Forest Statistics for

Southeast Alabama, 2000

Andrew J. Hartsell

United States

Department of

Agriculture

Forest Service

Southern

Research Station

Resource Bulletin

SRS–66

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SOUTHEAST

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SOUTHWESTSOUTH
January 2002

Southern Research Station

P.O. Box 2680

Asheville, NC 28802

The Author:

Andrew J. Hartsell is a Research Forester with the Forest

Inventory and Analysis Research Work Unit, Southern

Research Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest

Service, Starkville, MS 39760.
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Foreword

This report highlights principal findings of the seventh forest survey of Southeast Alabama. Field work began in February 1997

and was completed in December 2000. Six previous surveys, completed in 1936, 1953, 1963, 1972, 1982, and 1990, provide

statistics for measuring changes and trends over the past 64 years. This report primarily emphasizes changes and trends since

1990.

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 U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Forest Service. Inventories of the 13 Southern States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,

Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia) and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

are conducted by the Southern Research Station, Forest Inventory and Analysis Research Work Unit, operating from its

headquarters in Knoxville, TN, and offices in Asheville, NC, and Starkville, MS. 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 discusses 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:

USDA Forest Service

Southern Research Station

Forest Inventory and Analysis

4700 Old Kingston Pike

Knoxville, TN 37919

Telephone: 865–862–2000

Acknowledgments

The Southern Research Station gratefully acknowledges the cooperation and excellent assistance provided by the Alabama

Forestry Commission in the collection of field data. The research was made possible through the collaborative efforts of the

USDA Forest Service, FIA personnel (including those in Data Collection, Data Compilation, Analysis, and Publication

Management). We also appreciate the cooperation of other public agencies and private landowners in providing access to

measurement plots.
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Highlights ................................................................................................................................................ 1

Inventory Methods .................................................................................................................................. 2

Statistical Reliability ............................................................................................................................... 3

Definitions ............................................................................................................................................... 5

Metric Equivalents .................................................................................................................................. 9

Graphs ..................................................................................................................................................... 10

Cross Reference of Eastern Core Tables................................................................................................. 15

Index of Tables ........................................................................................................................................ 15

 Tables 1–49a .......................................................................................................................................... 17

a All tables in this report are available in Microsoft® Excel workbook files. Upon request, these files will be supplied

on 31⁄2-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.

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Table of Contents
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Figure 1—Forest survey regions in Alabama.

Lauderdale Limestone

Madison Jackson

Colbert

Franklin Lawrence

Morgan

Marshall De Kalb

Marion Winston Cullman

Blount Etowah Cherokee

Lamar

Fayette

Walker

Jefferson

St. Clair Calhoun Cleburne

Shelby Talladega

Clay

Randolph

Pickens

Greene Bibb

Hale

Perry

Dallas

Chilton

Coosa Tallapoosa

Chambers

Autauga

Elmore Lee

Sumter

Marengo

Wilcox Choctaw

Clarke Monroe

LowndesMontgomery

Macon

Russell

Bullock

Barbour

Butler Crenshaw

Pike

Covington

Coffee Dale Henry

Geneva Houston

Conecuh Washington

Baldwin

Mobile

Escambia

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Tuscaloosa

SOUTHEAST

NORTHCENTRAL

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SOUTHWESTNORTH

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Forest Statistics for

Southeast Alabama, 2000

Andrew J. Hartsell

Highlights

This report summarizes the results from a 2000 inventory of

the forest resources of Southeast Alabama (fig. 1). These

data are considered preliminary; a final State analytical

report will be published after all survey units have been

inventoried. Current estimates of forest area, timberland

area, timber volume, and related classifications such as

ownership and forest type are presented. While comparisons

are made with values from the previous inventory, methods

for determining several key attributes such as volume,

stocking, forest type, stand-size class, and site class have

changed. The inventory plot design has changed since the

previous survey. Changes in methods and plot design were

made to increase consistency among Forest Inventory and

Analysis Research Work Units (FIA). For comparisons in

this report, growing stock and sawtimber volumes from the

previous inventory have been recomputed using current

methods.

Resource data are presented in 49 tables and 9 graphs. A

summary of major findings follows.

Timberland area—The area classified as timberland in this

21-county area has increased 8 percent since 1990 to 6.4

million acres. One hundred and seventy thousand acres

were diverted from timberland to other land uses, while

624,000 acres were added from previously nonforest land

uses, resulting in a net addition of 455,000 acres. Most of

the diverted timberland was cleared for agriculture and

urban-related land uses. Timberland covers 71 percent of

the land area in Southeast Alabama.

Ownership—Nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) ownership

increased 10 percent to 5.09 million acres. Corporate

ownership decreased 4 percent since 1990 to 291,000 acres.

Ownership by individuals increased 11 percent since 1990

to 4.8 million acres. NIPF owners controlled 80 percent of

the timberland in Southeast Alabama. Timberland owned by

forest industry decreased 1 percent to 1.10 million acres.

Public agencies controlled 185 thousand acres, or 3 percent

of total timberland.

Forest type—Forest stands classified as hardwood forest

types accounted for 62 percent of the timberland area. The

area of hardwood stands increased about 3 percent since

1990. The area of softwood stands rose 16 percent to 2.4

million acres, or 37 percent of the timberland area. The area

of oak-pine stands decreased 15 percent to 1.05 million

acres.

Stand treatment—Harvesting and regeneration have been

the predominant treatment and management activities in the

timberland of the region since 1990. Final harvest occurred

on 135,000 acres annually. Thirty-one percent of these

harvests were from oak-pine stands, 24 percent from upland

hardwood stands, 19 percent from pine plantations, 19

percent from natural pine stands, and 7 percent from

lowland hardwood stands. Reforestation and afforestation

combined averaged 201,000 acres annually.

Softwood volume—Volume of softwood growing stock

increased 9 percent to 3.2 billion cubic feet between 1990

and 1999. Softwood growing-stock volume increased 24

percent on public lands to 162 million cubic feet. Softwood

growing-stock volume rose by 8 percent and 9 percent on

NIPF and forest industry lands, respectively. Loblolly pine

was the predominate species at 2.4 billion cubic feet, an

increase of 23 percent since 1990. The inventory of softwood sawtimber totaled about 10.2 billion board feet, a

decrease of 5 percent since 1990.

Hardwood volume—Volume of hardwood growing stock

increased 15 percent to 3.8 billion cubic feet. Hardwood

growing-stock volume increased 26 percent on public lands

to 186 million cubic feet, 22 percent on NIPF lands to 3.3

billion cubic feet, and decreased 35 percent on forest

industry land to 266 million cubic feet. Other red oaks were

the predominate species with 1.05 billion cubic feet. The

inventory of hardwood sawtimber increased 35 percent to

11.2 billion board feet.

Growth—Net annual growth of softwood growing stock

averaged 260 million cubic feet, an increase of 34 percent
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since the previous survey period. Softwood growth increased 90 percent on public lands, 17 percent on NIPF

lands, and 66 percent on forest industry land.

Hardwood growth increased 39 percent on public lands,

decreased 26 percent on forest industry lands, and decreased

1 percent on NIPF ownership since the previous survey

period.

Removals—Annual removals of softwood growing stock

averaged 269 million cubic feet, an increase of 31 percent

since the previous survey period. Fifty-nine percent of the

softwood removals were from NIPF land, 40 percent from

forest industry land, and 1 percent from public lands.

Softwood removals exceeded softwood growth by 3 percent.

Annual removals of hardwood growing stock averaged 114

million cubic feet, an increase of 11 percent since the

previous survey period. Eighty-two percent of hardwood

removals were from NIPF land, 18 percent from forest

industry land, and 0.2 percent from public land. Hardwood

growth exceeded removals by 35 percent.

Mortality—The average annual mortality of growing stock

increased 68 percent to 80 million cubic feet since the

previous survey period. Hardwood and softwood mortality

increased 60 percent and 74 percent, respectively.

Inventory Methods

The Southern Research Station’s FIA unit secured data on

forest acreage and timber volume using a three-step process.

A forest-nonforest classification using aerial photographs

was completed using a count of points representing approximately 230 acres each. These photo classifications were

then adjusted based on ground observations at sample

locations representing approximately 3,840 acres. Finally,

field measurements were made at forest locations on the

intersections of grid lines spaced approximately 3 miles

apart.

The plot installed at each ground sample location was a

cluster of four points spaced 120 feet apart. Each point

served as the center of a 1/24-acre circular subplot used to

sample trees 5.0 inches diameter at breast height (d.b.h.) and

larger. A 1/300-acre microplot, located at the subplot center,

was used to sample trees 1.0 to 4.9 inches d.b.h. and

seedlings (trees less than 1.0 inch d.b.h.). These fixed-radius

sample plots were established without regard to land use or

land cover. Forest and nonforest condition classes were

delineated and recorded on each plot. These condition

classes were defined by six attributes: land use, forest type,

stand origin, stand size, forest density, and major ownership

class. The process of delineating a fixed-radius plot into

numerous sections based on forest and land use conditions

is called mapping. All trees tallied were assigned to their

respective condition class. For conditions that were too

small to have sufficient stocking, the field person assigned a

forest type and stand size based on similar conditions

outside the plot boundary. In all other cases, these classifications were derived using standard FIA algorithms.

The cluster of four fixed plots sampled timberland at 1,189

ground sample locations in the survey unit. Estimates of

timber volume and forest classifications were derived from

tree measurements and classifications made at those

locations. Volumes for individual tally trees were computed

using equations for each of the major species in the survey

unit. Previous surveys used deterministic measurements

taken along the bole of each tree to compute individual tree

volumes. Estimates of 1990 tree volumes were recomputed

using the new equations. All comparisons of standing

volume use these recomputed values. These recomputed

volumes do not match previously published numbers.

Estimates of growth, removals, and mortality were determined from the remeasurement of 1,095 permanent sample

plots established in the previous inventory. The plot design

for the previous inventory was based on a cluster of 10

points. At each point, trees 5.0 inches d.b.h and larger were

selected for measurement on a variable-radius plot defined

by a 37.5-factor prism. Trees less than 5.0 inches d.b.h. were

tallied on a fixed-radius plot around points 1 through 3.

Change estimates for the current survey were determined by

remeasuring 5 of the 10 points from the previous survey.

Any new trees that may have grown onto the plot during the

intersurvey period were not sampled. The new growth

algorithms do not account for ongrowth and nongrowth of

new trees.

Moving from a variable-radius prism point sampling

scheme composed of 10 points in which all points were

“rotated” into forest conditions if a point fell in a nonforest

condition, to a fixed-plot design where all forest and

nonforest conditions are mapped on the plot brought about

changes in the way stocking and expansion factors are

estimated. Estimates of stocking are used in the

computation of forest type and stand size. Expansion

factors are used to bring plot and tree level estimates up to

the population level. The exact impact these changes have

on the survey is often debated and is currently being

investigated. Therefore, because the sample design and
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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.

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,

Xt = total area or volume for survey unit or State.

For example, the estimate of sampling error for hardwood

growing-stock volume on NIPF land is computed as:

Thus, the sampling error is 4.31 percent, and the resulting

confidence interval (two times out of three) for hardwood

growing-stock inventory on NIPF land is 3,340.9 ± 144.0

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.

 = 4.31 . 

3,340.9 

6,954.5 2.99 = SE s 

, 

X s 

X t SE t = 

SE s

methods of deriving stand parameters have changed since

the 1990 Alabama survey, users should be aware of these

changes and use caution when making rigorous

comparisons between this and prior surveys.

Item

Timberland (1,000 acres) 6,373.6 ± 57.6 0.90

 Percent

Sample estimate

and Sampling

confidence interval error

All live (M ft

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 Inventory 7,971.5 ± 223.2 2.80

 Net annual growth 457.4 ± 16.1 3.51

 Annual removals 408.4 ± 22.2 5.44

 Annual mortality 96.8 ± 6.6 6.85

Growing stock (M ft 3

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 Inventory 6,954.5 ± 207.9 2.99

 Net annual growth 413.1 ± 15.2 3.68

 Annual removals 382.8 ± 21.2 5.53

 Annual mortality 80.3 ± 6.0 7.53

Sawtimber (M fbm)

 Inventory 21,388.2 ± 906.9 4.24

 Net annual growth 1,307.7 ± 54.1 4.14

 Annual removals 1,249.1 ± 79.4 6.36

 Annual mortality 284.5 ± 25.2 8.87

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 total 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.
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Sampling errorsa by counties and survey unit for timberland, live trees, growing stock, and sawtimber,

Southeast Alabama, 2000

Counties and Timberland Live trees Growing stock Sawtimber

survey unit area Volume Growth Removals Volume Growth Removals Volume Growth Removals

Percent

Autauga 2.5 14.1 18.9 26.3 14.6 19.5 26.5 23.2 25.5 29.7

Barbour 1.7 10.2 12.9 18.9 11.4 12.8 19.4 15.4 14.7 21.1

Bullock 2.9 12.3 15.0 24.4 14.1 13.2 24.7 20.0 19.9 32.1

Butler 2.1 11.5 13.8 16.7 12.4 14.9 16.7 18.8 15.9 18.5

Chambers 3.1 11.5 11.9 17.2 11.7 12.6 17.3 16.3 13.1 20.4

Chilton 1.5 16.8 13.5 21.5 18.1 13.4 21.7 25.6 15.4 25.7

Coffee 3.0 13.6 15.8 28.4 14.8 15.7 30.3 25.5 21.1 30.4

Crenshaw 2.3 10.4 14.0 21.4 10.8 13.9 21.7 16.5 15.0 22.9

Dale 3.5 12.7 12.6 30.6 13.1 13.1 31.1 17.5 14.1 33.8

Dallas 2.4 8.8 12.4 23.6 9.5 12.9 23.7 14.3 13.8 32.1

Elmore 2.8 13.5 19.4 29.2 13.3 20.3 29.5 18.7 20.2 34.4

Geneva 3.6 14.6 21.7 41.5 15.2 23.3 42.6 21.9 30.7 45.6

Henry 3.0 14.3 17.8 25.8 14.8 17.9 26.2 18.3 19.3 27.0

Houston 3.0 13.7 20.9 64.5 15.0 20.7 66.0 22.5 25.2 56.5

Lee 3.6 11.3 11.1 22.5 11.5 11.7 22.3 18.4 19.0 24.7

Lowndes 2.6 12.8 20.3 22.3 13.7 22.0 22.5 21.0 18.4 27.9

Macon 2.6 10.0 18.0 29.0 10.6 19.2 28.5 15.3 19.5 36.7

Montgomery 3.1 13.0 23.0 30.5 14.6 22.9 30.9 19.9 26.5 34.9

Pike 2.8 12.0 12.6 22.5 13.3 14.5 23.5 22.7 17.2 28.3

Russell 3.1 15.1 15.0 30.7 17.8 16.5 30.9 21.1 20.0 32.8

Tallapoosa 2.2 11.3 12.1 17.7 11.6 12.8 17.8 16.8 15.3 22.1

 Survey unit 0.9 2.8 3.5 5.4 3.0 3.7 5.5 4.2 4.1 6.4

a By random-sampling formula.
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D.o.b. (diameter outside bark). Stem diameter including

bark.

Forest land. Land at least 10 percent stocked by forest trees

of any size, or formerly having had such tree cover, and not

currently developed for nonforest use. The minimum area

considered for classification is 1 acre. Forested strips must

be at least 120 feet wide.

Forest management type. A classification of timberland

based on forest type and stand origin.

Pine plantation. Stands that (a) have been artificially

regenerated by planting or direct seeding, (b) are

classed as a pine or other softwood forest type, and (c)

have at least 10 percent stocking.

Natural pine. Stands that (a) have not been artificially

regenerated, (b) are classed as a pine or other softwood

forest type, and (c) have at least 10 percent stocking.

