Forest Statistics for

North-Central Alabama, 2000

Mark J. Brown and Raymond M. Sheffield

United States

Department of

Agriculture

Forest Service

Southern

Research Station

Resource Bulletin

SRS–63

NORTH

SOUTHEAST

SOUTHWEST-

 NORTH

SOUTHWESTSOUTH

 NORTHCENTRAL

 WESTCENTRAL
September 2001

Southern Research Station

P.O. Box 2680

Asheville, NC 28802

The Authors:

Mark J. Brown is a Forester and Raymond M.

Sheffield is a Supervisory Research Forester with the

Forest Inventory and Analysis Research Work Unit,

Southern Research Station, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Forest Service, Asheville, NC 28802.
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Foreword

This report highlights principal findings of the seventh forest survey of North-Central Alabama. Field work began in April 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. In the Southern United States, these surveys are conducted by the Forest Inventory and Analysis

Research Work Unit (FIA) at the Southern Research Station, Asheville, NC. The FIA unit operates out of two locations, one in

Starkville, MS, and the other in Asheville, NC, and is responsible for inventories in 13 Southern States and the Commonwealth

of Puerto Rico. The primary objective of these surveys is to periodically inventory and evaluate all forest and related resources.

These multiresource data help provide a basis for formulating forest policies and programs and for the orderly development and

use of the resources. This report 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:

Forest Inventory and Analysis

Southern Research Station

P.O. Box 2680

Asheville, NC 28802–2680

Telephone: 828–257–4350

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 collaboration of 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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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

NORTH

Tuscaloosa

SOUTHEAST

NORTHCENTRAL

WESTCENTRAL

SOUTHWESTNORTH

SOUTHWESTSOUTH
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Forest Statistics for

North-Central Alabama, 2000

Mark J. Brown and Raymond M. Sheffield

Highlights

This report summarizes results from a 2000 inventory of the

forest resources of North-Central 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, related classifications such as ownership and forest

type, and timber volume 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

15-county area has increased 4 percent since 1990 to 4.5

million acres. Two hundred fifty-nine thousand acres were

diverted from timberland to other land uses, while 438,000

acres were added from previously nonforest land uses,

resulting in a net addition of 179,000 acres. Two-thirds of

the diverted timberland was cleared for urban and related

land uses. Seventy percent of the timberland additions came

from agricultural lands. Timberland covered 70 percent of

the land area in North-Central Alabama.

Ownership—Nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) land

ownership increased 10 percent to 3.4 million acres.

Corporate ownership increased 17 percent to 671,000 acres.

Ownership by individuals increased 8 percent to 2.8 million

acres. NIPF land owners controlled 76 percent of the

timberland in North-Central Alabama. Timberland owned

by forest industry dropped 16 percent to 662,000 acres.

Public agencies controlled 435,000 acres, or 10 percent of

total timberland.

Forest type—Forest stands classified as hardwood forest

types accounted for 48 percent of the timberland area. The

area of hardwood stands increased 9 percent since 1990 to

2.2 million acres. The area of softwood stands increased 15

percent to 1.4 million acres, or 31 percent of the timberland

area. The area of oak-pine stands decreased 16 percent to

944,000 acres and accounted for 21 percent of the

timberland area. Planted stands occupied 0.8 million

acres—18 percent of all timberland.

Stand treatment—Harvesting and regeneration were the

predominant treatment and management activities in the

timberland of the region since 1990. Final harvest occurred

on 84,000 acres annually. Thirty-four percent of these

harvests were from upland hardwood stands, 33 percent

from oak-pine stands, 23 percent from natural pine stands,

10 percent from pine plantations, and only a trace from

lowland hardwood stands. Reforestation and afforestation

combined averaged 114,000 acres annually.

Softwood volume—Volume of softwood growing stock

increased 15 percent to 2.3 billion cubic feet between 1990

and 2000. Softwood growing-stock volume increased 9

percent on public lands to 405 million cubic feet, and 19

percent on NIPF lands to 1.6 billion cubic feet. On forest

industry lands, softwood growing-stock volume increased

by 2 percent to 338 million cubic feet. Loblolly pine was

the predominate species at 1.7 billion cubic feet, an increase

of 31 percent since 1990. Planted stands accounted for 27

percent of the 2000 softwood inventory. The inventory of

softwood sawtimber totaled about 7.8 billion board feet, an

increase of 10 percent from 1990.

Hardwood volume—Volume of hardwood growing stock

increased 22 percent to 3.0 billion cubic feet. Hardwood

growing-stock volume increased 32 percent on public lands

to 411 million cubic feet, and 24 percent on NIPF lands to

2.3 billion cubic feet. Hardwood growing-stock volume

decreased 3 percent to 268 million cubic feet on forest

industry lands. Other red oaks were the predominate species

group with 597 million cubic feet. The inventory of

hardwood sawtimber increased 39 percent to 8.5 billion

board feet.
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Growth—Net annual growth of softwood growing stock

averaged 138 million cubic feet, an increase of 37 percent

since the previous survey period. Softwood growth

increased 41 percent on public lands, 41 percent on NIPF

lands, and 24 percent on forest industry land. Planted stands

accounted for 37 percent of the softwood growth. Net

annual growth of hardwood growing stock averaged 120

million cubic feet, up by 5 percent since the previous

inventory. Hardwood growth increased 4 percent on public

lands and increased 15 percent on NIPF ownerships, but

decreased 44 percent on forest industry lands since the

previous survey period.

