks 1,106,709 21,334 42,584 46,057 48,774 57,706 64,280 68,655 94,698 82,775 84,418 265,002 230,426 

Other red oaks 1,867,360 108,172 122,804 170,176 176,433 206,409 232,135 193,618 158,956 138,468 105,806 187,455 66,928 

Hickory 142,185 3,145 3,638 8,863 8,109 14,605 11,331 20,996 18,304 17,267 11,449 22,427 2,051 

Yellow birch - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hard maple 18,956 682 675 1,363 1,901 1,297 1,985 3,730 703 2,089 673 3,858 - Soft maple 598,857 33,047 54,816 57,470 73,580 81,049 65,720 75,381 55,806 35,738 27,912 33,227 5,111 

Beech 10,934 192 365 31 0 41 1 522 - 1,036 776 1,096 1,118 4,249 859 

Sweetgum 569,001 21,471 37,048 49,526 55,032 83,040 79,453 82,514 57,258 36,524 27,884 35,660 3,59 1 

Tupelo and blackgum 1,621,754 75,992 160,281 156,769 190,827 200,980 221,743 201,320 148,470 102,333 59,312 85,017 18,710 

Ash 399,287 25,137 44,413 62,860 52,877 57,040 46,797 31,823 28,456 20,974 12,378 15,349 1,183 

Cottonwood 622 61 - - 257 - - - - - - 304 - Basswood 14,366 586 93 1 747 1,630 1,076 1,054 2,267 2,580 1,549 470 1,476 - 

Yellow-poplar 73,797 1,326 2,903 4,933 4,860 10,338 8,396 8,342 8,131 8,064 7,031 8,454 1,019 

Bay and magnolia 925,266 52,123 106,936 1 17,178 122,037 123,617 1 19,761 98,820 67,299 45,302 26,806 40,386 5,001 

Black cherry 28,362 3,594 5,429 4,075 4,895 3,672 1,859 1,676 1,414 1,406 342 - - Black walnut 429 11 127 29 1 - - - - - - - - - Sycamore 8,590 - 310 - 323 - 756 91 3 459 1,615 1,072 1,656 1,486 

Black locust - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Elm 101,077 4,007 1 1,423 9,002 10,966 12,585 9,645 12,362 10,141 7,434 4,260 8,291 96 1 

Other Eastern hardwoods 725'21 8 136,335 167,986 131,759 89,796 77,482 41,739 31,255 17,896 13,162 8,624 7,336 1,848 

Total hardwoods 8,250,504 487,930 764,750 824,689 845,715 934,227 91 1,474 838,608 675,104 51 9,672 383,459 724,273 340,603 

All species 17,844,273 708,403 1,672,901 2,348,635 2,505,358 2,330,465 2,152,470 1,877,153 1,362,116 908,624 621,232 979,885 377,031 
Table 41 -Average net annual growth and removals of live timber and growing stock on 

timberland, by species, Florida, 1987-1 994 

Species 

Live timbera Growing stock 

Net Annual Net Annual 

annual timber annual timber 

growth removals growth removals 

Softwood 

Yellow pines 

Eastern white pine 

Spruce and fir 

Cypress 

Other Eastern softwoods 

Total softwoods 

Hardwood 

Select white and red oaks 

Other white and red oaks 

Hickory 

Yellow birch 

Hard maple 

Sweetgum 

Ash, walnut, and black cherry 

Yellow-poplar 

Tupelo and blackgum 

Bay and magnolia 

Other Eastern hardwoods 

Total hardwoods 

All species 

Thousand cubic feet 

a Merchantable portion only. 
Table 42-Average net annual growth and removals of sawtimber on 

timberland, by species, Florida, 1987-1 994 

Species 

Net 

annual growth 

Annual 

timber removals 

Softwood 

Yellow pines 

Eastern white pine 

Spruce and fir 

Cypress 

Other Eastern softwoods 

Total softwoods 

Hardwood 

Select white and red oaks 

Other white and red oaks 

Hickory 

Yellow birch 

Hard maple 

Sweetgum 

Ash, walnut, and black cherry 

Yellow-poplar 

Tupelo and blackgum 

Bay and magnolia 

Other Eastern hardwoods 

Total hardwoods 

Thousand board feet 

All species 1,965,178 1,482,934 
Table 43-Average annual removals of growing stock on timberland, by species and diameter class, Florida, 1987-1994 

Diameter class {inches at breast height) 

All 5.0- 7.0- 9.0- 11.0- 13.0- 15.0- 17.0- 19.0- 21.0- 29.0and 

Species classes 6.9 8.9 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 larger 

Thousand cubic feet 

Softwood 

Yelfow pines 431,436 70,019 122,058 99,723 58,297 35,849 21,118 11,467 5,579 6,946 380 

Eastern white pine - - - - - - - - - - - Spruce and fir - - - - - - - - - - Cypress 40,754 4,359 8,289 9,210 8,090 5,039 2,981 963 833 785 205 

Other Eastern softwoods 443 113 67 - - 95 168 - - - - 

Total softwoods 472,633 74,491 130,414 108,933 66,387 40,983 24,267 12.430 6,412 7,731 585 

Hardwood 

Select white and red oaks 1,199 - 89 163 146 237 7 5 - 76 268 145 

Other white and red oaks 39,534 3,767 4,750 4,566 4.698 4,561 4,662 3,496 2,419 5,252 1,363 