Oak-pine. Stands that have at least 10 percent stocking

and classed as a forest type of oak-pine.

Upland hardwood. Stands that have at least 10 percent

stocking and classed as an oak-hickory or maplebeech-birch forest type.

Lowland hardwood. Stands that have at least 10 percent stocking with a forest type of oak-gum-cypress,

elm-ash-cottonwood, palm, or other tropical.

Nonstocked stands. Stands less than 10 percent

stocked with live trees.

Forest type. A classification of forest land based on the

species forming a plurality of live-tree stocking. Major

eastern forest-type groups are:

White-red-jack pine. 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).

Afforestation. Area of land previously classified as

nonforest that is converted to forest by planting trees or by

natural reversion to forest.

Average annual mortality. Average annual volume of trees

5.0 inches d.b.h. and larger that died from natural causes

during the intersurvey period.

Average annual removals. Average annual volume of trees

5.0 inches d.b.h. and larger removed from the inventory by

harvesting, cultural operations (such as timber-stand

improvement), land clearing, or changes in land use during

the intersurvey period.

Average net annual growth. Average annual net change in

volume of trees 5.0 inches d.b.h. and larger in the absence

of cutting (gross growth minus mortality) during the

intersurvey period.

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 fresh weight of solid wood and

bark in live trees 1.0 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 limbs, 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 1-foot stump and a

4-inch top d.o.b. in trees 5.0 inches d.b.h. and larger.

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 species. Tree species currently or potentially

suitable for industrial wood products.

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

height (4.5 feet aboveground).

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 through 6.9 inches d.b.h.

Definitions
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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 yellowpoplar).

Oak-hickory. Forests in which upland oaks or hickory,

singly or in combination, constitute 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 yellow-poplar,

elm, maple, and black walnut).

Oak-gum-cypress. Bottomland forests in which

tupelo, blackgum, sweetgum, oaks, or southern

cypress, singly or in combination, constitute 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).

Nonstocked stands. Stands less than 10 percent

stocked with live trees.

Forested tract size. The area of forest within the contiguous tract containing each Forest Inventory and Analysis

sample plot.

Fresh weight. Mass of tree component at time of cutting.

Gross growth. Annual increase in volume of trees 5.0

inches d.b.h. and larger in the absence of cutting and

mortality. (Gross growth includes survivor growth, ingrowth, growth on ingrowth, growth on removals before

removal, and growth on mortality before death).

Growing-stock trees. Living trees of commercial species

classified as sawtimber, poletimber, saplings, and seedlings.

Trees must contain at least one 12-foot or two 8-foot logs in

the saw-log portion, currently or potentially (if too small to

qualify), to be classed as growing stock. The log(s) must

meet dimension and merchantability standards to qualify.

Trees must also have, currently or potentially, one-third of

the gross board-foot volume in sound wood.

Growing-stock volume. The cubic-foot volume of sound

wood in growing-stock trees at least 5.0 inches d.b.h. from a

1-foot stump to a minimum 4.0-inch top d.o.b. of the central

stem.

Hardwoods. Dicotyledonous trees, usually broadleaf and

deciduous.

Soft hardwoods. Hardwood species with an average

specific gravity of 0.50 or less, such as gums, yellowpoplar, cottonwoods, red maple, basswoods, and

willows.

Hard hardwoods. Hardwood species with an average

specific gravity greater than 0.50 such as oaks, hard

maples, hickories, and beech.

Industrial wood. All roundwood products except fuelwood.

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 living trees. All size classes, all tree classes,

and both commercial and noncommercial species are

included.

Log grade. A classification of logs based on external

characteristics indicating quality or value.

Logging residues. The unused merchantable portion of

growing-stock trees cut or destroyed during logging

operations.
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Net annual change. Increase or decrease in volume of live

trees at least 5.0 inches d.b.h. Net annual change is equal to

net annual growth minus average annual removals.

Noncommercial species. Tree species of typically small

size, poor form, or inferior quality that normally do not

develop into trees suitable for industrial wood products.

Nonforest land. Land that has never supported forests and

land formerly forested where timber production is precluded

by development for other uses.

Nonstocked stands. Stands less than 10 percent stocked

with live trees.

Other forest land. Forest land other than timberland and

productive reserved forest land. It includes available and

reserved forest land which is incapable of producing

annually 20 cubic feet per acre of industrial wood under

natural conditions, because of adverse site conditions such

as sterile soils, dry climate, poor drainage, high elevation,

steepness, or rockiness.

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, resulting in the removal of the trees from

timberland.

Ownership. The property owned by one ownership unit,

including all parcels of land in the United States.

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 III land.

Forest industry land. Land owned by companies or

individuals operating primary wood-using plants.

Nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) land. Privately

owned land excluding forest industry land.

Corporate. Owned by corporations, including

incorporated farm ownerships.

Individual. All lands owned by individuals,

including farm operators.

Other public. An ownership class that includes all

public lands except national forests.

Miscellaneous Federal land. Federal land other

than national forests.

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.

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, suitable for chipping.

Fine residues. Material, such as sawdust, shavings,

and veneer chippings, not suitable for chipping.

Plant byproducts. Residues (coarse or fine) used in

the manufacture of industrial products or for consumer

use or as fuel.

Unused plant residues. Residues (coarse or fine) not

used for any product, including fuel.

Poletimber-size trees. Softwoods 5.0 to 8.9 inches d.b.h.

and hardwoods 5.0 to 10.9 inches d.b.h.

Primary wood-using plants. Industries receiving roundwood or chips from roundwood for the manufacture of

products, such as veneer, pulp, and lumber.

Productive-reserved forest land. Forest land sufficiently

productive to qualify as timberland but withdrawn from

timber utilization through statute or administrative regulation.

Reforestation. Area of land previously classified as forest that

is regenerated by planting trees or natural regeneration.

Rotten trees. Live trees of commercial species not containing

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 not containing

at least one 12-foot saw log, or two noncontiguous saw logs,

each 8 feet or longer, now or prospectively, primarily because
8

Select white oaks. A group of several white oak species

composed of white, swamp chestnut, swamp white,

chinkapin, Durand, and bur oaks. Other white oak species

are included in the "other white oaks" group.

Site class. A classification of forest land in terms of

potential capacity to grow crops of industrial wood based on

fully stocked natural stands.

Softwoods. Coniferous trees, usually evergreen, having

leaves that are needles or scalelike.

Yellow pines. Loblolly, longleaf, slash, pond,

shortleaf, pitch, Virginia, sand, spruce, and Table

Mountain pines.

Other softwoods. Cypress, eastern redcedar, whitecedar, eastern white pine, eastern hemlock, spruce, and

fir.

Stand age. The average age of dominant and codominant

trees in the stand.

Stand origin. A classification of forest stands describing

their means of origin.

Planted. Planted or artificially seeded.

Natural. No evidence of artificial regeneration.

Stand-size class. A classification of forest land based on the

diameter class distribution of live trees in the stand.

Sawtimber stands. Stands at least 10 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.

Poletimber stands. Stands at least 10 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 10 percent

stocked with live trees of which more than half of

total stocking is saplings and seedlings.

Nonstocked stands. Stands less than 10 percent

stocked with live trees.

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, that is produced

from roundwood.

Salvable dead trees. Standing or downed dead trees that

were formerly growing stock and considered merchantable.

Trees must be at least 5.0 inches d.b.h. to qualify.

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, with a minimum diameter inside bark for

softwoods of 6 inches (8 inches for hardwoods).

Saw-log portion. The part of the bole of sawtimber trees

between a 1-foot stump and the saw-log top.

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 d.o.b. 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 11.0 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 d.b.h. and greater than

1 foot tall for hardwoods, greater than 6 inches tall for

softwood, and greater than 0.5 inch in diameter at ground

level for longleaf pine.

Select red oaks. A group of several red oak species composed of cherrybark, Shumard, and northern red oaks. Other

red oak species are included in the "other red oaks" group.
9

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.

Density of trees and basal area per acre required for full

stocking

D.b.h. Trees per acre Basal area

class for full stocking per acre

Seedlings 600 —

2 560 —

4 460 —

6 340 67

8 240 84

10 155 85

12 115 90

14 90 96

16 72 101

18 60 106

20 51 111

Timberland. Forest land 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.

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 (at

maturity).

Tree grade. A classification of the saw-log portion of

sawtimber trees based on: (1) the grade of the butt log or (2)

the ability to produce at least one 12-foot or two 8-foot logs

in the upper section of the saw-log portion. Tree grade is an

indicator of quality; grade 1 is the best quality.

Upper-stem portion. The 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.

Volume of live trees. The cubic-foot volume of sound wood

in live trees at least 5.0 inches d.b.h. from a 1-foot stump to

a minimum 4.0-inch top d.o.b. of the central stem.

Volume of saw-log portion of sawtimber trees. The cubicfoot volume of sound wood in the saw-log portion of

sawtimber trees. Volume is the net result after deductions for

rot, sweep, and other defects that affect use for lumber.

1 acre = 4,046.86 square meters or 0.404686 hectare

1 cubic foot = 0.028317 cubic meter

1 inch = 2.54 centimeters or 0.0254 meter

Breast height = 1.4 meters above the ground

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

Metric Equivalents
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Figure 3—Area of timberland by forest-type group and stand origin, Southeast Alabama, 1990 and 2000.

Figure 2—Distribution of timberland by ownership class, Southeast Alabama, 2000.

Graphs

Nonindustrial

private

80%

National

forest

1%

Other

public

2%

Forest

industry

17%

6.4 Million acres

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

Forest-type group

Million acres

 Natural

 Planted

1990 1990

2000

2000

2000 1990

1990

2000

1990 2000

1990

2000

 Loblolly–

 shortleaf

Oak–

pine

Oak–

hickory

Oak–gum–

cypress

Elm–ash–

cottonwood

NonstockedLongleaf–

slash

2000 1990
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Figure 4—Area of timberland by stand-size class and stand origin, Southeast Alabama, 1990 and 2000.

Figure 5—Volume of live trees on timberland by species group and stand origin, Southeast Alabama, 1990 and 2000.

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

Billion cubic feet

 Natural

 Planted

1990 1990 2000 2000

Softwood Hardwood

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

Stand-size class

Million acres

 Natural

 Planted

1990

1990

1990

2000

2000

 Sawtimber Poletimber Sapling–seedling Nonstocked

1990 2000

2000
12

Figure 6—Distribution of softwood live tree volume by ownership class, Southeast Alabama, 2000.

Figure 7—Distribution of hardwood live tree volume by ownership class, Southeast Alabama, 2000.

Nonindustrial

private

80%

National

forest

1%

Other

public

2%

Forest

industry

17%

6.4 Million acres

National

forest

1%

Nonindustrial

private

88%

Forest

industry

7% Other

public

4%

4.5 Billion cubic feet
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Figure 8—Volume of softwood live trees on timberland by diameter class, Southeast Alabama,

1990 and 2000.

Figure 9—Volume of hardwood live trees on timberland by diameter class, Southeast Alabama,

1990 and 2000.

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20+

Diameter class (inches)

Million cubic feet

1990

2000

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20+

Diameter class (inches)

Million cubic feet

1990

2000
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Figure 10—Average net annual growth and removals of live trees on timberland by species group and stand origin,

Southeast Alabama, 1982–1989 and 1990–1999.

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

Million cubic feet

 Natural

 Planted

Softwood

Hardwood

 Net growth Removals Net growth Removals

 1982– 

1989

 1990– 

1999

 1990– 

1999

 1982– 

1989

 1990– 

1999

 1982– 

1989

 1990– 

1999

 1982– 

1989
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Index of Tables

1. Land area by county and land class

2. Area of forest land by forest-type group and

ownership class

3. Area of timberland by county and ownership class

4. Area of timberland by county and forest-type

group

5. Area of timberland by county and stand-size class

6. Area of timberland by county and site class

7. Area of timberland by county and stocking class

of growing-stock trees

8. Area of timberland by forest-type group, stand

origin, and ownership class

9. Area of timberland by forest-type group, detailed

forest type, and ownership class

10. Area of timberland by ownership and stocking

class of growing-stock trees

11. Area of timberland by forest-type group, stand

origin, and stand-size class

12. Area of timberland by stand-age class and forest

management type, all ownerships

13. Area of timberland by stand-age class and forest

management type, public ownerships

14. Area of timberland by stand-age class and forest

management type, forest industry ownerships

15. Area of timberland by stand-age class and forest

management type, nonindustrial private ownerships

16. Area of nonindustrial private timberland by ownership, forested tract-size class, and forest management type

17. Number of live trees on timberland by species and

diameter class

18. Number of growing-stock trees on timberland by

species and diameter class

19. Volume of live trees on timberland by species and

diameter class

20. Volume of growing-stock trees on timberland by

species and diameter class

Cross Reference of Eastern Core Tables

Core Core

table table

1 1 14 22

2 3 15 24, 26

3 4 16 27

4 5 17 28

5 6 18 32, 34

6 7 19 35, 37

7 8 20 38

8 10 21 38

9 11 22 40

10 17 23 41

11 18 24 43

12 20 25 23

13 21

Corresponding table

number in this report

Corresponding table

number in this report
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21. Volume in the saw-log portion of sawtimber trees

on timberland by species and diameter class

22. Volume of sawtimber on timberland by species and

diameter class

23. Volume of sawtimber on timberland by species,

size class, and tree grade

24. Volume of growing stock on timberland by county

and species group

25. Volume of live trees on timberland by county and

species group

26. Volume of sawtimber on timberland by county and

species group

27. Volume of timber on timberland by class of timber

and species group

28. Volume of live and growing-stock trees on timberland by ownership class and species group

29. Volume of sawtimber on timberland by ownership

class, species group, and size class

30. Volume of growing stock on timberland by foresttype group, stand origin, and species group

31. Average basal area of live trees per acre on timberland by ownership class, species group, and d.b.h.

32. Average net annual growth of growing stock on

timberland by county and species group

33. Average net annual growth of live trees on timberland by county and species group

34. Average net annual growth of sawtimber on

timberland by county and species group

35. Average annual removals of growing stock on

timberland by county and species group

36. Average annual removals of live trees on timberland by county and species group

37. Average annual removals of sawtimber on timberland by county and species group

38. Average net annual growth and average annual

removals of live trees, growing stock, and sawtimber

on timberland by species

39. Average annual removals of growing stock on

timberland by species and diameter class

40. Average annual mortality of live trees, growing

stock, and sawtimber on timberland by species

41. Average net annual growth and average annual

removals of growing stock on timberland by

ownership class and species group

42. Average net annual growth and average annual

removals of live trees on timberland by ownership

class and species group

43. Average net annual growth and average annual

removals of sawtimber on timberland by ownership

class and species group

44. Average net annual growth of growing stock on

timberland by forest-type group, stand origin, and

species group

45. Average annual removals of growing stock on

timberland by forest-type group, stand origin, and

species group

46. Fresh weight of live trees on timberland by ownership class, species group, and tree component

47. Area of timberland treated or disturbed annually and

retained in timberland by treatment or disturbance

and ownership class

48. Area of timberland treated or disturbed annually and

retained in timberland by treatment or disturbance

and forest management type

49. Area of timberland regenerated annually by type of

regeneration and forest management type
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Table 1—Land area by county and land class, Southeast Alabama, 2000

Forest land

 Total land Total Productive Other

County areaa forest Timberland reserved Other landb

 Thousand acres

Autauga 381.4 283.0 283.0 — — 98.5 

Barbour 566.4 450.6 450.6 — — 115.8 

Bullock 400.0 316.5 316.5 — — 83.5 

Butler 497.2 417.3 417.3 — — 80.0 

Chambers 382.3 319.2 319.2 — — 63.2 

Chilton 444.2 324.9 324.9 — — 119.3 

Coffee 434.7 301.9 301.9 — — 132.8 

Crenshaw 390.2 321.7 321.7 — — 68.5 

Dale 359.1 238.2 238.2 — — 120.9 

Dallas 627.7 421.7 421.7 0.0 — 206.1 

Elmore 397.8 271.7 271.7 — — 126.1 

Geneva 368.9 203.6 203.6 — — 165.2 

Henry 359.6 224.5 224.5 — — 135.2 

Houston 371.5 166.1 166.1 — — 205.4 

Lee 389.6 273.6 273.6 — — 116.0 

Lowndes 459.5 306.3 306.3 — — 153.2 

Macon 390.8 307.3 307.3 — — 83.4 

Montgomery 505.5 250.6 250.6 — — 254.9 

Pike 429.5 286.0 286.0 — — 143.5 

Russell 410.3 309.4 309.4 — — 101.0 

Tallapoosa 459.5 381.5 379.6 1.8 — 78.1 

 Total 9,025.9 6,375.4 6,373.6 1.8 — 2,650.5 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell. a From the U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990.

b

 Includes 47.7 thousand acres of water according to Forest Inventory and Analysis standards of area 

classification, but defined by the Bureau of the Census as land.