Removals—Annual removals of softwood growing stock

averaged 136.7 million cubic feet, a decrease of 9 percent

since the previous survey period. Seventy-six percent of the

softwood removals were from NIPF land, 17 percent from

forest industry land, and 7 percent from public lands.

Softwood growth exceeded softwood removals by 1 percent.

Planted stands accounted for 14 percent of the softwood

removals. Annual removals of hardwood growing stock

averaged 76 million cubic feet, an increase of 49 percent

since the previous survey period. Eighty-four percent of

hardwood removals were from NIPF land, 10 percent from

forest industry land, and 6 percent from public land.

Hardwood growth exceeded removals by 58 percent.

Mortality—Average annual mortality of growing stock

increased 57 percent to 54 million cubic feet since the

previous survey period. Hardwood mortality increased 123

percent to 21.5 million cubic feet; softwood mortality

increased 31 percent to 32.4 million cubic feet.

Inventory Methods

The Southern Research Station, FIA 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 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. Condition classes

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

origin, stand size, stand density, and major ownership. 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 886

ground sample locations in this 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 were made using these recomputed values. These

recomputed volumes do not match previously published

numbers.

Estimates of growth, removals, and mortality were

determined from the remeasurement of 805 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
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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 4.63 percent, and the resulting

confidence interval (two times out of three) for hardwood

growing-stock inventory on NIPF land is 2,346.1 ± 108.6

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.

= 4.63 . 

 2,346.1  

 5,369.2 

 = 3.06 SE s

Sampling error increases as the area or volume considered

decreases in magnitude. Sampling errors and associated

confidence intervals are often unacceptably high for small

components of the total resource. Statistical confidence may

be computed for any subdivision of survey unit or State

totals using the following formula. Sampling errors obtained

from this method are only approximations of reliability

because this process assumes constant variance across all

subdivisions of totals.

, 

X s

X t

 SEt = 

SEs

Item

Timberland (1,000 acres) 4,524.6 ± 32.6 0.72

 Percent

Sample estimate

and Sampling

confidence interval error

All live (M ft

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 Inventory 5,952.8 ± 173.2 2.91

 Net annual growth 280.9 ± 10.1 3.59

 Annual removals 229.0 ± 16.5 7.21

 Annual mortality 66.3 ± 4.3 6.53

Growing stock (M ft

3

)

 Inventory 5,369.2 ± 164.3 3.06

 Net annual growth 258.3 ± 9.8 3.80

 Annual removals 212.7 ± 15.8 7.41

 Annual mortality 53.9 ± 3.9 7.26

Sawtimber (M fbm)

 Inventory 16,238.5 ± 714.5 4.40

 Net annual growth 867.8 ± 37.7 4.34

 Annual removals 692.9 ± 59.9 8.65

 Annual mortality 168.4 ± 16.4 9.73

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, since

the sample design and 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 earlier surveys.
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Sampling errorsa by counties and survey unit for timberland, live trees, growing stock, and sawtimber,

North-Central Alabama, 2000

Counties and Timberland Live trees Growing stock Sawtimber

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

Percent

Blount 2.9 16.8 14.1 27.2 17.8 15.4 27.6 25.2 20.9 27.9

Calhoun 2.9 11.8 18.0 33.8 12.5 18.6 36.3 15.5 19.1 38.6

Cherokee 2.3 11.8 19.5 29.7 13.1 21.4 29.5 19.7 20.9 38.6

Clay 2.7 11.5 17.1 28.9 12.3 18.7 31.3 19.9 14.4 38.9

Cleburne 2.1 8.6 13.0 27.6 9.2 12.8 28.5 12.1 13.2 29.5

Coosa 2.7 8.7 13.9 29.6 8.9 14.4 29.8 12.4 19.1 43.6

Cullman 3.2 14.5 14.0 28.9 14.3 15.4 29.6 18.9 19.4 33.2

Etowah 3.0 13.5 16.6 36.1 13.9 17.8 36.4 19.3 19.7 37.6

Jefferson 2.3 9.4 11.8 22.1 9.9 12.4 21.9 13.8 13.1 24.1

Randolph 2.4 10.2 12.7 25.9 11.0 15.1 25.9 16.0 16.2 26.5

St. Clair 2.5 9.9 10.7 25.9 10.6 11.3 26.4 13.5 13.9 32.4

Shelby 3.1 10.8 13.7 22.2 10.6 13.6 22.5 13.8 15.7 25.5

Talladega 2.5 11.6 10.8 24.1 12.1 11.7 25.3 17.6 15.7 27.6

Walker 3.5 11.5 11.6 25.3 12.3 12.0 26.3 18.3 15.8 26.9

Winston 3.1 10.1 12.4 24.5 10.7 12.5 25.1 14.1 15.2 28.6

 Survey unit 0.7 2.9 3.6 7.2 3.1 3.8 7.4 4.4 4.3 8.7 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. Bottom-land 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 or forest

industry-leased 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
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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 merchant-able.

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, North-Central Alabama, 1990 and 2000.

Figure 2—Distribution of timberland by ownership class, North-Central Alabama, 2000.