Hickory 3,062 106 86 118 344 938 38 1 440 132 51 7 - Yellow birch - - - - - - - - - - - Hard maple 379 - - 77 67 71 - 88 - 7 6 - Sweetgum 11,403 681 683 1,990 2,283 1,811 2,221 1,101 - 528 105 

Ash, walnut, and black cherry 3'1 67 628 441 350 694 139 433 - 298 184 - Y ellow-poplar 1,147 305 225 44 - 73 - - - 500 - Tupelo and blackgum 13,621 1,440 2,212 2,309 1,717 1,876 1,276 444 905 1,442 - 

Bay and magnolia 7,881 985 656 1,548 1,102 1,233 902 575 424 356 100 

Other Eastern hardwoods 6,693 601 779 642 734 1,274 694 1,119 476 374 - 

Total hardwoods 88,086 8,513 9,921 11,807 11,785 12,213 10,644 7,263 4,730 9,497 1,713 

All species 560.71 9 83,004 140,335 120,740 78,172 53,196 34,911 19,693 11 ,I 42 17,228 2,298 

Table 44-Average annual mortality of live timber, growing stock, and 

sawtimber on timberland, by species, Florida, 1987-1 994 

Species Live timbera Growing stock Sawtimber 

Softwood 

Yellow pines 

Eastern white pine 

Spruce and fir 

Cypress 

Other Eastern softwoods 

Total softwoods 

Hardwood 

Select white and red oaks 

Other white and red oaks 

Hickory 

Yellow birch 

Hard maple 

Sweetgum 

Ash, walnut, and black cherry 

Yellow-poplar 

Tupelo and blackgum 

Bay and magnolia 

Other Eastern hardwoods 

Total hard woods 

All species 

-- 

Thousand cubic feet Thousand 

board feet 

Merchantable portion only. 
Table 45-Change in number of live trees on timberland, by species group, survey completion date, and diameter class, Florida 

Diameter class (inches at breast height) 

Species group All 1.0- 3.0- 5.0- 7.0- 9.0- 11.0- 13.0- 15.0 and 

and year classes 2.9 4.9 6.9 8.9 10.9 12.9 14.9 larger 

Yellow pine 

1987 

1995 

Change 

Other softwood 

1987 

1995 

Change 

Hardwood 

1987 

1995 

Change 

Thousand trees 

Table 46-Land area, by land use class, major forest type, and survey completion date, Florida 

Survey completion date Change 

Land use class 1980 1987 1995 1987-1 995 

Forest land 

Timberland 

Pine and oak-pine types 

Hardwood types 

Total 

Reserved timberland 

Woodland 

Total forest land 

Nonforest land 

Cropland 

Pasture and range 

Other 

Total 

Acres 

All landa 

* Excludes all water areas. 

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Table 47-Volume of sawtimber, growing stock, and live timber on timberland, by species group, survey completion date, 

and diameter class, Florida 

Diameter class (inches at breast height) 

Species group All 5.0- 7.0- 9.0- 11 .O- 13.0- 15.0- 17.0- 19.0- 21.0 and 

and year classes 6.9 8.9 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 larger 

SAWTIMBER (in thousand board feet) 

Softwood 

1980 

1987 

1995 

Hardwood 

1980 

1987 

1995 

GROWING STOCK (in thousand cubic feet) 

Softwood 

1980 

1987 

1995 

Hardwood 

1980 

1987 

1995 

LIVE TIMBERa (in thousand cubic feet) 

Softwood 

1980 

1987 

1995 

Hardwood 

1980 

1987 

1995 

a Merchantable volume. 
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of Agriculture, is dedicated to the principle of 

multiple use management of the Nation's forest resources 

for sustained yields of wood, water, forage, wildlife, and 

recreation. Through forestry research, cooperation with the 

States and private forest owners, and management of the 

National Forests and National Grasslands, it strives-as 

directed by Congress-to provide increasingly greater service 

to a growing Nation. 

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Brown, Mark J. 1996. Forest statistics for Florida, 1995. Resour. Bull. 

SRS-6. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 

Southern Research Station. 48 p. 

Since 1987, area of timberland in Florida decreased by 2 percent to less than 14.7 

million acres. Timberland under nonindustrial private forest ownership increased 2 

percent to 7.2 million acres, and public ownership increased 16 percent to 2.8 million 

acres, but timberland controlled by forest industry decreased by 16 percent to 4.6 

million acres. Pine plantations now account for 32 percent of the State's timberland, 

the highest proportion in the South. Volume of softwood growing stock increased 

almost 5 percent to 9.4 billion cubic feet, and volume of hardwood growing stock 

increased nearly 10 percent to-more than 5.9 billion cubic feet. Net annual growth of 

softwood growing stock increased 9 percent to 532 million cubic feet, and that of 

hardwood increased 14 percent to 161 million cubic feet. Average annual removals of 

softwood growing stock changed little at 473 million cubic feet, whereas that for 

hardwood increased 33 percent to 88 million cubic feet. 

KEYWORDS: Timberland, ownership, forest type, harvest, regeneration, growing 

stock, volume, growth, removals, mortality. 
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Established 1921 

The Southern Research Station, headquartered in Asheville, North 

Carolina, is one of the seven regional Stations and the Forest 

Products Laboratory that make up the Forest Service research 

organization. 

RESEARCH MISSION: 

To acquire the knowledge, develop the technology, and disseminate 

the research findings required to manage the Southern forest 

resources in ways that satisfy demands of goods and services while 

maintaining a quality environment.