Table 2—Area of forest land by forest-type group and ownership class, Southeast Alabama, 2000

Ownership class

 All National Miscellaneous County and Forest Nonindustrial

Forest-type group classes forest Federal State municipal industry private

Thousand acres

Longleaf–slash pine 127.0 10.1 5.7 14.4 — 9.0 87.8 

Loblolly–shortleaf pine 2,261.6 5.2 17.8 17.1 4.2 687.8 1,529.5 

Oak–pine 1,052.0 11.1 29.0 1.5 13.2 147.8 849.2 

Oak–hickory 1,989.2 7.8 13.4 6.7 5.9 173.8 1,781.5 

Oak–gum–cypress 882.4 1.2 12.7 — 2.9 65.6 799.9 

Elm–ash–cottonwood 52.6 — — 6.3 — 3.1 43.2 

Nonstocked 10.7 — — — — 10.2 0.5 

 Total 6,375.4 35.6 78.7 46.0 26.2 1,097.3 5,091.7 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding. 

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 3—Area of timberland by county and ownership class, Southeast Alabama, 2000

Ownership class

 All National Miscellaneous County and Forest Nonindustrial private

County classes forest Federal State municipal industry Corporate Individual

Thousand acres

Autauga 283.0 — — 5.0 — 105.3 11.4 161.3 

Barbour 450.6 — 10.7 13.8 — 76.2 — 349.8 

Bullock 316.5 — — — — 51.6 — 264.9 

Butler 417.3 — — — 4.2 172.2 13.6 227.3 

Chambers 319.2 — 1.5 — — 65.0 36.1 216.6 

Chilton 324.9 22.8 — — — 60.3 4.4 237.4 

Coffee 301.9 0.0 6.8 — — 32.5 30.7 231.8 

Crenshaw 321.7 — — 3.1 — 47.5 24.0 247.0 

Dale 238.2 — 34.5 — 1.4 8.6 5.7 187.9 

Dallas 421.7 2.1 — — — 72.7 30.7 316.1 

Elmore 271.7 — — 6.0 — 30.5 10.2 225.1 

Geneva 203.6 — — 6.2 — 6.2 — 191.2 

Henry 224.5 — — — — 26.5 10.6 187.4 

Houston 166.1 — 5.3 — — — 12.0 148.8 

Lee 273.6 — — — 5.9 39.7 — 228.0 

Lowndes 306.3 — — — 5.8 109.6 — 190.8 

Macon 307.3 10.6 — — — 18.1 — 278.7 

Montgomery 250.6 — — 6.3 6.1 18.0 18.8 201.6 

Pike 286.0 — — — — 17.6 10.3 258.1 

Russell 309.4 — 18.0 — 2.8 59.3 12.0 217.3 

Tallapoosa 379.6 — — 5.6 — 79.8 60.2 234.1 

 Total 6,373.6 35.6 76.9 46.0 26.2 1,097.3 290.6 4,801.1 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 4—Area of timberland by county and forest-type group, Southeast Alabama, 2000

Forest-type group

All Longleaf– Loblolly– Oak– Oak– Oak–gum– Elm–ash–

County groups slash shortleaf pine hickory cypress cottonwood Nonstocked

Thousand acres

Autauga 283.0 6.5 122.4 34.7 98.1 19.9 — 1.4 

Barbour 450.6 18.9 189.2 72.0 134.3 33.1 3.1 — 

Bullock 316.5 — 143.9 54.3 92.3 25.9 — — 

Butler 417.3 — 199.9 87.4 68.4 57.4 — 4.2 

Chambers 319.2 — 154.6 45.2 113.1 6.4 — — 

Chilton 324.9 6.8 67.9 71.4 172.2 6.6 — — 

Coffee 301.9 6.8 98.6 28.5 131.2 36.2 — 0.5 

Crenshaw 321.7 6.1 92.2 65.5 96.5 61.4 — — 

Dale 238.2 14.2 64.6 43.1 90.9 25.4 — — 

Dallas 421.7 — 132.2 57.2 123.5 101.0 3.2 4.6 

Elmore 271.7 3.0 89.5 40.6 115.2 20.4 3.0 — 

Geneva 203.6 20.1 39.6 15.6 49.9 72.2 6.2 — 

Henry 224.5 9.3 65.3 45.9 78.8 19.9 5.3 — 

Houston 166.1 22.1 26.8 31.4 29.6 50.1 6.0 — 

Lee 273.6 — 121.4 41.2 78.3 32.8 — — 

Lowndes 306.3 — 114.7 53.8 66.4 59.7 11.6 — 

Macon 307.3 3.3 112.7 57.2 62.6 71.5 — — 

Montgomery 250.6 — 75.6 25.8 62.5 80.4 6.3 — 

Pike 286.0 4.4 82.5 58.6 77.2 55.3 8.0 — 

Russell 309.4 — 134.6 50.8 88.3 35.6 — — 

Tallapoosa 379.6 5.6 133.1 71.7 158.0 11.2 — — 

 Total 6,373.6 127.0 2,261.6 1,052.0 1,987.3 882.4 52.6 10.7 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 5—Area of timberland by county and stand-size class, Southeast Alabama, 2000

Stand-size class

 All SaplingCounty classes Sawtimber Poletimber seedling

Thousand acres

Autauga 283.0 57.3 84.9 139.4 1.4 

Barbour 450.6 141.6 64.8 244.1 — 

Bullock 316.5 100.0 61.1 155.4 — 

Butler 417.3 77.1 105.7 230.2 4.2 

Chambers 319.2 79.1 89.8 150.2 — 

Chilton 324.9 58.3 48.2 218.4 — 

Coffee 301.9 49.9 88.8 162.6 0.5 

Crenshaw 321.7 82.5 96.9 142.3 — 

Dale 238.2 100.0 53.8 84.4 — 

Dallas 421.7 141.5 95.3 180.3 4.6 

Elmore 271.7 77.4 65.1 129.2 — 

Geneva 203.6 56.0 61.1 86.6 — 

Henry 224.5 60.7 30.2 133.6 — 

Houston 166.1 73.1 54.9 38.0 — 

Lee 273.6 72.7 93.5 107.4 — 

Lowndes 306.3 52.1 83.4 170.8 — 

Macon 307.3 118.8 70.1 118.5 — 

Montgomery 250.6 119.3 33.9 97.5 — 

Pike 286.0 45.9 79.5 160.6 — 

Russell 309.4 83.0 54.5 171.8 — 

Tallapoosa 379.6 78.3 57.5 243.9 — 

 Total 6,373.6 1,724.5 1,473.0 3,165.3 10.7 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.

Nonstocked
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Table 6—Area of timberland by county and site class, Southeast Alabama, 2000

 All Site class (cubic feet/acre/year)

County classes 20-49 50-84 85-119 120-164

Thousand acres

Autauga 283.0 11.4 100.4 121.3 49.9 — 

Barbour 450.6 19.9 124.1 169.5 126.2 10.7 

Bullock 316.5 8.7 59.3 131.9 105.0 11.6 

Butler 417.3 13.3 50.4 198.8 121.1 33.7 

Chambers 319.2 4.5 55.9 154.4 96.8 7.5 

Chilton 324.9 17.3 129.2 139.3 33.3 5.8 

Coffee 301.9 6.8 71.2 182.8 41.1 0.0 

Crenshaw 321.7 6.0 87.1 162.9 53.6 12.1 

Dale 238.2 17.2 40.1 131.3 38.1 11.5 

Dallas 421.7 — 92.6 208.5 79.4 41.1 

Elmore 271.7 4.6 100.5 89.2 69.2 8.2 

Geneva 203.6 10.9 77.6 85.2 25.4 4.7 

Henry 224.5 12.1 65.0 129.9 17.4 — 

Houston 166.1 12.0 43.3 92.8 17.6 0.4 

Lee 273.6 11.2 130.2 71.9 53.0 7.3 

Lowndes 306.3 3.9 36.2 164.4 79.8 21.8 

Macon 307.3 9.2 60.4 125.2 82.7 29.8 

Montgomery 250.6 6.3 35.5 149.1 53.4 6.3 

Pike 286.0 — 44.4 146.8 88.8 5.9 

Russell 309.4 15.1 101.4 141.3 51.5 — 

Tallapoosa 379.6 — 98.4 216.3 60.7 4.2 

 Total 6,373.6 190.3 1,603.3 3,013.0 1,344.4 222.6 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.

 >165
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Table 7—Area of timberland by county and stocking class of growing-stock trees, 

Southeast Alabama, 2000

 All Stocking class (percent) 

County classes <16.7 16.7-59 60-99 100-130

Thousand acres

Autauga 283.0 2.8 31.4 70.5 116.0 62.2 

Barbour 450.6 14.7 57.3 140.4 155.5 82.8 

Bullock 316.5 14.0 46.4 128.6 100.2 27.4 

Butler 417.3 7.6 47.2 130.9 130.5 101.1 

Chambers 319.2 7.7 25.9 89.7 92.3 103.6 

Chilton 324.9 3.5 29.5 113.2 136.6 42.1 

Coffee 301.9 11.5 35.0 76.9 111.4 67.1 

Crenshaw 321.7 7.3 11.5 67.6 152.1 83.2 

Dale 238.2 7.3 23.3 73.6 76.7 57.4 

Dallas 421.7 6.8 68.8 133.8 127.1 85.2 

Elmore 271.7 0.5 30.9 83.1 94.6 62.5 

Geneva 203.6 16.9 32.3 63.4 70.7 20.4 

Henry 224.5 7.4 32.7 70.4 85.0 29.0 

Houston 166.1 1.5 26.6 55.6 58.6 23.7 

Lee 273.6 4.4 60.0 111.3 61.0 36.9 

Lowndes 306.3 11.4 56.3 72.8 106.1 59.6 

Macon 307.3 1.9 62.3 120.3 63.5 59.5 

Montgomery 250.6 16.4 62.2 74.7 68.2 29.1 

Pike 286.0 10.7 40.6 113.3 84.2 37.2 

Russell 309.4 8.6 38.2 88.0 118.6 56.0 

Tallapoosa 379.6 6.1 67.4 89.6 115.7 100.9 

 Total 6,373.6 168.9 886.0 1,967.5 2,124.4 1,226.8 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

>130
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Table 8—Area of timberland by forest-type group, stand origin, and ownership class,

Southeast Alabama, 2000

Ownership class

Forest-type group All National Other Forest Nonindustrial

and stand origin classes forest public industry private

Thousand acres

Softwood types

 Longleaf–slash pine

 Planted 71.5 — 5.7 4.6 61.2 

 Natural 55.5 10.1 14.4 4.4 26.6 

 Total 127.0 10.1 20.1 9.0 87.8 

 Loblolly–shortleaf pine

 Planted 1,420.6 — 7.6 606.9 806.1 

 Natural 841.0 5.2 31.5 80.9 723.4 

 Total 2,261.6 5.2 39.1 687.8 1,529.5 

 Total softwoods 2,388.6 15.3 59.2 696.8 1,617.2 

Hardwood types

 Oak–pine

 Planted 308.7 — 4.0 99.5 205.1 

 Natural 743.3 11.1 39.7 48.3 644.2 

 Total 1,052.0 11.1 43.8 147.8 849.2 

 Oak–hickory 1,987.3 7.8 24.2 173.8 1,781.5 

 Oak–gum–cypress 882.4 1.2 15.6 65.6 799.9 

 Elm–ash–cottonwood 52.6 — 6.3 3.1 43.2 

 Total hardwoods 3,974.3 20.2 89.8 390.3 3,473.9 

Nonstocked — 10.7 — 10.2 0.5 

All groups 35.6 6,373.6 149.0 1,097.3 5,091.7 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 9—Area of timberland by forest-type group, detailed forest type, and ownership class,

Southeast Alabama, 2000

Ownership class

Forest-type group All National Other Forest Nonindustrial

and detailed forest type classes forest public industry private

Thousand acres

Softwood types

 Longleaf pine 53.9 9.6 13.9 4.4 26.0 

 Slash pine 73.1 0.5 6.2 4.6 61.8 

 Total 127.0 10.1 20.1 9.0 87.8 

 Loblolly–shortleaf

 Loblolly pine 2,096.9 4.2 22.6 684.9 1,385.2 

 Shortleaf pine 148.9 1.0 10.7 3.0 134.3 

 Virginia pine 10.1 — — — 10.1 

 Spruce pine 5.7 — 5.7 — — 

 Total 2,261.6 5.2 39.1 687.8 1,529.5 

 Total softwoods 2,388.6 15.3 59.2 696.8 1,617.2 

Hardwood types

 Oak–pine

 Eastern redcedar–hardwood 5.9 — — — 5.9 

 Longleaf pine–scrub oak 28.3 5.0 — 5.8 17.5 

 Shortleaf pine–oak 117.7 — 11.8 10.0 95.8 

 Loblolly pine–hardwood 869.9 6.2 26.2 126.1 711.5 

 Slash pine–hardwood 15.4 — — 5.8 9.6 

 Other oak–pine 14.8 — 5.7 — 9.1 

 Total 1,052.0 11.1 43.8 147.8 849.2 

 Oak–hickory

 Post oak–black oak 3.1 — — — 3.1 

 White oak–red oak–hickory 84.2 3.3 1.5 13.0 66.3 

 White oak 1.5 — — — 1.5 

 Yellow-poplar–white oak–n. red oak 25.3 — — — 25.3 

 Southern scrub oak 5.0 — — — 5.0 

 Sweetgum–yellow-poplar 384.5 3.5 — 35.4 345.6 

 Mixed hardwood 1,483.8 1.0 22.7 125.4 1,334.7 

 Total 1,987.3 7.8 24.2 173.8 1,781.5 

 Swamp chestnut oak–cherrybark oak 30.7 — — 7.3 23.4 

 Sweetgum–water oak–willow oak 431.5 — 12.8 31.4 387.3 

 Sugarberry–elm–green ash 100.1 — — 12.1 88.0 

 Overcup oak–water hickory 4.5 — — — 4.5 

 Cypress–water tupelo 46.3 — — 7.4 38.9 

 Sweetbay–blackgum–red maple 269.3 1.2 2.9 7.4 257.8 

 Total 882.4 1.2 15.6 65.6 799.9 

 Elm–ash–cottonwood

 River birch–sycamore 16.5 — 6.3 — 10.2 

 Willow 17.8 — — — 17.8 

 Sycamore–pecan–elm 18.3 — — 3.1 15.2 

 Total 52.6 — 6.3 3.1 43.2 

 Total hardwoods 3,974.3 20.2 89.8 390.3 3,473.9 

Nonstocked — 10.7 — 10.2 0.5 

All groups 35.6 6,373.6 149.0 1,097.3 5,091.7 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 11—Area of timberland by forest-type group, stand origin, and stand-size class,

Southeast Alabama, 2000

Stand-size class

Forest-type group All Saplingand stand origin classes Sawtimber Poletimber seedling Nonstocked

Thousand acres

Softwood types

 Longleaf–slash pine

 Planted 71.5 20.9 29.3 21.3 — 

 Natural 55.5 27.9 1.6 26.1 — 

 Total 127.0 48.8 30.9 47.4 — 

 Loblolly–shortleaf pine

 Planted 1,420.6 148.7 591.2 680.6 — 

 Natural 841.0 357.8 144.9 338.4 — 

 Total 2,261.6 506.5 736.1 1,019.0 — 

 Total softwoods 2,388.6 555.3 767.0 1,066.3 — 

Hardwood types

 Oak–pine

 Planted 308.7 7.2 32.1 269.4 — 

 Natural 743.3 260.2 117.2 365.9 — 

 Total 1,052.0 267.3 149.3 635.3 — 

 Oak–hickory 1,987.3 463.1 341.9 1,182.3 — 

 Oak–gum–cypress 882.4 420.4 211.9 250.1 — 

 Elm–ash–cottonwood 52.6 18.3 3.0 31.3 — 

 Total hardwoods 3,974.3 1,169.2 706.1 2,099.0 — 

Nonstocked — 10.7 — — 10.7 

All groups 1,724.5 6,373.6 1,473.0 3,165.3 10.7 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.