Graphs

Forest

industry

15%

Other

public

3%

National

forest

6%

Nonindustrial

private

76%

4.5 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

1990 2000 1990 2000 1990

2000

1990

2000

 Loblolly–

 shortleaf

Oak–

pine

Oak–

hickory

Oak–gum–

cypress

Elm–ash–

cottonwood

Nonstocked

Longleaf–

slash

1990 2000
11

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

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

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

Stand-size class

Million acres

 Natural

 Planted

1990

1990

1990

2000

2000

 Sawtimber Poletimber Sapling–seedling Nonstocked

1990

2000

2000

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

Billion cubic feet

 Natural

 Planted

1990 2000 1990 2000

Softwood Hardwood
12

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

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

Forest

industry

14%

Nonindustrial

private

69%

National

forest

12%

Other

public

5%

2.4 Billion cubic feet

National

forest

8%

Nonindustrial

private

78%

Forest

industry

9%

Other

public

5%

3.5 Billion cubic feet
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Figure 8—Volume of softwood live trees on timberland by diameter class, North-Central Alabama, 1990 and 2000.

Figure 9—Volume of hardwood live trees on timberland by diameter class, North-Central Alabama, 1990 and 2000.

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20+

Diameter class (inches)

Million cubic feet

1990

2000

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20+

Diameter class (inches)

Million cubic feet

1990

2000
14

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

North-Central Alabama, 1982–1989 and 1990–1999.

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

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, North-Central Alabama, 2000

Forest land

 Total land Total Productive Other

County areaa forest Timberland reserved Other landb

 Thousand acres

Blount 413.2 236.3 236.3 — — 176.9 

Calhoun 389.4 255.9 252.9 3.0 — 133.6 

Cherokee 354.0 233.8 230.3 3.5 — 120.2 

Clay 387.3 319.1 311.9 7.2 — 68.1 

Cleburne 358.5 310.4 304.4 6.0 — 48.1 

Coosa 417.6 356.0 356.0 — — 61.6 

Cullman 472.6 229.6 229.6 — — 243.0 

Etowah 342.3 231.0 231.0 — — 111.3 

Jefferson 712.1 439.4 439.4 — — 272.7 

Randolph 371.9 289.5 289.5 — — 82.4 

St. Clair 405.8 302.4 302.4 — — 103.4 

Shelby 508.7 351.2 351.2 — — 157.5 

Talladega 473.3 325.5 325.5 — — 147.8 

Walker 508.4 354.0 354.0 — — 154.4 

Winston 393.3 316.1 310.1 6.0 — 77.1 

 Total 6,508.6 4,550.3 4,524.6 25.7 — 1,958.3 

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.

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

b

 Includes 35.9 thousand acres of water according to Forest Inventory and Analysis standards of area 

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

Table 2—Area of forest land by forest-type group and ownership class, North-Central 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 84.5 31.3 — 6.6 — 17.2 29.4 

Loblolly–shortleaf pine 1,330.1 43.7 11.6 9.0 14.2 349.3 902.3 

Oak–pine 959.8 92.5 28.9 14.4 12.8 116.1 695.1 

Oak–hickory 2,043.9 145.7 8.1 18.4 20.8 169.2 1,681.7 

Oak–gum–cypress 108.0 1.3 — 1.3 — 7.4 97.9 

Elm–ash–cottonwood 10.4 — — — — — 10.4 

Nonstocked 13.7 — — — — 3.2 10.5 

 Total 4,550.3 314.5 48.5 49.7 47.9 662.5 3,427.2 

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.
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Table 3—Area of timberland by county and ownership class, North-Central Alabama, 2000

Ownership class

 All National Miscellaneous County and Forest Nonindustrial private

County classes forest Federal State municipal industry Corporate Individual

Thousand acres

Blount 236.3 — — — 4.7 12.0 25.3 194.3 

Calhoun 252.9 20.5 38.4 11.2 — 48.0 6.4 128.4 

Cherokee 230.3 2.3 — — 1.5 57.5 6.0 163.1 

Clay 311.9 56.2 — — — 44.4 38.8 172.5 

Cleburne 304.4 88.7 — 6.2 — 64.6 24.6 120.3 

Coosa 356.0 — — — — 100.0 33.6 222.4 

Cullman 229.6 — — — — 12.6 39.3 177.7 

Etowah 231.0 — — — 6.2 — — 224.8 

Jefferson 439.4 — — 4.3 21.5 — 234.1 179.5 

Randolph 289.5 — — — 5.1 12.6 12.6 259.2 

St. Clair 302.4 — — 5.2 — 72.1 15.6 209.5 

Shelby 351.2 — — 12.9 — 135.4 18.4 184.6 

Talladega 325.5 45.0 6.6 10.0 — 56.8 6.6 200.5 

Walker 354.0 — — — 8.9 5.0 144.7 195.3 

Winston 310.1 79.5 — — — 41.5 65.4 123.8 

 Total 4,524.6 292.3 45.0 49.7 47.9 662.5 671.5 2,755.8 

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 5—Area of timberland by county and stand-size class, North-Central Alabama, 2000

Stand-size class

All SaplingCounty classes Sawtimber Poletimber seedling Nonstocked

Thousand acres

Blount 236.3 72.2 48.0 113.1 3.0 

Calhoun 252.9 91.6 66.9 91.8 2.5 

Cherokee 230.3 70.0 78.2 82.1 — 

Clay 311.9 64.5 70.9 176.5 — 

Cleburne 304.4 125.7 57.8 120.8 — 

Coosa 356.0 90.6 118.1 147.4 — 

Cullman 229.6 84.1 41.2 104.3 — 

Etowah 231.0 113.0 37.9 80.1 — 

Jefferson 439.4 123.5 66.1 247.0 2.9 

Randolph 289.5 32.4 98.6 158.4 — 

St. Clair 302.4 147.7 58.0 96.7 — 

Shelby 351.2 100.5 114.9 132.5 3.2 

Talladega 325.5 74.9 95.7 154.8 — 

Walker 354.0 102.7 68.5 182.8 — 

Winston 310.1 105.3 72.8 130.0 2.1 

 Total 4,524.6 1,398.7 1,093.8 2,018.3 13.7 

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 4—Area of timberland by county and forest-type group, North-Central 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

Blount 236.3 — 55.4 82.2 88.2 6.0 1.5 3.0 

Calhoun 252.9 — 77.0 66.9 106.6 — — 2.5 

Cherokee 230.3 — 66.8 58.7 94.2 10.5 — — 

Clay 311.9 12.6 62.8 72.3 162.8 1.4 — — 

Cleburne 304.4 9.2 97.8 60.0 134.4 3.0 — — 

Coosa 356.0 10.0 157.0 63.9 123.7 1.4 — — 

Cullman 229.6 — 47.7 42.5 139.3 — — — 

Etowah 231.0 — 31.5 60.0 124.0 15.4 — — 

Jefferson 439.4 5.7 140.1 94.9 193.5 2.3 — 2.9 

Randolph 289.5 — 81.0 66.8 136.1 5.6 — — 

St. Clair 302.4 — 72.1 41.6 171.8 15.6 1.3 — 

Shelby 351.2 24.2 110.6 66.3 117.8 22.6 6.5 3.2 

Talladega 325.5 22.7 125.7 54.4 114.9 6.6 1.1 — 

Walker 354.0 — 112.5 54.8 181.7 5.0 — — 

Winston 310.1 — 91.8 59.0 144.7 12.5 — 2.1 

 Total 4,524.6 84.5 1,330.1 944.3 2,033.7 108.0 10.4 13.7 

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 6—Area of timberland by county and site class, North-Central Alabama, 2000

All Site class (cubic feet/acre/year)

County classes 20-49 50-84 85-119 120-164 >165

Thousand acres

Blount 236.3 13.5 77.1 93.3 40.3 12.1 

Calhoun 252.9 6.5 111.4 101.0 34.1 — 

Cherokee 230.3 36.7 139.1 47.0 3.0 4.6 

Clay 311.9 57.3 140.7 96.5 14.2 3.2 

Cleburne 304.4 18.9 140.4 107.0 38.2 — 

Coosa 356.0 36.5 164.9 111.3 39.0 4.3 

Cullman 229.6 4.7 60.1 128.3 20.8 15.7 

Etowah 231.0 6.9 48.5 163.0 5.8 6.9 

Jefferson 439.4 8.6 131.2 178.1 75.1 46.3 

Randolph 289.5 16.8 119.4 101.6 38.3 13.5 

St. Clair 302.4 19.5 128.7 97.7 56.6 — 

Shelby 351.2 25.6 170.5 120.4 34.7 — 

Talladega 325.5 44.8 127.4 116.6 22.3 14.4 

Walker 354.0 18.9 82.6 181.2 70.1 1.3 

Winston 310.1 9.1 98.1 124.2 62.0 16.7 

 Total 4,524.6 324.1 1,740.0 1,767.0 554.5 138.9 

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

North-Central Alabama, 2000

All Stocking class (percent) 

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

Thousand acres

Blount 236.3 7.4 31.9 62.4 89.7 44.9 

Calhoun 252.9 10.5 21.4 105.0 71.1 44.9 

Cherokee 230.3 5.1 35.3 96.1 74.6 19.2 

Clay 311.9 5.5 25.7 96.5 126.6 57.5 

Cleburne 304.4 3.5 28.4 89.7 149.1 33.7 

Coosa 356.0 — 25.8 100.2 124.3 105.7 

Cullman 229.6 7.3 23.6 87.9 78.9 31.9 

Etowah 231.0 5.8 29.4 96.8 83.1 15.8 

Jefferson 439.4 10.0 98.9 145.8 128.9 55.9 

Randolph 289.5 9.5 25.5 80.1 112.3 62.1 

St. Clair 302.4 1.8 71.0 93.3 90.1 46.1 

Shelby 351.2 6.7 50.1 100.5 124.1 69.8 

Talladega 325.5 0.1 44.3 97.1 106.2 77.8 

Walker 354.0 5.3 56.2 99.2 143.3 50.0 

Winston 310.1 10.0 35.7 95.3 123.6 45.5 

 Total 4,524.6 88.5 603.4 1,446.0 1,626.0 760.7 

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

North-Central 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 7.8 1.4 — 6.5 — 