Table 10—Area of timberland by ownership and stocking class of growing-stock trees,

Southeast Alabama, 2000

 All Stocking class (percent) 

Ownership class classes <16.7 16.7-59 60-99 100-130 >130

Thousand acres

National forest 35.6 — 1.5 15.9 11.4 6.8 

Other public 149.0 3.0 24.3 54.6 45.7 21.6 

Forest industry 1,097.3 16.2 107.5 216.0 424.8 332.9 

Nonindustrial private 5,091.7 149.7 752.8 1,681.0 1,642.7 865.6 

 All ownerships 6,373.6 168.9 886.0 1,967.5 2,124.4 1,226.8 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 12—Area of timberland by stand-age class and forest management type, all ownerships,

Southeast Alabama, 2000

Forest management type

Stand-age All Pine Natural Oak– Upland Lowland 

class types plantation pine pine hardwood hardwood Nonstocked

Years Thousand acres

0-10 2,071.2 666.5 163.8 342.9 735.1 152.2 10.7 

11-20 1,065.8 599.0 99.5 116.2 173.0 78.2 — 

21-30 759.8 183.5 167.0 131.1 201.6 76.6 — 

31-40 822.5 26.5 160.3 159.2 284.9 191.5 — 

41-50 867.3 16.6 170.1 151.4 293.2 236.0 — 

51-60 469.5 — 92.9 88.2 165.5 122.9 — 

61-70 197.2 — 24.8 25.1 105.8 41.5 — 

71-80 56.6 — 11.1 19.7 9.1 16.7 — 

81+ 63.5 — 6.9 18.2 19.2 19.2 — 

 All classes 6,373.6 1,492.1 896.5 1,052.0 1,987.3 935.0 10.7 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.

Table 13—Area of timberland by stand-age class and forest management type, public ownerships,

Southeast Alabama, 2000

Forest management type

Stand-age All Pine Natural Oak– Upland Lowland 

class types plantation pine pine hardwood hardwood Nonstocked

Years Thousand acres

0-10 17.6 1.4 5.1 7.8 2.5 0.8 — 

11-20 7.1 — 5.6 — — 1.4 — 

21-30 35.6 11.9 14.4 7.2 2.1 — — 

31-40 32.0 — — 21.7 4.3 6.0 — 

41-50 28.3 — 8.2 0.6 13.2 6.3 — 

51-60 20.7 — 17.2 3.3 — 0.2 — 

61-70 30.3 — 6.8 6.7 9.9 6.9 — 

71-80 6.1 — — 6.1 — — — 

81+ 6.9 — 4.0 1.5 — 1.5 — 

 All classes 184.6 13.3 61.2 54.9 32.0 23.1 — 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 14—Area of timberland by stand-age class and forest management type, forest industry

ownerships, Southeast Alabama, 2000

Forest management type

Stand-age All Pine Natural Oak– Upland Lowland 

class types plantation pine pine hardwood hardwood Nonstocked

Years Thousand acres

0-10 482.7 274.6 25.8 74.6 82.9 14.7 10.2 

11-20 299.7 256.6 4.0 11.8 14.9 12.3 — 

21-30 140.3 75.7 6.1 29.4 22.8 6.3 — 

31-40 57.7 4.6 22.1 11.0 16.7 3.3 — 

41-50 32.2 — 7.2 1.5 5.9 17.6 — 

51-60 34.6 — 13.8 4.6 7.4 8.7 — 

61-70 26.1 — 6.3 10.3 9.5 — — 

71-80 5.8 — — — — 5.8 — 

81+ 18.2 — — 4.6 13.6 — — 

 All classes 1,097.3 611.5 85.4 147.8 173.8 68.7 10.2 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.

Table 15—Area of timberland by stand-age class and forest management type, nonindustrial private 

ownerships, Southeast Alabama, 2000

Forest management type

Stand-age All Pine Natural Oak– Upland Lowland 

class types plantation pine pine hardwood hardwood Nonstocked

Years Thousand acres

0-10 1,570.9 390.6 133.0 260.5 649.7 136.7 0.5 

11-20 759.1 342.3 89.9 104.3 158.0 64.5 — 

21-30 583.8 95.9 146.5 94.5 176.7 70.3 — 

31-40 732.8 21.9 138.3 126.5 263.8 182.3 — 

41-50 806.8 16.6 154.7 149.3 274.1 212.2 — 

51-60 414.3 — 61.9 80.2 158.1 114.0 — 

61-70 140.9 — 11.7 8.1 86.5 34.6 — 

71-80 44.7 — 11.1 13.6 9.1 10.9 — 

81+ 38.4 — 2.9 12.1 5.6 17.8 — 

 All classes 5,091.7 867.3 749.9 849.2 1,781.5 843.1 0.5 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 16—Area of nonindustrial private timberland by ownership, forested tract-size class, and

forest management type, Southeast Alabama, 2000

Forest management type

Ownership and forested All Pine Natural Oak– Upland Lowland

tract-size class types plantation pine pine hardwood hardwood Nonstocked

Acres Thousand acres

Individual

 10 150.5 13.3 4.0 61.8 48.3 23.1 — 

11-50 860.8 112.6 124.8 114.3 359.7 149.4 — 

51-100 1,105.7 200.5 175.9 166.4 405.6 156.7 0.5 

101-200 1,213.3 184.4 196.9 209.1 397.3 225.5 — 

201-500 1,148.1 206.3 184.9 175.3 379.6 202.1 — 

501 322.7 59.2 35.6 64.2 116.2 47.4 — 

 Total 4,801.1 776.4 722.2 791.2 1,706.6 804.2 0.5 

Corporate

 10 — — — — — — — 

11-50 52.6 12.7 6.0 11.9 10.0 12.1 — 

51-100 61.7 14.0 4.7 6.2 29.7 7.0 — 

101-200 71.3 22.1 7.6 17.2 14.0 10.4 — 

201-500 52.6 26.3 — 11.9 11.2 3.1 — 

501 52.4 15.8 9.5 10.7 10.1 6.3 — 

 Total 290.6 90.9 27.8 58.1 74.9 39.0 — 

All nonindustrial private

 10 150.5 13.3 4.0 61.8 48.3 23.1 — 

11-50 913.4 125.3 130.8 126.2 369.6 161.5 — 

51-100 1,167.4 214.6 180.6 172.7 435.3 163.7 0.5 

101-200 1,284.6 206.6 204.5 226.3 411.3 235.9 — 

201-500 1,200.7 232.6 184.9 187.2 390.8 205.2 — 

501 375.1 75.0 45.2 75.0 126.3 53.7 — 

 Total 5,091.7 867.3 749.9 849.2 1,781.5 843.1 0.5 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 17—Number of live trees on timberland by species and diameter class, Southeast Alabama, 2000

Diameter class (inches at breast height)

 All 1.0- 3.0- 5.0- 7.0- 9.0- 11.0- 13.0- 15.0- 17.0- 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 14,520 5,561 1,918 1,212 1,603 1,316 1,256 999 386 194 55 20 — 

 Slash pine 25,719 7,765 4,928 6,707 3,100 998 989 672 414 74 72 — — 

 Shortleaf pine 94,471 43,741 20,110 10,601 7,434 5,918 3,113 1,706 1,154 396 149 149 — 

 Loblolly pine 1,062,214 439,926 246,236 191,687 109,129 39,739 17,013 8,206 4,814 2,690 1,771 1,003 — 

 Virginia pine 12,766 10,476 1,269 565 212 174 70 — — — — — — 

 Spruce pine 10,035 3,988 2,725 661 834 432 324 254 281 148 246 142 — 

 Baldcypress 4,692 1,459 1,324 468 574 253 397 145 36 — — 36 — 

 Redcedars 22,497 13,057 5,809 1,950 755 565 177 111 — 73 — — — 

 Total softwoods 1,246,914 525,973 284,319 213,851 123,641 49,395 23,339 12,093 7,085 3,575 2,293 1,350 — 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 51,671 25,016 11,381 4,297 3,345 2,294 2,175 862 966 470 347 412 106 

 Select red oaks 8,794 4,611 1,249 960 471 423 175 179 248 70 109 299 — 

 Other white oaks 64,073 41,804 10,530 4,512 2,934 1,852 782 686 388 181 223 144 37 

 Other red oaks 706,159 518,081 95,438 35,732 18,404 13,573 8,745 6,022 4,060 2,550 1,377 1,855 322 

 Hickory 130,965 83,441 24,528 8,398 5,426 3,392 2,805 1,066 1,006 546 180 104 73 

 Hard maple 18,970 16,597 1,361 449 309 109 37 35 38 — 35 — — 

 Soft maple 209,067 159,860 29,273 9,990 4,696 2,616 1,349 637 291 107 70 142 36 

 Beech 10,843 8,661 — 687 427 317 218 146 106 140 — 105 36 

 Sweetgum 813,555 585,133 130,678 47,626 23,904 13,248 6,480 3,525 1,508 728 246 479 — 

 Tupelo and blackgum 151,845 89,384 25,486 13,116 9,698 6,368 3,983 1,971 1,122 409 271 37 — 

 Ash 54,334 35,627 10,659 3,577 1,545 1,249 715 391 211 219 71 70 — 

 Cottonwood 2,209 436 1,332 143 35 38 — 38 149 — 38 — — 

 Basswood 8,220 4,105 2,645 468 321 144 111 177 144 105 — — — 

 Yellow-poplar 107,094 70,369 13,662 7,241 4,458 3,377 2,798 1,703 1,478 610 615 676 107 

 Bay and magnolia 112,733 80,725 14,854 6,688 4,107 2,435 1,508 980 708 441 104 183 — 

 Black cherry 78,757 60,201 12,625 3,963 1,001 789 143 — 35 — — — — 

 Black walnut 2,568 944 902 291 217 71 36 71 36 — — — — 

 Sycamore 8,050 4,930 1,268 509 300 290 252 109 108 143 35 106 — 

 Black locust 1,018 — 946 36 36 — — — — — — — — 

 Elm 82,820 62,387 10,275 4,579 2,878 1,116 723 320 323 106 — 113 — 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 593,433 458,488 90,094 27,429 10,239 3,716 1,709 943 398 274 67 76 — 

 Total hardwoods 3,217,178 2,310,800 489,186 180,691 94,751 57,417 34,744 19,861 13,323 7,099 3,788 4,801 717 

All species 2,836,773 4,464,092 773,505 394,542 218,392 106,812 58,083 31,954 20,408 10,674 6,081 6,151 717 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell.
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Table 18—Number of growing-stock trees on timberland by species and diameter class, Southeast Alabama, 2000

Diameter class (inches at breast height)

 All 1.0- 3.0- 5.0- 7.0- 9.0- 11.0- 13.0- 15.0- 17.0- 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 12,826 4,607 1,405 1,092 1,603 1,276 1,232 999 380 157 55 20 — 

 Slash pine 22,784 5,976 4,461 6,350 2,890 929 983 672 377 74 72 — — 

 Shortleaf pine 78,081 33,963 15,317 9,726 7,040 5,700 2,998 1,636 1,118 396 38 149 — 

 Loblolly pine 910,222 352,833 215,920 175,766 99,522 34,324 15,006 7,561 4,366 2,438 1,628 858 — 

 Virginia pine 8,925 7,866 423 250 142 174 70 — — — — — — 

 Spruce pine 8,014 2,615 2,294 591 797 357 324 254 281 148 246 107 — 

 Baldcypress 3,503 449 1,324 361 539 253 397 108 36 — — 36 — 

 Redcedars 15,506 8,521 4,505 1,341 574 419 35 38 — 73 — — — 

 Total softwoods 1,059,861 416,830 245,649 195,477 113,107 43,432 21,045 11,268 6,558 3,286 2,039 1,170 — 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 34,095 12,291 8,753 3,435 2,696 2,191 1,895 748 856 470 277 412 71 

 Select red oaks 5,360 1,570 1,249 713 433 423 141 179 248 70 73 261 — 

 Other white oaks 30,707 16,225 6,077 3,137 2,125 1,352 603 541 318 145 111 36 37 

 Other red oaks 323,196 190,657 59,424 26,285 14,891 11,353 7,493 4,801 3,592 1,973 1,091 1,456 180 

 Hickory 73,091 36,566 16,150 7,240 4,854 3,110 2,594 884 930 546 145 34 38 

 Hard maple 3,096 2,195 449 177 166 109 — — — — — — — 

 Soft maple 41,472 24,227 7,813 4,472 2,353 1,438 671 246 110 71 35 36 — 

 Beech 4,003 2,650 — 283 250 244 218 41 106 105 — 70 36 

 Sweetgum 493,672 317,123 93,983 38,777 20,466 12,033 5,549 3,102 1,367 654 211 407 — 

 Tupelo and blackgum 75,521 27,283 17,258 10,097 8,317 5,822 3,367 1,718 1,086 303 233 37 — 

 Ash 18,374 7,617 4,547 2,670 1,225 1,070 463 284 211 181 71 35 — 

 Cottonwood 1,674 436 872 106 35 — — 38 149 — 38 — — 

 Basswood 5,064 2,260 1,757 326 217 144 111 72 107 70 — — — 

 Yellow-poplar 77,982 46,704 9,997 6,535 4,067 3,055 2,655 1,597 1,437 610 579 639 107 

 Bay and magnolia 62,065 40,917 9,277 4,152 2,554 2,010 1,221 825 673 296 68 72 — 

 Black cherry 16,630 11,416 2,287 1,666 644 475 107 — 35 — — — — 

 Black walnut 773 — 451 107 108 35 36 36 — — — — — 

 Sycamore 5,515 2,680 1,268 439 264 184 179 109 108 143 35 106 — 

 Black locust 946 — 946 — — — — — — — — — — 

 Elm 22,036 11,811 3,584 2,904 1,762 830 575 175 211 71 — 113 — 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 119,449 77,360 24,968 9,461 4,224 1,650 686 542 291 200 67 — — 

 Total hardwoods 1,414,721 831,988 271,110 122,982 71,651 47,528 28,564 15,938 11,835 5,908 3,034 3,714 469 

All species 1,248,818 2,474,582 516,759 318,459 184,758 90,960 49,609 27,206 18,393 9,194 5,073 4,884 469 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell.
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Table 19—Volume of live trees on timberland by species and diameter class, Southeast Alabama, 2000

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- 29.0 and

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

Million cubic feet

Softwood

 Longleaf pine 118.3 3.6 11.6 15.8 26.6 29.2 16.5 9.5 3.4 2.1 — 

 Slash pine 120.9 15.5 17.4 13.5 22.4 22.5 19.5 4.1 6.0 — — 

 Shortleaf pine 378.0 29.4 49.1 80.0 65.3 53.4 51.1 25.5 8.9 15.2 — 

 Loblolly pine 2,673.5 433.4 620.5 444.4 321.6 246.6 205.5 156.0 137.5 108.0 — 

 Virginia pine 6.6 1.6 1.3 2.1 1.6 — — — — — — 

 Spruce pine 91.9 2.3 6.2 5.9 7.1 7.6 12.7 9.9 22.7 17.5 — 

 Baldcypress 23.7 1.8 3.7 3.0 6.6 3.7 1.3 — — 3.6 — 

 Redcedars 21.2 4.5 3.8 5.5 2.2 2.6 — 2.6 — — — 

 Total softwoods 3,434.0 492.1 713.7 570.2 453.4 365.5 306.7 207.5 178.6 146.4 — 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 286.7 12.0 21.6 29.2 43.6 25.1 39.8 26.4 24.7 43.2 21.0 

 Select red oaks 74.4 3.3 3.7 5.9 3.9 5.6 11.4 4.5 7.4 28.9 — 

 Other white oaks 123.8 10.5 15.8 18.7 11.5 15.0 14.0 9.4 9.8 8.9 10.2 

 Other red oaks 1,261.7 102.1 118.0 155.1 165.9 156.8 150.8 122.1 83.0 156.2 51.8 

 Hickory 276.2 19.6 31.2 37.4 52.2 31.5 39.2 28.7 13.5 8.9 13.9 

 Hard maple 7.3 1.2 1.5 0.9 0.5 1.1 0.8 — 1.3 — — 

 Soft maple 141.0 27.3 26.4 25.5 21.4 11.6 8.3 4.6 3.0 8.4 4.6 

 Beech 39.8 1.6 2.5 3.9 4.2 3.6 4.2 7.6 — 7.8 4.4 

 Sweetgum 831.3 112.0 146.7 159.2 131.6 102.5 67.6 38.9 18.9 53.9 — 

 Tupelo and blackgum 372.2 35.2 60.2 75.7 70.5 51.2 41.3 19.6 15.9 2.7 — 

 Ash 90.6 11.0 10.7 15.0 14.5 11.3 8.1 9.8 4.3 5.9 — 

 Cottonwood 11.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 — 1.4 6.4 — 2.3 — — 

 Basswood 24.9 1.5 2.1 2.0 2.2 5.1 6.8 5.3 — — — 

 Yellow-poplar 435.0 21.5 32.4 41.4 58.1 50.9 61.9 33.1 44.0 68.9 22.7 

 Bay and magnolia 183.5 18.1 24.6 27.6 26.5 25.7 24.0 18.9 4.4 13.5 — 

 Black cherry 27.5 9.5 5.7 8.2 2.4 — 1.7 — — — — 

 Black walnut 5.6 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.5 1.4 1.1 — — — — 

 Sycamore 41.0 2.2 2.8 3.9 4.5 3.3 4.5 7.4 2.3 10.1 — 

 Black locust 0.4 0.1 0.4 — — — — — — — — 

 Elm 88.8 11.6 15.7 12.2 12.6 8.1 11.8 5.5 — 11.4 — 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 214.4 57.1 49.0 34.5 22.9 19.5 13.2 12.0 3.7 2.4 — 

 Total hardwoods 4,537.4 458.6 572.3 657.5 649.4 530.8 516.7 353.8 238.5 431.1 128.6 

All species 950.7 7,971.5 1,286.0 1,227.7 1,102.8 896.3 823.4 561.3 417.0 577.5 128.6 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 20—Volume of growing-stock trees on timberland by species and diameter class, Southeast Alabama, 2000

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- 29.0 and

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

Million cubic feet

Softwood

 Longleaf pine 115.6 3.4 11.6 15.4 26.2 29.2 16.3 8.1 3.4 2.1 — 

 Slash pine 117.4 14.7 16.6 12.8 22.3 22.5 18.4 4.1 6.0 — — 

 Shortleaf pine 361.3 27.4 47.0 77.8 63.6 52.0 50.4 25.5 2.4 15.2 — 

 Loblolly pine 2,439.1 403.7 568.9 389.7 289.7 232.5 191.5 145.2 125.9 92.0 — 

 Virginia pine 5.4 0.8 0.9 2.1 1.6 — — — — — — 

 Spruce pine 86.2 2.1 6.1 5.0 7.1 7.6 12.7 9.9 22.7 13.0 — 

 Baldcypress 22.6 1.5 3.6 3.0 6.6 3.0 1.3 — — 3.6 — 

 Redcedars 14.7 3.4 3.0 4.2 0.6 1.0 — 2.6 — — — 

 Total softwoods 3,162.2 457.0 657.7 510.0 417.6 347.7 290.6 195.2 160.4 125.9 — 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 256.7 10.3 18.1 28.0 38.8 22.4 35.8 26.4 19.5 43.2 14.1 

 Select red oaks 67.5 2.7 3.4 5.9 3.4 5.6 11.4 4.5 5.2 25.5 — 

 Other white oaks 93.4 7.8 11.8 14.3 9.3 12.3 11.6 8.3 4.5 3.2 10.2 

 Other red oaks 1,055.4 80.2 100.1 135.8 146.8 131.5 138.0 97.7 68.7 127.1 29.4 

 Hickory 245.1 17.6 28.8 34.8 48.6 26.9 37.7 28.7 11.9 3.2 6.9 

 Hard maple 2.4 0.5 0.9 0.9 — — — — — — — 

 Soft maple 71.8 13.3 14.0 15.3 11.9 5.2 3.9 3.1 2.3 2.8 — 

 Beech 30.0 0.8 1.7 3.3 4.2 0.9 4.2 5.5 — 5.1 4.4 

 Sweetgum 742.1 95.2 130.5 147.6 114.9 92.2 62.1 35.2 16.7 47.7 — 

 Tupelo and blackgum 331.7 28.2 52.5 70.3 62.3 46.5 40.3 14.7 14.2 2.7 — 

 Ash 74.5 8.7 8.9 13.7 9.7 9.3 8.1 8.6 4.3 3.2 — 

 Cottonwood 10.5 0.2 0.2 — — 1.4 6.4 — 2.3 — — 

 Basswood 19.1 1.2 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.1 5.6 4.4 — — — 

 Yellow-poplar 414.8 19.7 30.3 38.1 55.2 47.6 60.9 33.1 42.0 65.3 22.7 

 Bay and magnolia 141.0 11.9 15.9 23.1 21.6 22.2 23.1 13.1 3.7 6.5 — 

 Black cherry 17.1 4.5 3.9 5.0 1.9 — 1.7 — — — — 

 Black walnut 2.7 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 — — — — — 

 Sycamore 38.2 1.9 2.4 2.7 3.6 3.3 4.5 7.4 2.3 10.1 — 

 Elm 65.8 8.0 10.4 9.2 10.6 4.9 8.0 3.3 — 11.4 — 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 112.4 23.0 24.2 18.0 10.4 13.3 10.4 9.4 3.7 — — 

 Total hardwoods 3,792.3 336.1 460.5 568.5 555.9 448.2 473.8 303.3 201.3 357.0 87.8 

All species 793.2 6,954.5 1,118.1 1,078.5 973.5 795.9 764.4 498.5 361.7 482.9 87.8 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 21—Volume in the saw-log portion of sawtimber trees on timberland by species and diameter class,

Southeast Alabama, 2000

Diameter class (inches at breast height)

 All 9.0- 11.0- 13.0- 15.0- 17.0- 19.0- 21.0- 29.0 and

Species classes 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 larger

Million cubic feet

Softwood

 Longleaf pine 93.3 12.5 23.9 27.8 15.8 7.9 3.4 2.1 — 

 Slash pine 80.0 10.3 20.3 21.5 18.0 4.0 6.0 — — 

 Shortleaf pine 261.6 62.9 57.8 49.4 49.0 25.1 2.4 15.1 — 

 Loblolly pine 1,325.7 301.0 259.7 220.4 186.0 142.9 124.6 91.1 — 

 Virginia pine 3.2 1.7 1.5 — — — — — — 

 Spruce pine 75.1 4.0 6.5 7.2 12.3 9.7 22.5 12.9 — 

 Baldcypress 14.9 2.1 5.4 2.6 1.2 — — 3.5 — 

 Redcedars 7.3 3.4 0.5 1.0 — 2.5 — — — 

 Total softwoods 1,861.1 397.9 375.7 329.8 282.3 192.1 158.8 124.5 — 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 174.4 — 27.7 18.3 31.3 24.1 18.1 41.1 13.7 

 Select red oaks 50.0 — 2.4 4.6 9.8 4.1 4.9 24.2 — 

 Other white oaks 51.7 — 6.7 10.2 10.2 7.5 4.2 3.0 9.9 

 Other red oaks 632.6 — 107.5 108.2 120.1 87.7 62.9 118.6 27.7 

 Hickory 136.6 — 34.8 22.3 33.0 26.0 11.0 3.0 6.6 

 Soft maple 23.0 — 8.2 4.0 3.4 2.7 2.1 2.5 — 

 Beech 20.9 — 3.0 0.7 3.6 4.8 — 4.6 4.1 

 Sweetgum 305.9 — 80.6 75.6 55.1 32.4 15.8 46.4 — 

 Tupelo and blackgum 145.0 — 43.6 37.8 35.0 13.2 12.9 2.5 — 

 Ash 36.1 — 6.7 7.5 7.0 7.8 3.9 3.0 — 

 Cottonwood 8.8 — — 1.1 5.5 — 2.1 — — 

 Basswood 12.2 — 1.6 1.8 4.9 4.0 — — — 

 Yellow-poplar 287.3 — 38.3 39.0 54.0 30.5 39.7 63.3 22.5 

 Bay and magnolia 75.8 — 15.2 18.4 20.4 12.0 3.5 6.4 — 

 Black cherry 2.9 — 1.4 — 1.5 — — — — 

 Black walnut 0.9 — 0.3 0.6 — — — — — 

 Sycamore 26.7 — 2.3 2.6 3.8 6.5 2.0 9.4 — 

 Elm 31.7 — 7.6 3.9 6.8 2.9 — 10.4 — 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 35.7 — 7.0 9.8 8.2 7.5 3.3 — — 

 Total hardwoods 2,058.3 — 395.0 366.5 413.7 273.7 186.4 338.5 84.5 

All species 397.9 3,919.4 770.7 696.3 696.0 465.8 345.2 463.0 84.5 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 22—Volume of sawtimber on timberland by species and diameter class, Southeast Alabama, 2000

Diameter class (inches at breast height)

All 9.0- 11.0- 13.0- 15.0- 17.0- 19.0- 21.0- 29.0 and

Species classes 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 larger

Million board feet

Softwood

 Longleaf pine 522.1 61.2 125.5 156.0 94.6 49.3 21.6 13.9 — 

 Slash pine 440.1 47.6 103.5 118.8 106.7 24.4 39.0 — — 

 Shortleaf pine 1,390.3 292.2 288.8 265.6 280.5 150.6 15.0 97.6 — 

 Loblolly pine 7,295.6 1,394.5 1,305.5 1,209.1 1,087.5 878.2 799.5 621.4 — 

 Virginia pine 14.7 7.6 7.1 — — — — — — 

 Spruce pine 442.7 20.6 34.2 39.4 70.6 57.2 137.5 83.3 — 

 Baldcypress 72.8 9.0 24.1 12.7 6.3 — — 20.8 — 

 Redcedars 40.1 17.1 2.7 5.3 — 15.0 — — — 

 Total softwoods 10,218.5 1,849.8 1,891.4 1,806.7 1,646.2 1,174.7 1,012.5 837.0 — 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 928.9 — 133.3 89.8 157.8 127.7 99.7 236.1 84.4 

 Select red oaks 289.0 — 11.4 23.1 51.7 24.1 29.3 149.5 — 

 Other white oaks 281.7 — 32.8 50.8 51.8 40.1 22.9 16.8 66.5 

 Other red oaks 3,538.4 — 564.7 569.5 652.0 492.4 362.7 715.5 181.6 

 Hickory 708.8 — 166.2 110.5 171.1 140.5 61.7 17.3 41.5 

 Soft maple 114.9 — 39.4 19.3 16.8 13.8 11.3 14.3 — 

 Beech 96.7 — 15.2 3.3 16.5 21.9 — 20.8 19.0 

 Sweetgum 1,664.4 — 410.6 390.8 298.4 182.2 92.3 290.2 — 

 Tupelo and blackgum 689.7 — 188.4 175.4 171.1 70.2 69.7 14.9 — 

 Ash 180.5 — 31.5 35.8 35.0 40.6 20.9 16.8 — 

 Cottonwood 46.8 — — 5.7 29.2 — 11.9 — — 

 Basswood 61.0 — 7.5 8.6 24.3 20.6 — — — 

 Yellow-poplar 1,680.1 — 197.6 205.9 298.8 176.8 238.7 405.3 157.0 

 Bay and magnolia 365.4 — 72.5 85.7 96.8 58.7 17.2 34.5 — 

 Black cherry 14.9 — 6.7 — 8.2 — — — — 

 Black walnut 4.2 — 1.7 2.6 — — — — — 

 Sycamore 143.4 — 11.3 12.6 19.6 34.7 11.0 54.1 — 

 Elm 164.8 — 36.9 19.3 34.4 15.3 — 58.9 — 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 196.1 — 35.7 52.6 45.9 44.2 17.7 — — 

 Total hardwoods 11,169.7 — 1,963.3 1,861.4 2,179.4 1,503.7 1,067.1 2,044.9 550.0 

All species 1,849.8 21,388.2 3,854.7 3,668.1 3,825.7 2,678.4 2,079.6 2,881.9 550.0 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 23—Volume of sawtimber on timberland by species, size class, and tree grade, Southeast Alabama, 2000

All size classes Trees 15.0 inches d.b.h.