 Natural 76.6 29.9 6.6 10.8 29.4 

 Total 84.5 31.3 6.6 17.2 29.4 

 Loblolly–shortleaf pine

 Planted 657.6 8.6 7.5 293.2 348.2 

 Natural 672.5 35.0 27.3 56.1 554.0 

 Total 1,330.1 43.7 34.8 349.3 902.3 

 Total softwoods 1,414.5 74.9 41.4 366.5 931.6 

Hardwood types

 Oak–pine

 Planted 146.7 3.5 — 51.7 91.5 

 Natural 797.6 77.0 52.6 64.4 603.6 

 Total 944.3 80.5 52.6 116.1 695.1 

 Oak–hickory 2,033.7 135.5 47.2 169.2 1,681.7 

 Oak–gum–cypress 108.0 1.3 1.3 7.4 97.9 

 Elm–ash–cottonwood 10.4 — — — 10.4 

 Total hardwoods 3,096.4 217.3 101.2 292.7 2,485.1 

Nonstocked — 13.7 — 3.2 10.5 

All groups 292.3 4,524.6 142.6 662.5 3,427.2 

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.
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Table 9—Area of timberland by forest-type group, detailed forest type, and ownership class,

North-Central 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–slash

 Longleaf pine 84.5 31.3 6.6 17.2 29.4 

 Total 84.5 31.3 6.6 17.2 29.4 

 Loblolly–shortleaf

 Loblolly pine 1,172.8 27.5 28.7 331.7 784.9 

 Shortleaf pine 32.4 3.2 — — 29.2 

 Virginia pine 123.6 13.0 6.2 17.6 86.9 

 Eastern redcedar 1.3 — — — 1.3 

 Total 1,330.1 43.7 34.8 349.3 902.3 

 Total softwoods 1,414.5 74.9 41.4 366.5 931.6 

Hardwood types

 Oak–pine

 Longleaf pine–scrub oak 40.5 21.9 — 5.5 13.1 

 Shortleaf pine–oak 124.3 18.1 6.4 11.0 88.8 

 Virginia pine–s. red oak 84.3 14.7 8.9 12.5 48.2 

 Loblolly pine–hardwood 689.7 23.8 37.3 85.4 543.1 

 Other oak–pine 5.4 2.0 — 1.6 1.8 

 Total 944.3 80.5 52.6 116.1 695.1 

 Oak–hickory

 Post oak–black oak 30.6 — 1.7 0.5 28.4 

 Chestnut oak 153.0 19.7 6.4 28.0 99.0 

 White oak–red oak–hickory 296.3 10.4 13.1 18.1 254.7 

 White oak 15.3 8.2 — — 7.1 

 Yellow-poplar–white oak–n. red oak 102.8 8.4 — 11.5 82.8 

 Sweetgum–yellow-poplar 248.3 — 3.7 22.5 222.1 

 Mixed hardwood 1,187.4 88.9 22.4 88.6 987.7 

 Total 2,033.7 135.5 47.2 169.2 1,681.7 

 Oak–gum–cypress

 Swamp chestnut oak–cherrybark oak 1.7 — — — 1.7 

 Sweetgum–water oak–willow oak 84.1 — 1.3 6.8 76.0 

 Sugarberry–elm–green ash 7.8 — — — 7.8 

 Sweetbay–blackgum–red maple 14.4 1.3 — 0.6 12.5 

 Total 108.0 1.3 1.3 7.4 97.9 

 Elm–ash–cottonwood

 River birch–sycamore 1.3 — — — 1.3 

 Cottonwood 6.5 — — — 6.5 

 Willow 2.6 — — — 2.6 

 Total 10.4 — — — 10.4 

 Total hardwoods 3,096.4 217.3 101.2 292.7 2,485.1 

Nonstocked — 13.7 — 3.2 10.5 

All groups 292.3 4,524.6 142.6 662.5 3,427.2 

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

North-Central Alabama, 2000

All Stocking class (percent) 

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

Thousand acres

National forest 292.3 3.5 24.8 115.9 123.5 24.6 

Other public 142.6 2.7 30.3 55.4 44.4 9.8 

Forest industry 662.5 7.2 37.6 169.3 264.6 183.8 

Nonindustrial private 3,427.2 75.1 510.7 1,105.4 1,193.6 542.5 

 All ownerships 4,524.6 88.5 603.4 1,446.0 1,626.0 760.7 

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

Table 11—Area of timberland by forest-type group, stand origin, and stand-size class,

North-Central 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 7.8 — — 7.8 — 

 Natural 76.6 43.9 6.6 26.1 — 

 Total 84.5 43.9 6.6 33.9 — 

 Loblolly–shortleaf pine

 Planted 657.6 60.2 236.7 360.6 — 

 Natural 672.5 236.6 129.5 306.4 — 

 Total 1,330.1 296.9 366.2 667.0 — 

 Total softwoods 1,414.5 340.8 372.8 700.9 — 

Hardwood types

 Oak–pine

 Planted 146.7 2.9 12.8 131.0 — 

 Natural 797.6 304.9 173.5 319.1 — 

 Total 944.3 307.8 186.3 450.1 — 

 Oak–hickory 2,033.7 700.4 501.3 832.0 — 

 Oak–gum–cypress 108.0 43.2 31.0 33.8 — 

 Elm–ash–cottonwood 10.4 6.5 2.4 1.5 — 

 Total hardwoods 3,096.4 1,057.9 721.0 1,317.4 — 

Nonstocked — 13.7 — — 13.7 

All groups 1,398.7 4,524.6 1,093.8 2,018.3 13.7 

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 12—Area of timberland by stand-age class and forest management type, all ownerships,