All Tree grade All Tree grade

Species grades 1 2 3 4 5 grades 1 2 3 4 5

Softwood

 Longleaf pine 522.1 154.1 142.5 221.4 — 4.0 179.4 57.2 60.3 61.9 — — 

 Slash pine 440.1 92.4 80.6 239.8 — 27.3 170.2 36.1 46.5 70.1 — 17.5 

 Shortleaf pine 1,390.3 699.2 180.5 492.9 — 17.7 543.7 350.7 28.8 146.5 — 17.7 

 Loblolly pine 7,295.6 2,135.1 1,174.7 3,780.9 — 204.9 3,386.5 1,421.0 684.3 1,118.7 — 162.5 

 Virginia pine 14.7 — — 14.7 — — — — — — — — 

 Spruce pine 442.7 102.6 108.4 229.8 — 1.9 348.5 92.8 94.4 161.3 — — 

 Baldcypress 72.8 20.8 15.2 36.9 — — 27.1 20.8 6.3 — — — 

 Redcedars 40.1 — 8.3 30.2 — 1.7 15.0 — 6.6 8.4 — — 

 Total softwoods 10,218.5 3,204.1 1,710.1 5,046.6 — 257.6 4,670.5 1,978.6 927.1 1,566.9 — 197.8 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 928.9 243.1 184.3 247.2 116.4 138.0 705.8 243.1 158.2 103.0 69.3 132.2 

 Select red oaks 289.0 80.4 105.4 47.0 21.7 34.5 254.5 80.4 96.0 33.0 21.7 23.4 

 Other white oaks 281.7 36.7 52.7 141.6 24.9 25.7 198.1 36.7 40.6 99.7 5.7 15.3 

 Other red oaks 3,538.4 399.9 676.8 1,246.5 936.1 279.1 2,404.2 399.9 482.4 687.7 610.9 223.3 

 Hickory 708.8 93.4 182.7 291.5 104.6 36.6 432.1 93.4 118.6 151.7 51.6 16.8 

 Soft maple 114.9 14.3 2.8 47.8 44.3 5.8 56.2 14.3 — 19.3 16.8 5.8 

 Beech 96.7 — 29.1 20.6 41.1 5.9 78.2 — 29.1 16.0 27.2 5.9 

 Sweetgum 1,664.4 406.5 424.9 564.6 180.9 87.5 863.0 406.5 211.9 151.8 40.7 52.2 

 Tupelo and blackgum 689.7 111.5 265.4 263.1 22.0 27.6 325.9 111.5 133.9 70.6 — 9.8 

 Ash 180.5 59.5 50.9 54.3 2.8 13.0 113.3 59.5 30.9 7.0 2.8 13.0 

 Cottonwood 46.8 28.4 18.4 — — — 41.1 28.4 12.8 — — — 

 Basswood 61.0 — 37.7 21.6 1.7 — 44.9 — 33.2 11.7 — — 

 Yellow-poplar 1,680.1 518.8 322.7 355.6 423.0 60.0 1,276.6 518.8 236.8 184.8 287.8 48.5 

 Bay and magnolia 365.4 5.6 71.0 111.5 130.9 46.5 207.2 5.6 34.0 33.1 96.7 37.9 

 Black cherry 14.9 — — 11.1 3.7 — 8.2 — — 8.2 — — 

 Black walnut 4.2 — — 4.2 — — — — — — — — 

 Sycamore 143.4 6.5 22.8 70.8 25.3 18.0 119.5 6.5 18.0 51.7 25.3 18.0 

 Elm 164.8 48.7 54.8 39.4 14.7 7.1 108.6 48.7 40.4 12.3 — 7.1 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 196.1 6.5 62.9 84.5 19.2 23.1 107.8 6.5 45.6 33.0 11.7 11.1 

 Total hardwoods 11,169.7 2,059.7 2,565.3 3,623.0 2,113.2 808.5 7,345.1 2,059.7 1,722.3 1,674.7 1,268.3 620.2 

All species 5,263.8 21,388.2 4,275.5 8,669.5 2,113.2 1,066.2 12,015.6 4,038.3 2,649.4 3,241.6 1,268.3 817.9 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.

Million board feet
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Table 24—Volume of growing stock on timberland by county and species group, Southeast Alabama, 2000

 Softwoods Hardwoods

 All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

County species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million cubic feet

Autauga 266.1 120.6 120.0 0.6 145.6 73.2 72.3 

Barbour 481.6 255.5 254.9 0.6 226.2 107.9 118.3 

Bullock 270.8 135.2 135.0 0.2 135.6 73.1 62.6 

Butler 434.1 275.7 272.4 3.3 158.4 94.6 63.8 

Chambers 365.5 223.6 222.9 0.7 141.9 79.4 62.4 

Chilton 248.6 78.5 78.3 0.2 170.2 57.5 112.7 

Coffee 247.1 142.9 141.6 1.3 104.2 51.0 53.2 

Crenshaw 431.7 187.8 186.7 1.1 243.9 143.3 100.6 

Dale 393.6 169.3 168.5 0.8 224.3 103.1 121.2 

Dallas 523.6 205.6 200.2 5.4 318.0 143.2 174.9 

Elmore 326.9 115.5 101.6 13.9 211.4 91.8 119.6 

Geneva 237.1 106.4 103.9 2.5 130.6 66.9 63.8 

Henry 235.9 105.8 105.8 — 130.2 72.5 57.7 

Houston 262.7 95.6 91.4 4.2 167.0 104.8 62.3 

Lee 303.4 149.8 149.8 — 153.5 94.4 59.1 

Lowndes 290.7 130.8 129.2 1.5 159.9 99.5 60.4 

Macon 373.5 159.6 159.4 0.1 213.9 94.0 119.9 

Montgomery 311.9 99.6 99.6 — 212.3 126.3 86.0 

Pike 225.9 107.1 106.3 0.8 118.8 61.5 57.3 

Russell 310.2 102.9 102.9 — 207.4 133.0 74.4 

Tallapoosa 413.6 194.6 194.6 — 219.0 115.3 103.7 

 Total 6,954.5 3,162.2 3,124.9 37.3 3,792.3 1,986.3 1,806.0 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 25—Volume of live trees on timberland by county and species group, Southeast Alabama, 2000

 Softwoods Hardwoods

 All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

County species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million cubic feet

Autauga 287.5 126.0 125.4 0.6 161.5 78.9 82.6 

Barbour 570.8 296.4 294.6 1.8 274.4 131.1 143.2 

Bullock 337.8 163.5 163.3 0.2 174.3 94.1 80.2 

Butler 497.6 294.4 289.0 5.4 203.2 111.7 91.5 

Chambers 441.9 256.6 255.8 0.7 185.4 99.3 86.1 

Chilton 276.9 82.9 82.2 0.8 194.0 65.7 128.3 

Coffee 273.1 147.6 146.3 1.3 125.5 59.0 66.4 

Crenshaw 464.6 191.1 189.7 1.4 273.5 160.5 113.0 

Dale 429.8 172.2 171.3 0.8 257.6 116.9 140.7 

Dallas 583.7 213.9 207.2 6.7 369.8 172.0 197.8 

Elmore 345.4 116.3 102.2 14.1 229.1 99.9 129.2 

Geneva 276.0 115.4 112.9 2.5 160.6 77.4 83.2 

Henry 254.4 108.4 108.4 — 145.9 81.1 64.9 

Houston 291.2 97.0 92.8 4.2 194.2 116.9 77.3 

Lee 373.3 180.7 180.0 0.7 192.6 119.4 73.2 

Lowndes 347.0 134.7 133.0 1.7 212.2 118.6 93.6 

Macon 429.3 168.1 167.9 0.1 261.2 119.7 141.5 

Montgomery 382.6 115.4 114.9 0.4 267.2 152.1 115.2 

Pike 292.6 127.4 126.3 1.1 165.1 85.4 79.7 

Russell 370.7 130.1 130.1 — 240.6 146.3 94.3 

Tallapoosa 445.2 195.8 195.8 0.0 249.4 127.2 122.2 

 Total 7,971.5 3,434.0 3,389.2 44.9 4,537.4 2,333.3 2,204.1 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 26—Volume of sawtimber on timberland by county and species group, Southeast Alabama, 2000

 Softwoods Hardwoods

 All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

County species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million board feet

Autauga 754.9 315.9 313.5 2.4 439.0 196.7 242.3 

Barbour 1,791.6 1,116.8 1,115.0 1.8 674.7 263.6 411.1 

Bullock 901.4 519.7 519.7 — 381.7 183.0 198.7 

Butler 1,261.3 765.6 761.1 4.6 495.7 284.9 210.8 

Chambers 1,026.7 627.3 626.0 1.4 399.3 204.2 195.1 

Chilton 784.0 295.1 295.1 — 488.9 141.8 347.1 

Coffee 657.1 476.6 471.6 5.0 180.5 88.5 92.0 

Crenshaw 1,312.3 572.4 569.1 3.3 739.9 424.4 315.5 

Dale 1,390.3 753.5 753.5 — 636.9 211.6 425.3 

Dallas 1,569.8 635.7 616.5 19.2 934.1 298.7 635.5 

Elmore 1,010.5 363.7 308.3 55.5 646.8 247.6 399.2 

Geneva 761.0 347.7 341.0 6.7 413.3 172.2 241.1 

Henry 786.8 426.8 426.8 — 360.1 210.0 150.1 

Houston 804.3 313.3 306.7 6.6 490.9 291.8 199.2 

Lee 758.6 344.0 344.0 — 414.6 243.9 170.6 

Lowndes 800.0 291.9 285.2 6.6 508.2 293.1 215.0 

Macon 1,219.6 443.5 443.5 — 776.1 326.0 450.1 

Montgomery 1,093.3 448.6 448.6 — 644.7 328.6 316.1 

Pike 603.7 310.4 310.4 — 293.2 110.8 182.4 

Russell 957.8 298.7 298.7 — 659.1 420.2 238.9 

Tallapoosa 1,143.0 551.2 551.2 — 591.8 308.7 283.1 

 Total 21,388.2 10,218.5 10,105.5 113.0 11,169.7 5,250.3 5,919.4 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 27—Volume of timber on timberland by class of timber and species group, Southeast Alabama, 2000

 Softwoods Hardwoods

All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

Class of timber species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million cubic feet

Sawtimber trees

 Saw-log portion 3,919.4 1,861.1 1,838.9 22.2 2,058.3 978.7 1,079.6 

 Upper-stem portiona 186.4 555.4 182.8 3.6 368.9 187.5 181.4 

 Total 4,474.7 2,047.5 2,021.7 25.8 2,427.2 1,166.3 1,261.0 

Poletimber trees 1,114.7 2,479.8 1,103.2 11.5 1,365.1 820.0 545.1 

 All growing-stock trees 6,954.5 3,162.2 3,124.9 37.3 3,792.3 1,986.3 1,806.0 

Rough trees

 Sawtimber size 577.6 180.7 175.5 5.2 396.9 165.1 231.8 

 Poletimber size 410.5 91.1 88.8 2.2 319.5 170.1 149.4 

 Total 988.1 271.8 264.3 7.5 716.3 335.2 381.2 

Rotten trees

 Sawtimber size 24.9 — — — 24.9 9.9 15.0 

 Poletimber size 3.9 0.1 — 0.1 3.9 1.9 2.0 

 Total 28.8 0.1 — 0.1 28.7 11.8 17.0 

Salvable dead trees

 Sawtimber size 59.2 35.1 35.1 — 24.0 13.7 10.3 

 Poletimber size 18.1 8.0 7.2 0.9 10.1 2.7 7.4 

 Total 77.3 43.2 42.3 0.9 34.1 16.5 17.7 

All classes 3,477.2 8,048.7 3,431.5 45.7 4,571.5 2,349.7 2,221.8 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.

a Includes cull sections in the saw-log portion.
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Table 28—Volume of live and growing-stock trees on timberland by ownership class and species group,

Southeast Alabama, 2000

 Softwoods Hardwoods

 All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

Ownership class species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Live trees (million cubic feet)

National forest 63.7 29.4 29.4 — 34.3 13.9 20.4 

Other public 319.6 147.2 147.2 — 172.40 72.4 100.0 

Forest industry 1,156.6 824.2 821.5 2.7 332.46 193.6 138.9 

Nonindustrial private 6,431.5 2,433.2 2,391.1 42.1 3,998.24 2,053.3 1,944.9 

 All classes 7,971.5 3,434.0 3,389.2 44.9 4,537.41 2,333.3 2,204.1 

Growing-stock trees (million cubic feet)

National forest 60.2 28.0 28.0 — 32.2 12.9 19.3 

Other public 287.5 133.9 133.9 — 153.6 64.9 88.7 

Forest industry 1,045.5 779.8 777.6 2.3 265.7 162.4 103.2 

Nonindustrial private 5,561.3 2,220.5 2,185.4 35.0 3,340.9 1,746.1 1,594.8 

 All classes 6,954.5 3,162.2 3,124.9 37.3 3,792.3 1,986.3 1,806.0 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.

Table 29—Volume of sawtimber on timberland by ownership class, species group, and size class,

Southeast Alabama, 2000

Softwoods Hardwoods

 All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

Ownership class species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

All size classes (million board feet)

National forest 267.6 143.3 143.3 — 124.3 46.3 78.0 

Other public 1,172.3 678.5 678.5 — 493.9 191.5 302.4 

Forest industry 2,324.4 1,715.1 1,708.5 6.6 609.3 351.9 257.4 

Nonindustrial private 17,623.9 7,681.7 7,575.3 106.4 9,942.2 4,660.6 5,281.6 

 All classes 21,388.2 10,218.5 10,105.5 113.0 11,169.7 5,250.3 5,919.4 

Trees  inches d.b.h. (million board feet)

National forest 197.0 93.1 93.1 — 103.9 33.8 70.0 

Other public 752.9 414.6 414.6 — 338.3 126.9 211.4 

Forest industry 895.2 558.0 551.4 6.6 337.1 197.6 139.5 

Nonindustrial private 10,170.5 3,604.7 3,569.2 35.5 6,565.8 2,865.9 3,700.0 

 All classes 12,015.6 4,670.5 4,628.3 42.1 7,345.1 3,224.2 4,120.9 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 30—Volume of growing stock on timberland by forest-type group, stand origin, and species group,

Southeast Alabama, 2000

Softwoods Hardwoods

Forest-type group All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

and stand origin species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million cubic feet

Softwood types

 Longleaf–slash pine

 Planted 90.8 86.6 86.4 0.2 4.3 2.7 1.6 

 Natural 79.5 72.7 72.7 — 6.8 1.1 5.7 

 Total 170.3 159.2 159.0 0.2 11.1 3.8 7.3 

 Loblolly–shortleaf pine

 Planted 1,205.3 1,153.0 1,152.8 0.2 52.3 29.0 23.3 

 Natural 1,127.7 922.6 917.1 5.5 205.1 116.7 88.5 

 Total 2,333.0 2,075.6 2,069.9 5.7 257.4 145.7 111.8 

 Total softwoods 2,503.4 2,234.8 2,229.0 5.9 268.5 149.5 119.0 

Hardwood types

 Oak–pine

 Planted 112.6 78.7 78.3 0.4 33.9 21.1 12.8 

 Natural 945.7 507.9 505.1 2.8 437.9 200.6 237.2 

 Total 1,058.3 586.5 583.3 3.2 471.8 221.7 250.1 

 Oak–hickory 1,880.2 263.4 258.0 5.4 1,616.8 637.1 979.7 

 Oak–gum–cypress 1,455.5 75.6 52.7 22.8 1,380.0 933.9 446.1 

 Elm–ash–cottonwood 57.1 1.8 1.8 — 55.3 44.1 11.2 

 Total hardwoods 4,451.2 927.4 895.9 31.4 3,523.8 1,836.8 1,687.0 

Nonstocked — — — — — — — 

All groups 3,162.2 6,954.5 3,124.9 37.3 3,792.3 1,986.3 1,806.0 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 31—Average basal area of live trees per acre on timberland by ownership class, 

species group, and d.b.h., Southeast Alabama, 2000

Ownership class All tree D.b.h. (inches)

and species group sizes 1.0-4.9 5.0-10.9 11.0-14.9 15.0

Square feet/acre

National forest

 Softwood 38.7 5.3 11.4 10.2 11.8 

 Hardwood 43.4 9.2 11.6 7.5 15.1 

 Total 82.1 14.5 23.1 17.6 26.9 

Other public

 Softwood 31.2 2.5 9.0 9.1 10.7 

 Hardwood 63.3 17.8 21.6 10.8 13.1 

 Total 94.6 20.3 30.5 19.9 23.8 

Forest industry

 Softwood 42.8 6.8 29.0 4.1 2.9 

 Hardwood 27.6 9.2 10.3 4.6 3.5 

 Total 70.4 16.0 39.3 8.7 6.3 

Nonindustrial private

 Softwood 27.1 4.5 13.3 4.7 4.6 

 Hardwood 51.0 12.7 17.6 9.4 11.3 

 Total 78.1 17.2 30.9 14.1 15.9 

All classes

 Softwood 30.0 4.9 15.7 4.8 4.6 

 Hardwood 47.4 12.2 16.4 8.6 10.2 

 Total 77.3 17.0 32.1 13.4 14.8 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.
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Table 32—Average net annual growth of growing stock on timberland by county and 

species group, Southeast Alabama, 1990–1999

Softwoods Hardwoods

 All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

County species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million cubic feet

Autauga 18.6 15.5 15.5 — 3.1 1.3 1.8 

Barbour 21.4 12.1 12.1 — 9.2 4.9 4.3 

Bullock 16.2 10.3 10.2 0.1 5.9 4.2 1.7 

Butler 37.3 30.7 30.5 0.1 6.7 3.7 2.9 

Chambers 26.6 20.8 20.9 -0.1 5.8 3.8 2.0 

Chilton 10.4 4.4 4.4 — 5.9 1.9 4.1 

Coffee 17.1 10.9 11.0 -0.1 6.2 2.4 3.8 

Crenshaw 27.7 18.2 17.6 0.5 9.6 5.6 3.9 

Dale 16.9 8.0 8.0 0.0 8.9 4.0 4.9 

Dallas 28.4 13.4 13.4 0.1 15.0 7.0 8.0 

Elmore 17.6 7.4 7.3 0.1 10.2 3.6 6.6 

Geneva 11.9 7.3 7.3 0.0 4.6 2.6 2.1 

Henry 10.7 7.4 7.5 -0.1 3.3 1.0 2.3 

Houston 10.5 6.3 6.3 — 4.3 2.2 2.0 

Lee 22.4 14.0 13.9 0.1 8.5 6.7 1.8 

Lowndes 16.7 12.5 12.3 0.2 4.2 2.3 1.9 

Macon 16.8 9.3 9.3 — 7.5 2.8 4.7 

Montgomery 13.1 4.5 4.5 0.1 8.5 5.5 3.1 

Pike 18.5 12.3 12.3 — 6.2 2.1 4.1 

Russell 18.5 10.9 10.9 — 7.6 4.1 3.5 

Tallapoosa 35.8 23.9 23.8 0.2 11.9 5.9 6.0 

 Total 413.1 260.1 258.9 1.2 153.0 77.6 75.4 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 33—Average net annual growth of live trees on timberland by county and species group,

Southeast Alabama, 1990–1999

Softwoods Hardwoods

 All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

County species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million cubic feet

Autauga 20.1 16.4 16.4 — 3.8 1.2 2.6 

Barbour 25.1 14.0 14.0 0.1 11.0 5.6 5.4 

Bullock 20.5 13.5 13.5 0.1 7.0 4.8 2.2 

Butler 40.8 32.2 31.9 0.3 8.7 4.6 4.1 

Chambers 30.3 22.5 22.6 -0.1 7.8 4.8 3.0 

Chilton 11.4 4.8 4.8 — 6.5 2.0 4.5 

Coffee 17.5 11.5 11.6 -0.1 6.0 2.1 4.0 

Crenshaw 28.2 18.2 17.5 0.6 10.1 6.3 3.8 

Dale 17.2 7.7 7.7 0.0 9.5 4.3 5.3 

Dallas 30.6 14.4 14.4 0.1 16.2 7.9 8.3 

Elmore 18.7 7.5 7.3 0.1 11.2 3.9 7.3 

Geneva 13.0 7.4 7.4 0.0 5.6 3.5 2.1 

Henry 11.0 7.7 7.7 -0.1 3.4 1.1 2.3 

Houston 11.0 6.4 6.4 — 4.6 2.5 2.1 

Lee 26.5 15.7 15.6 0.1 10.8 8.7 2.1 

Lowndes 18.3 13.1 12.9 0.2 5.2 2.8 2.4 

Macon 18.7 9.8 9.8 — 8.9 3.5 5.4 

Montgomery 14.4 4.6 4.5 0.1 9.8 6.4 3.4 

Pike 22.6 14.7 14.7 — 7.9 3.2 4.7 

Russell 22.2 13.4 13.4 — 8.8 4.4 4.4 

Tallapoosa 39.1 25.0 24.8 0.2 14.1 6.6 7.5 

 Total 457.4 280.5 278.8 1.6 176.9 90.1 86.7 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 34—Average net annual growth of sawtimber on timberland by county and species group,

Southeast Alabama, 1990–1999

Softwoods Hardwoods

 All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

County species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million board feet

Autauga 46.1 35.3 35.3 — 10.8 6.1 4.7 

Barbour 94.6 61.1 61.1 — 33.5 13.8 19.7 

Bullock 49.2 30.2 30.0 0.2 19.0 8.8 10.2 

Butler 118.4 99.1 99.1 — 19.3 12.2 7.1 

Chambers 91.6 71.2 71.6 -0.4 20.4 13.6 6.8 

Chilton 38.5 19.0 19.0 — 19.5 4.9 14.6 

Coffee 43.9 31.5 31.5 — 12.4 6.0 6.4 

Crenshaw 78.3 49.5 47.4 2.1 28.8 16.5 12.4 

Dale 57.0 32.9 32.8 0.2 24.0 6.9 17.1 

Dallas 95.8 47.7 47.7 — 48.1 19.9 28.2 

Elmore 56.5 19.3 18.7 0.6 37.2 12.6 24.6 

Geneva 45.3 28.5 28.3 0.2 16.8 6.8 10.0 

Henry 48.7 35.3 35.3 — 13.4 6.0 7.4 

Houston 29.6 12.3 12.3 — 17.3 9.7 7.6 

Lee 56.5 33.7 33.0 0.8 22.8 16.5 6.3 

Lowndes 52.2 33.4 32.2 1.3 18.7 10.2 8.6 

Macon 58.0 25.4 25.4 — 32.6 11.1 21.6 

Montgomery 53.4 27.6 27.2 0.4 25.8 14.9 10.9 

Pike 43.3 27.7 27.7 — 15.5 5.7 9.8 

Russell 58.8 27.4 27.4 — 31.4 15.2 16.2 

Tallapoosa 92.2 64.4 63.9 0.4 27.8 13.7 14.1 

 Total 1,307.7 812.6 807.0 5.6 495.1 230.8 264.3 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 35—Average annual removals of growing stock on timberland by county and species group,

Southeast Alabama, 1990–1999

 Softwoods Hardwoods

 All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

County species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million cubic feet

Autauga 20.7 18.2 18.2 — 2.5 1.0 1.5 

Barbour 28.5 18.1 18.1 — 10.4 5.4 5.0 

Bullock 19.7 15.8 15.8 — 3.9 2.5 1.4 

Butler 52.8 43.0 42.9 0.1 9.7 4.5 5.3 

Chambers 24.4 17.6 17.6 0.1 6.7 4.3 2.5 

Chilton 21.1 11.5 11.5 — 9.6 3.8 5.8 

Coffee 11.9 8.2 8.2 — 3.6 2.2 1.4 

Crenshaw 25.6 20.5 20.5 — 5.1 2.2 2.9 

Dale 9.8 3.6 3.6 — 6.3 3.1 3.1 

Dallas 23.3 16.8 16.8 — 6.5 2.6 3.9 

Elmore 10.4 5.6 5.6 — 4.8 2.3 2.5 

Geneva 6.4 2.2 2.2 — 4.2 3.2 1.0 

Henry 8.4 5.0 5.0 — 3.4 1.2 2.3 

Houston 3.6 2.6 2.6 — 1.0 0.7 0.3 

Lee 20.4 14.5 14.5 — 5.9 4.1 1.8 

Lowndes 18.5 12.8 12.8 — 5.7 3.1 2.5 

Macon 6.2 5.6 5.6 — 0.6 0.2 0.4 

Montgomery 11.6 7.7 7.7 — 3.9 2.3 1.6 

Pike 15.3 7.5 7.5 — 7.7 2.7 5.0 

Russell 10.0 7.2 7.2 — 2.8 1.8 0.9 

Tallapoosa 34.3 25.0 24.8 0.2 9.3 3.4 5.8 

 Total 382.8 269.2 268.8 0.4 113.6 56.7 56.9 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 36—Average annual removals of live trees on timberland by county and species group,

Southeast Alabama, 1990–1999

Softwoods Hardwoods

 All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

County species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million cubic feet

Autauga 21.1 18.3 18.3 — 2.8 1.2 1.7 

Barbour 30.0 18.7 18.7 — 11.3 5.5 5.8 

Bullock 20.3 15.9 15.9 — 4.4 2.7 1.7 

Butler 54.3 44.2 44.1 0.1 10.1 4.7 5.4 

Chambers 26.1 18.4 18.3 0.1 7.7 5.0 2.7 

Chilton 23.6 12.5 12.5 — 11.2 4.6 6.5 

Coffee 13.5 9.5 9.5 — 4.1 2.3 1.7 

Crenshaw 26.9 21.0 21.0 — 5.8 2.4 3.4 

Dale 11.5 3.6 3.6 — 8.0 3.9 4.1 

Dallas 24.5 17.2 17.2 — 7.3 2.9 4.4 

Elmore 11.1 5.6 5.6 — 5.5 2.6 2.9 

Geneva 7.6 2.6 2.6 — 5.0 3.6 1.4 

Henry 9.2 5.2 5.2 — 4.0 1.2 2.8 

Houston 3.9 2.8 2.8 — 1.1 0.7 0.4 

Lee 21.3 14.7 14.7 — 6.6 4.7 1.9 

Lowndes 19.8 13.6 13.6 — 6.2 3.4 2.8 

Macon 6.5 5.9 5.9 — 0.6 0.2 0.4 

Montgomery 11.9 7.7 7.7 — 4.2 2.6 1.6 

Pike 18.1 8.8 8.8 — 9.3 3.1 6.3 

Russell 10.2 7.3 7.3 — 2.8 1.9 0.9 

Tallapoosa 36.9 26.5 26.2 0.3 10.5 3.9 6.6 

 Total 408.4 280.0 279.5 0.4 128.4 63.1 65.3 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 37—Average annual removals of sawtimber on timberland by county and species group,

Southeast Alabama, 1990–1999

Softwoods Hardwoods

 All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

County species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million board feet

Autauga 70.7 64.9 64.9 — 5.7 2.8 2.9 

Barbour 113.5 91.2 91.2 — 22.3 9.3 13.0 

Bullock 68.8 57.6 57.6 — 11.2 7.2 4.1 

Butler 158.4 133.1 133.1 — 25.3 10.0 15.3 

Chambers 84.5 70.1 70.1 — 14.4 9.7 4.6 

Chilton 66.4 41.1 41.1 — 25.3 8.9 16.4 

Coffee 36.8 29.0 29.0 — 7.7 5.1 2.7 

Crenshaw 76.8 64.5 64.5 — 12.2 4.6 7.6 

Dale 32.8 15.2 15.2 — 17.7 8.3 9.3 

Dallas 88.1 70.3 70.3 — 17.8 6.1 11.7 

Elmore 28.8 16.4 16.4 — 12.4 5.5 7.0 

Geneva 19.7 7.6 7.6 — 12.1 8.6 3.5 

Henry 30.0 18.7 18.7 — 11.4 3.4 8.0 

Houston 10.4 6.0 6.0 — 4.3 3.5 0.9 

Lee 69.9 46.9 46.9 — 23.0 18.3 4.7 

Lowndes 62.8 50.5 50.5 — 12.3 6.1 6.2 

Macon 15.9 13.1 13.1 — 2.8 1.2 1.6 

Montgomery 47.2 36.1 36.1 — 11.1 6.4 4.7 

Pike 47.2 34.1 34.1 — 13.1 4.3 8.8 

Russell 29.9 24.1 24.1 — 5.8 4.2 1.6 

Tallapoosa 90.7 70.1 70.1 — 20.6 4.8 15.8 

 Total 1,249.1 960.7 960.7 — 288.4 138.0 150.4 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 38—Average net annual growth and average annual removals of live trees, growing stock, and

sawtimber on timberland by species, Southeast Alabama, 1990–1999

 Net Net Net

 annual Annual annual Annual annual Annual

Species growth removals growth removals growth removals

Million cubic feet Million board feet

Softwood

 Longleaf pine 3.7 7.6 3.7 7.6 20.9 32.0 

 Slash pine 9.2 10.8 9.2 10.3 45.3 33.9 

 Shortleaf pine 18.4 40.1 17.1 38.6 75.5 145.8 

 Loblolly pine 245.9 216.9 227.6 208.8 656.1 732.5 

 Virginia pine 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.8 1.4 1.6 

 Spruce pine 1.0 3.1 1.0 2.7 7.8 14.9 

 Baldcypress 0.5 — 0.5 — 2.4 — 

 Redcedars 1.1 0.4 0.7 0.4 3.2 — 

 Total softwoods 280.5 280.0 260.1 269.2 812.6 960.7 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 10.6 8.6 10.2 8.1 31.7 23.2 

 Select red oaks 2.9 1.7 2.4 1.4 14.3 4.1 

 Other white oaks 4.9 6.5 4.1 5.8 11.6 12.6 

 Other red oaks 54.7 39.0 48.6 35.6 172.5 96.1 

 Hickory 8.0 5.2 7.7 5.0 30.9 12.7 

 Hard maple 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.5 

 Soft maple 6.1 3.5 3.7 2.0 4.6 2.4 

 Beech 1.2 0.2 0.7 0.2 1.7 — 

 Sweetgum 42.0 32.0 36.8 30.3 89.7 61.0 

 Tupelo and blackgum 8.3 6.2 7.4 5.3 28.4 11.9 

 Ash 3.0 1.6 2.3 1.4 9.9 3.7 

 Cottonwood 0.3 — 0.3 — 2.5 — 

 Basswood 1.1 0.2 1.0 0.2 3.7 0.9 

 Yellow-poplar 17.6 12.3 16.7 11.8 56.9 43.9 

 Bay and magnolia 4.5 3.9 3.5 3.4 10.4 7.3 

 Black cherry 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.4 

 Black walnut 0.4 — 0.1 — 0.3 — 

 Sycamore 2.3 0.4 1.9 0.4 11.0 0.6 

 Elm 1.5 0.6 1.3 0.4 4.9 1.0 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 5.8 5.9 3.3 1.8 10.1 6.0 

 Total hardwoods 176.9 128.4 153.0 113.6 495.1 288.4 

All species 408.4 457.4 413.1 382.8 1,307.7 1,249.1 

Numbers in columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.

Live trees Growing stock Sawtimber
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Table 39—Average annual removals of growing stock on timberland by species and diameter class, 

Southeast Alabama, 1990–1999

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-

Species classes 6.9 8.9 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9

Million cubic feet

Softwood

 Longleaf pine 7.6 0.5 0.7 1.5 1.9 1.6 0.8 0.5 0.1 — — 

 Slash pine 10.3 0.6 2.4 2.2 2.4 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 — — 

 Shortleaf pine 38.6 2.7 5.4 7.5 8.5 6.6 4.4 2.6 0.5 0.4 — 

 Loblolly pine 208.8 24.9 36.4 36.5 34.2 27.2 18.2 11.1 9.3 10.6 0.4 

 Virginia pine 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 — 0.2 — — — — — 

 Spruce pine 2.7 — 0.2 — 0.5 0.2 — 0.6 0.5 0.7 — 

 Redcedars 0.4 0.4 — — — — — — — — — 

 Total softwoods 269.2 29.3 45.3 47.9 47.5 37.6 23.8 14.9 10.7 11.7 0.4 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 8.1 1.3 0.6 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.5 1.1 0.5 0.2 

 Select red oaks 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 — 0.2 0.1 — 

 Other white oaks 5.8 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.6 — 

 Other red oaks 35.6 4.3 3.6 7.1 4.7 4.9 3.8 2.0 2.1 2.4 0.7 

 Hickory 5.0 0.3 0.5 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.1 — — 

 Hard maple 0.2 — — — 0.2 — — — — — — 

 Soft maple 2.0 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 — — — 0.1 — 

 Beech 0.2 — — 0.2 — — — — — — — 

 Sweetgum 30.3 4.0 5.7 6.7 5.0 4.2 1.2 1.9 0.7 0.8 — 

 Tupelo and blackgum 5.3 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.3 0.3 — 0.3 — 

 Ash 1.4 — 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.1 — 0.2 — — 

 Basswood 0.2 — — — — — — — — 0.2 — 

 Yellow-poplar 11.8 0.3 1.1 2.1 0.9 1.7 1.5 1.2 0.5 1.7 0.9 

 Bay and magnolia 3.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.9 — 0.3 0.2 0.1 — 

 Black cherry 0.3 0.2 — — 0.1 — — — — — — 

 Sycamore 0.4 — 0.1 0.1 — 0.2 — — — — — 

 Elm 0.4 0.2 — — — 0.1 — 0.1 — — — 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 1.8 0.3 0.1 — 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.3 — — — 

 Total hardwoods 113.6 13.3 15.2 21.7 16.0 16.6 9.7 7.5 5.1 6.8 1.7 

All species 42.5 382.8 60.5 69.7 63.5 54.2 33.5 22.4 15.9 18.6 2.1 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.