North-Central 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 1,068.2 259.3 127.6 235.3 418.0 14.2 13.7 

11-20 752.0 264.1 139.7 109.0 209.5 29.7 — 

21-30 472.0 114.7 111.0 82.3 151.6 12.3 — 

31-40 426.9 13.9 87.4 113.1 202.4 10.1 — 

41-50 678.3 9.0 126.5 158.1 345.0 39.8 — 

51-60 579.2 4.3 96.2 140.9 336.0 1.7 — 

61-70 230.4 — 16.7 59.4 148.3 6.0 — 

71-80 199.4 — 28.7 27.3 138.9 4.5 — 

81+ 118.2 — 15.3 18.9 84.0 — — 

 All classes 4,524.6 665.4 749.1 944.3 2,033.7 118.4 13.7 

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,

North-Central 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 45.6 7.7 0.6 14.5 22.9 — — 

11-20 23.0 — 4.3 11.1 6.3 1.3 — 

21-30 14.9 5.3 1.4 2.0 6.2 — — 

31-40 29.9 4.5 6.4 14.6 4.5 — — 

41-50 70.2 — 26.2 11.7 31.0 1.3 — 

51-60 101.8 — 23.2 42.9 35.7 — — 

61-70 56.5 — 9.0 23.1 24.4 — — 

71-80 69.7 — 22.6 8.6 38.4 — — 

81+ 23.3 — 5.2 4.7 13.4 — — 

 All classes 434.9 17.5 98.9 133.2 182.7 2.6 — 

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 14—Area of timberland by stand-age class and forest management type, forest industry

ownerships, North-Central Alabama, 2000

Forest management type

Stand-age All Pine Natural Oak– Upland Lowland 

class types plantation pine pine hardwood hardwood Nonstocked

Years Thousand acres

0-10 219.9 156.4 11.8 23.4 23.4 1.6 3.2 

11-20 134.2 87.2 11.1 16.4 19.5 — — 

21-30 73.3 44.4 1.4 12.1 10.1 5.2 — 

31-40 86.7 7.3 16.7 33.2 29.5 — — 

41-50 52.7 — 8.3 12.2 31.5 0.6 — 

51-60 63.1 4.3 11.7 7.1 40.0 — — 

61-70 24.4 — 1.5 11.6 11.3 — — 

71-80 3.9 — — — 3.9 — — 

81+ 4.3 — 4.3 — — — — 

 All classes 662.5 299.7 66.8 116.1 169.2 7.4 3.2 

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, North-Central Alabama, 2000

Forest management type

Stand-age All Pine Natural Oak– Upland Lowland 

class types plantation pine pine hardwood hardwood Nonstocked

Years Thousand acres

0-10 802.7 95.2 115.2 197.5 371.7 12.6 10.5 

11-20 594.7 177.0 124.3 81.4 183.7 28.4 — 

21-30 383.7 64.9 108.2 68.1 135.4 7.1 — 

31-40 310.3 2.1 64.4 65.3 168.4 10.1 — 

41-50 555.5 9.0 91.9 134.2 282.5 37.9 — 

51-60 414.3 — 61.4 91.0 260.3 1.7 — 

61-70 149.5 — 6.2 24.7 112.6 6.0 — 

71-80 125.8 — 6.1 18.6 96.6 4.5 — 

81+ 90.7 — 5.7 14.3 70.7 — — 

 All classes 3,427.2 348.2 583.4 695.1 1,681.7 108.3 10.5 

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, North-Central 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 8.0 215.4 27.8 44.3 135.3 — — 

11-50 1,173.8 76.4 190.3 242.0 619.2 40.1 5.8 

51-100 658.9 37.6 121.1 112.5 358.0 27.5 2.1 

101-200 402.2 44.8 71.5 89.7 174.3 19.5 2.5 

201-500 258.4 35.3 53.8 35.3 121.0 13.0 — 

501 14.4 47.1 6.2 9.2 17.3 — — 

 Total 2,755.8 216.6 470.6 533.0 1,425.0 100.1 10.5 

Corporate

 10 — 27.2 — 13.8 13.4 — — 

11-50 104.6 11.2 21.5 29.8 39.7 2.4 — 

51-100 133.8 30.3 28.3 19.8 49.6 5.8 — 

101-200 140.3 18.5 19.3 34.6 67.9 — — 

201-500 127.7 19.4 25.9 34.4 47.9 — — 

501 52.2 137.8 17.7 29.7 38.2 — — 

 Total 671.5 131.7 112.8 162.0 256.8 8.2 — 

All nonindustrial private

 10 8.0 242.6 27.8 58.1 148.7 — — 

11-50 1,278.4 87.6 211.8 271.8 658.9 42.5 5.8 

51-100 792.7 68.0 149.4 132.3 407.6 33.3 2.1 

101-200 542.5 63.3 90.8 124.2 242.2 19.5 2.5 

201-500 386.1 54.7 79.7 69.7 168.9 13.0 — 

501 66.6 184.8 23.8 38.9 55.5 — — 

 Total 3,427.2 348.2 583.4 695.1 1,681.7 108.3 10.5 

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, North-Central 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 29,004 11,309 6,459 2,379 1,879 2,511 1,959 1,545 598 294 33 38 — 