29.0 and

larger
51

Table 40—Average annual mortality of live trees, growing stock, and sawtimber on timberland

by species, Southeast Alabama, 1990–1999

Species Live trees Growing stock Sawtimber

 Million cubic feet Million board feet

Softwood

 Longleaf pine 1.7 1.6 6.9 

 Slash pine 2.2 2.0 6.5 

 Shortleaf pine 10.3 9.9 38.0 

 Loblolly pine 33.8 30.8 116.0 

 Spruce pine 3.3 2.8 15.0 

 Redcedars 0.3 0.3 0.6 

 Total softwoods 51.6 47.4 183.0 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 1.9 1.4 5.6 

 Select red oaks 0.4 0.4 1.0 

 Other white oaks 0.7 0.4 1.7 

 Other red oaks 14.0 10.0 40.4 

 Hickory 2.7 2.3 5.2 

 Hard maple 0.3 0.3 1.0 

 Soft maple 2.0 1.0 0.9 

 Sweetgum 6.3 5.5 14.4 

 Tupelo and blackgum 3.0 2.3 4.8 

 Ash 1.1 0.9 2.5 

 Cottonwood 0.2 0.2 1.0 

 Basswood 0.5 0.4 1.0 

 Yellow-poplar 3.5 3.0 11.9 

 Bay and magnolia 2.5 1.2 3.6 

 Sycamore 0.5 0.5 1.6 

 Elm 1.3 0.8 2.7 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 4.5 2.3 2.3 

 Total hardwoods 45.2 32.9 101.6 

All species 80.3 96.8 284.5 

Numbers in columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.
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Table 41—Average net annual growth and average annual removals of growing stock on timberland by

ownership class and species group, Southeast Alabama, 1990–1999

Softwoods Hardwoods

 All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

Ownership class species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Average net annual growth (million cubic feet)

National forest 3.2 1.7 1.7 — 1.5 0.4 1.1 

Other public 11.5 5.9 5.9 — 5.6 2.5 3.1 

Forest industry 111.7 98.5 98.5 0.0 13.2 7.1 6.1 

Nonindustrial private 286.7 154.1 152.9 1.2 132.6 67.5 65.1 

 All classes 413.1 260.1 258.9 1.2 153.0 77.6 75.4 

Average annual removals (million cubic feet)

National forest 1.3 1.2 1.2 — 0.1 — 0.1 

Other public 1.9 1.7 1.7 — 0.1 — 0.1 

Forest industry 126.6 106.3 106.2 0.2 20.2 8.7 11.6 

Nonindustrial private 253.1 159.9 159.7 0.2 93.1 48.0 45.1 

 All classes 382.8 269.2 268.8 0.4 113.6 56.7 56.9 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.

Table 42—Average net annual growth and average annual removals of live trees on timberland by

ownership class and species group, Southeast Alabama, 1990–1999

Softwoods Hardwoods

 All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

Ownership class species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Average net annual growth (million cubic feet)

National forest 3.5 1.8 1.8 — 1.7 0.6 1.1 

Other public 12.2 6.3 6.3 — 5.9 2.7 3.2 

Forest industry 117.7 102.6 102.5 0.1 15.1 7.5 7.6 

Nonindustrial private 324.1 169.8 168.2 1.6 154.2 79.4 74.9 

 All classes 457.4 280.5 278.8 1.6 176.9 90.1 86.7 

Average annual removals (million cubic feet)

National forest 1.4 1.2 1.2 — 0.2 — 0.2 

Other public 1.9 1.7 1.7 — 0.1 — 0.1 

Forest industry 131.7 109.7 109.5 0.2 22.0 9.2 12.8 

Nonindustrial private 273.4 167.3 167.1 0.2 106.1 53.9 52.2 

 All classes 408.4 280.0 279.5 0.4 128.4 63.1 65.3 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 43—Average net annual growth and average annual removals of sawtimber on timberland by

ownership class and species group, Southeast Alabama, 1990–1999

Softwoods Hardwoods

 All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

Ownership class species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Average net annual growth (million board feet)

National forest 12.6 3.4 3.4 — 9.2 3.6 5.6 

Other public 52.1 32.5 32.5 — 19.6 7.7 11.9 

Forest industry 291.5 267.0 266.8 0.1 24.6 13.7 10.8 

Nonindustrial private 951.5 509.8 504.3 5.5 441.7 205.8 236.0 

 All classes 1,307.7 812.6 807.0 5.6 495.1 230.8 264.3 

Average annual removals (million board feet)

National forest 3.7 3.1 3.1 — 0.7 — 0.7 

Other public 6.8 6.8 6.8 — — — — 

Forest industry 381.7 345.1 345.1 — 36.6 10.5 26.1 

Nonindustrial private 857.0 605.8 605.8 — 251.2 127.5 123.7 

 All classes 1,249.1 960.7 960.7 — 288.4 138.0 150.4 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.
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Table 44—Average net annual growth of growing stock on timberland by forest-type group, stand origin,

and species group, Southeast Alabama, 1990–1999

Softwoods Hardwoods

Forest-type group All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

and stand origina species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million cubic feet

Softwood types

 Longleaf–slash pine

 Planted 6.4 5.7 5.7 — 0.6 0.6 — 

 Natural 2.4 2.2 2.2 — 0.2 0.1 0.2 

 Total 8.8 7.9 7.9 — 0.9 0.7 0.2 

 Loblolly–shortleaf pine

 Planted 154.1 146.6 146.6 -0.1 7.6 5.5 2.1 

 Natural 69.8 54.4 54.3 0.1 15.5 9.0 6.5 

 Total 224.0 200.9 200.9 0.1 23.0 14.5 8.5 

 Total softwoods 232.8 208.9 208.8 0.1 23.9 15.2 8.7 

Hardwood types

 Oak–pine

 Planted 6.2 5.0 5.0 — 1.1 0.5 0.6 

 Natural 48.9 24.8 24.7 0.1 24.1 10.8 13.3 

 Total 55.0 29.8 29.7 0.1 25.2 11.4 13.8 

 Oak–hickory 81.6 18.3 17.6 0.7 63.2 26.9 36.4 

 Oak–gum–cypress 41.9 3.0 2.7 0.4 38.8 22.6 16.3 

 Elm–ash–cottonwood 1.9 0.1 0.1 — 1.8 1.6 0.2 

 Total hardwoods 180.3 51.3 50.1 1.2 129.0 62.4 66.7 

Nonstocked — — — — — — — 

All groups 260.1 413.1 258.9 1.2 153.0 77.6 75.4 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.

a Classifications at the beginning of the remeasurement period.
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Table 45—Average annual removals of growing stock on timberland by forest-type group, stand origin,

and species group, Southeast Alabama, 1990–1999

Softwoods Hardwoods

Forest-type group All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

and stand origina species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million cubic feet

Softwood types

 Longleaf–slash pine

 Planted 6.1 5.0 5.0 — 1.0 1.0 — 

 Natural 3.5 3.2 3.2 — 0.2 0.1 0.1 

 Total 9.5 8.3 8.3 — 1.2 1.2 0.1 

 Loblolly–shortleaf pine

 Planted 104.5 98.2 98.2 — 6.3 2.8 3.5 

 Natural 89.4 80.4 80.1 0.3 9.0 6.0 3.0 

 Total 193.8 178.5 178.3 0.3 15.3 8.8 6.5 

 Total softwoods 203.3 186.8 186.5 0.3 16.6 10.0 6.5 

Hardwood types

 Oak–pine

 Planted 1.4 1.4 1.4 — — — — 

 Natural 79.4 52.9 52.8 0.1 26.5 12.6 13.9 

 Total 80.8 54.3 54.2 0.1 26.5 12.6 13.9 

 Oak–hickory 68.8 23.8 23.8 — 45.0 17.9 27.1 

 Oak–gum–cypress 29.8 4.3 4.3 — 25.5 16.2 9.3 

 Total hardwoods 179.5 82.4 82.3 0.1 97.1 46.7 50.4 

Nonstocked — — — — — — — 

All groups 269.2 382.8 268.8 0.4 113.6 56.7 56.9 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.

a Classifications at the beginning of the remeasurement period.
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Table 46—Fresh weight of live trees on timberland by ownership class, species group, and tree component,

Southeast Alabama, 2000

 Component

Growing-stock trees Cull trees

 Stumps, Stumps,

Ownership class All All live tops, and tops, and

and species group components saplings Total Boles limbs Total Boles limbs

Thousand tons

National forest

 Softwood 1,385.4 105.3 1,218.8 1,064.3 154.5 61.4 53.1 8.3 

 Hardwood 1,905.5 144.6 1,655.1 1,359.1 296.0 105.9 78.2 27.7 

 Total 3,290.9 249.9 2,873.8 2,423.3 450.5 167.2 131.3 36.0 

Other public

 Softwood 6,336.2 114.5 5,649.1 4,949.9 699.2 572.6 491.8 80.8 

 Hardwood 10,183.7 1,497.2 7,737.7 6,245.2 1,492.6 948.8 727.8 221.1 

 Total 16,519.9 1,611.7 13,386.8 11,195.1 2,191.8 1,521.4 1,219.6 301.9 

Forest industry

 Softwood 39,821.1 2,888.9 34,938.0 28,618.8 6,319.2 1,994.3 1,637.5 356.8 

 Hardwood 20,817.9 4,672.0 12,577.5 10,088.8 2,488.8 3,568.4 2,725.2 843.3 

 Total 60,639.0 7,560.9 47,515.5 38,707.6 8,807.9 5,562.7 4,362.6 1,200.1 

Nonindustrial private

 Softwood 115,528.4 9,387.6 96,742.5 81,543.0 15,199.6 9,398.3 7,888.2 1,510.2 

 Hardwood 230,281.0 35,102.6 162,176.8 131,112.0 31,064.8 33,001.7 25,711.6 7,290.1 

 Total 345,809.3 44,490.1 258,919.3 212,654.9 46,264.4 42,400.0 33,599.8 8,800.2 

All ownerships

 Softwood 163,071.1 12,496.3 138,548.3 116,175.9 22,372.4 12,026.5 10,070.5 1,956.1 

 Hardwood 263,188.0 41,416.3 184,147.0 148,804.9 35,342.1 37,624.7 29,242.7 8,382.0 

 Total 426,259.0 53,912.5 322,695.3 264,980.8 57,714.5 49,651.2 39,313.2 10,338.1 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.
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Table 47—Area of timberland treated or disturbed annually and retained in timberland by

treatment or disturbance and ownership class, Southeast Alabama, 1990 to 2000

Ownership class

Treatment or All Forest Nonindustrial

disturbance classes Public industry private

Thousand acres

Final harvest 135.4 0.7 41.8 92.9 

Partial harvesta 1.8 55.9 4.9 49.2 

Seed tree/shelterwood 9.7 — 1.3 8.4 

Commercial thinning 37.0 0.7 9.3 27.0 

Other stand improvement 15.2 0.1 6.0 9.0 

Site preparation 77.0 0.5 36.9 39.6 

Artificial regenerationb 0.5 88.0 36.3 51.2 

Natural regenerationb 0.7 113.0 8.8 103.5 

Other treatment 41.0 1.8 3.3 35.9 

Natural disturbance

 Disease 30.4 0.1 8.8 21.6 

 Insects 5.4 0.2 1.4 3.8 

 Fire 6.9 0.8 1.1 5.0 

 Weather 29.8 0.9 2.4 26.5 

 Animals 10.1 — 1.1 8.9 

Other disturbances

 Grazing 5.0 — — 5.0 

 Other man-caused disturbance 5.9 0.3 0.8 4.7 

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

rows may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.

a Includes high-grading and some selective cutting.

b Includes establishment of trees for timber production on forest and nonforest land.
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Table 48—Area of timberland treated or disturbed annually and retained in timberland by treatment or

disturbance and forest management type, Southeast Alabama, 1990 to 2000

Forest management typea

Treatment or All Pine Natural Oak– Upland Lowland

disturbance types plantation pine pine hardwood hardwood Nonstocked

Thousand acres

Final harvest 135.4 26.1 25.5 41.9 31.9 10.0 — 

Partial harvestb 1.7 55.9 14.5 16.0 15.8 7.9 — 

Seed tree/shelterwood 9.7 0.6 6.1 2.2 0.8 — — 

Commercial thinning 37.0 26.2 8.5 1.2 1.2 — — 

Other stand improvement 15.2 4.8 4.5 1.9 3.1 0.8 — 

Site preparation 77.0 26.5 15.2 19.9 12.3 3.1 — 

Other treatment 41.0 3.8 13.9 9.3 9.0 5.1 — 

Natural disturbance

 Disease 30.4 25.7 2.0 2.0 0.7 — — 

 Insects 5.4 0.9 1.6 2.3 0.7 — — 

 Fire 6.9 1.1 1.5 3.0 1.3 — — 

 Weather 29.8 1.2 7.0 6.4 7.7 7.5 — 

 Animals 10.1 2.3 — — 1.2 6.0 0.5 

Other disturbance

 Grazing 5.0 — — 1.4 1.2 2.5 — 

 Other man-caused disturbance 5.9 0.6 1.2 0.7 1.4 1.9 — 

Since some acres experience more than one treatment or disturbance, there are no column totals. Numbers in rows may not sum

to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.

a Classification before treatment or disturbance.

b Includes high-grading and some selective cutting.
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Table 49—Area of timberland regenerated annually by type of regeneration and forest management type,

Southeast Alabama, 1990 to 2000

Forest management typea

Type of All Pine Natural Oak– Upland Lowland 

regeneration types plantation pine pine hardwood hardwood Nonstocked

Thousand acres

Artificial regeneration

 following harvest 54.8 34.2 — 16.7 3.9 — — 

Natural regeneration

 following harvest 57.5 — 5.8 7.8 36.4 6.9 0.6 

Other artificial regeneration

 on forest land 13.3 6.4 — 3.4 2.9 0.7 — 

Other natural regeneration

 on forest land 36.4 0.5 7.5 9.3 14.5 4.6 — 

Artificial regeneration on

 former nonforest land 19.9 18.6 — 0.6 0.7 — — 

Natural reversion of

 former nonforest land 19.0 — 5.5 2.0 8.9 2.7 — 

 Total 201.0 59.7 18.9 39.8 67.2 14.8 0.6 

Numbers in rows and columns may not sum to totals due to rounding.

A dash (—) indicates no sample for the cell; 0.0 indicates a value of >0.0 but <0.05 for the cell.

a Classification after regeneration.
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Hartsell, Andrew J. 2002. Forest statistics for Southeast Alabama,

2000. Resour. Bull. SRS–66. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 59 p.

This report summarizes a 2000 inventory of the forest resources of a

21-county area of Alabama. Major findings are highlighted in text

and graphics; detailed data are presented in 49 tables.

Keywords: Forest ownership, timberland, timber growth, timber

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