 Shortleaf pine 55,260 16,190 14,209 9,231 6,220 4,620 2,601 1,329 608 220 32 — — 

 Loblolly pine 658,788 294,577 149,394 106,397 59,254 24,331 11,101 6,421 3,530 1,983 1,041 735 24 

 Virginia pine 159,814 101,895 31,688 11,933 6,189 3,911 2,449 1,189 389 147 24 — — 

 Eastern hemlock 2,117 1,217 — 444 204 180 72 — — — — — — 

 Redcedars 12,861 8,861 2,644 805 247 239 31 34 — — — — — 

 Total softwoods 917,844 434,049 204,394 131,189 73,993 35,792 18,213 10,518 5,125 2,644 1,130 773 24 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 99,913 51,287 18,315 10,316 6,236 5,215 3,107 2,245 1,348 944 586 314 — 

 Select red oaks 23,295 11,653 4,293 1,706 1,946 1,179 791 519 354 442 137 239 36 

 Other white oaks 125,415 61,965 22,844 13,219 9,624 6,878 4,202 2,805 1,891 946 450 560 31 

 Other red oaks 278,517 187,436 41,026 16,085 10,991 8,844 4,783 4,114 2,435 1,173 708 808 114 

 Hickory 234,838 155,306 39,846 14,037 10,229 6,650 4,257 1,940 1,710 515 105 243 — 

 Hard maple 26,753 24,977 449 794 268 141 94 30 — — — — — 

 Soft maple 249,245 207,512 27,369 8,138 2,849 1,525 779 434 272 142 82 102 41 

 Beech 24,123 17,429 4,103 980 402 432 238 231 102 71 38 97 — 

 Sweetgum 346,168 240,847 59,026 20,610 11,407 7,401 3,362 2,026 575 312 246 356 — 

 Tupelo and blackgum 137,461 111,130 15,464 5,760 2,457 1,387 549 382 113 72 108 — 39 

 Ash 29,315 21,397 3,080 1,776 1,435 718 319 230 140 112 74 34 — 

 Cottonwood 273 — — — 78 — — — 78 39 78 — — 

 Basswood 6,667 4,205 1,609 312 169 184 30 30 64 — 24 40 — 

 Yellow-poplar 127,574 80,501 21,887 9,046 5,563 3,810 2,077 1,611 961 780 528 774 36 

 Bay and magnolia 17,214 13,085 2,094 1,431 321 214 69 — — — — — — 

 Black cherry 98,535 69,076 20,086 6,204 2,082 632 202 174 79 — — — — 

 Black walnut 741 514 — 41 109 41 — — 36 — — — — 

 Sycamore 3,730 992 1,471 456 315 273 80 30 74 — — 39 — 

 Black locust 67 — — 67 — — — — — — — — — 

 Elm 56,506 42,542 8,736 2,343 1,525 599 446 281 34 — — — — 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 583,517 461,165 83,547 26,062 8,584 2,650 946 209 218 102 — 34 — 

 Total hardwoods 2,469,867 1,763,019 375,245 139,383 76,590 48,773 26,331 17,291 10,484 5,650 3,164 3,640 297 

All species 2,197,068 3,387,711 579,639 270,572 150,583 84,565 44,544 27,809 15,609 8,294 4,294 4,413 321 

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, North-Central 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 28,344 11,309 6,029 2,259 1,840 2,511 1,888 1,545 598 294 33 38 — 

 Shortleaf pine 46,544 10,223 12,218 8,758 6,072 4,589 2,531 1,329 572 220 32 — — 

 Loblolly pine 606,372 256,777 140,774 103,872 57,498 23,668 10,674 6,257 3,325 1,906 939 658 24 

 Virginia pine 130,191 78,590 27,044 10,950 5,832 3,776 2,318 1,157 353 147 24 — — 

 Eastern hemlock 1,069 325 — 372 168 132 72 — — — — — — 

 Redcedars 7,257 5,506 1,306 248 31 135 31 — — — — — — 

 Total softwoods 819,777 362,730 187,371 126,459 71,441 34,811 17,514 10,288 4,848 2,567 1,028 696 24 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 66,590 25,917 13,801 8,995 5,610 4,636 2,721 1,975 1,317 869 459 290 — 

 Select red oaks 13,935 4,050 3,349 1,388 1,805 1,045 725 483 354 401 101 198 36 

 Other white oaks 78,911 27,217 17,617 11,102 8,364 5,696 3,415 2,542 1,534 764 172 488 — 

 Other red oaks 149,524 78,451 27,833 13,674 9,395 7,909 4,075 3,618 2,183 1,101 514 733 38 

 Hickory 123,409 61,908 27,097 11,734 9,042 6,074 3,894 1,534 1,528 361 105 132 — 

 Hard maple 4,894 4,296 — 353 84 107 24 30 — — — — — 

 Soft maple 59,522 40,263 11,961 4,274 1,352 710 402 312 178 36 — 34 — 

 Beech 5,246 2,475 1,310 470 318 335 106 130 102 — — — — 

 Sweetgum 241,647 150,126 50,543 17,740 10,184 6,770 3,177 1,887 544 211 180 285 — 

 Tupelo and blackgum 51,921 35,433 8,504 4,179 1,775 1,010 485 278 113 72 72 — — 

 Ash 12,847 8,115 1,332 1,100 1,096 522 208 230 106 30 74 34 — 

 Cottonwood 234 — — — 39 — — — 78 39 78 — — 

 Basswood 1,518 378 395 278 169 150 30 30 64 — 24 — — 

 Yellow-poplar 106,579 62,370 20,663 8,321 5,123 3,708 2,004 1,453 961 744 528 704 — 

 Bay and magnolia 13,068 9,962 1,623 1,063 283 104 33 — — — — — — 

 Black cherry 25,502 11,625 9,333 3,034 944 317 102 106 41 — — — — 

 Black walnut 186 — — — 109 41 — — 36 — — — — 

 Sycamore 2,812 496 1,471 247 174 273 80 30 41 — — — — 

 Black locust 31 — — 31 — — — — — — — — — 

 Elm 17,498 8,226 5,085 1,702 1,374 560 307 210 34 — — — — 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 125,895 80,906 27,661 10,805 4,400 1,453 487 107 76 — — — — 

 Total hardwoods 1,101,769 612,214 229,578 100,490 61,640 41,420 22,275 14,955 9,290 4,628 2,307 2,898 74 

All species 974,944 1,921,546 416,949 226,949 133,081 76,231 39,789 25,243 14,138 7,195 3,335 3,594 98 

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, North-Central 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 180.0 6.2 11.8 32.0 38.7 43.1 24.6 14.7 2.7 6.2 — 

 Shortleaf pine 268.3 26.4 43.6 61.8 55.0 40.8 25.9 12.8 2.0 — — 

 Loblolly pine 1,707.6 247.2 347.9 282.1 220.2 190.9 148.8 114.9 73.1 77.1 5.6 

 Virginia pine 248.1 36.3 46.3 54.4 50.0 35.6 15.7 8.3 1.6 — — 

 Eastern hemlock 5.3 1.3 1.2 1.8 1.1 — — — — — — 

 Redcedars 5.4 1.6 0.9 2.0 0.5 0.5 — — — — — 

 Total softwoods 2,414.8 318.9 451.7 434.0 365.5 310.9 215.0 150.7 79.3 83.3 5.6 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 424.4 28.5 40.4 64.7 60.6 66.8 52.3 50.0 32.9 28.1 — 

 Select red oaks 142.5 5.2 13.1 14.2 14.4 14.2 14.5 19.0 8.4 22.5 17.0 

 Other white oaks 477.6 36.1 58.5 76.2 70.9 72.3 64.1 40.1 21.1 36.8 1.5 

 Other red oaks 683.1 44.7 67.4 100.1 85.7 106.8 84.3 56.5 42.7 75.0 19.8 

 Hickory 416.9 33.3 58.9 73.9 80.8 52.4 65.3 23.2 7.4 21.7 — 

 Hard maple 7.1 1.9 1.3 1.5 1.4 0.9 — — — — — 

 Soft maple 104.1 22.6 16.4 15.3 11.9 9.8 7.0 5.4 5.2 7.6 2.9 

 Beech 31.4 2.4 2.8 4.8 3.7 5.9 3.5 1.9 2.5 3.9 — 

 Sweetgum 446.0 49.8 73.2 93.4 70.4 61.8 23.6 16.7 15.8 41.4 — 

 Tupelo and blackgum 69.8 14.3 13.1 13.0 8.8 8.5 3.8 3.4 3.9 — 0.9 

 Ash 51.9 5.1 9.7 8.1 5.8 5.8 4.1 4.1 4.6 4.6 — 

 Cottonwood 11.7 — 0.5 — — — 3.2 2.0 6.0 — — 

 Basswood 14.2 1.1 1.2 2.2 0.6 1.0 2.5 — 2.0 3.6 — 

 Yellow-poplar 406.1 25.5 37.8 49.1 42.0 47.4 40.5 43.8 37.8 73.5 8.8 

 Bay and magnolia 8.3 3.8 1.8 1.8 0.9 — — — — — — 

 Black cherry 45.0 16.0 11.6 6.0 3.1 5.0 3.3 — — — — 

 Black walnut 2.4 0.1 0.7 0.4 — — 1.3 — — — — 

 Sycamore 15.4 1.7 2.3 3.1 1.4 0.8 2.9 — — 3.2 — 

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

 Elm 37.4 5.9 8.8 6.9 7.7 6.7 1.5 — — — — 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 142.7 52.8 40.8 22.7 12.2 3.5 6.0 4.2 — 0.4 — 

 Total hardwoods 3,538.1 350.9 460.5 557.4 482.4 469.4 383.6 270.3 190.4 322.3 50.9 

All species 669.9 5,952.8 912.2 991.4 847.9 780.3 598.6 420.9 269.7 405.5 56.5 

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 20—Volume of growing-stock trees on timberland by species and diameter class, North-Central 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 178.2 5.9 11.6 32.0 37.4 43.1 24.6 14.7 2.7 6.2 — 

 Shortleaf pine 263.3 25.1 42.8 61.5 53.6 40.8 24.8 12.8 2.0 — — 

 Loblolly pine 1,657.3 242.7 339.5 277.0 213.1 187.0 142.7 111.8 67.6 70.3 5.6 

 Virginia pine 238.3 34.1 44.1 53.1 48.2 34.9 14.1 8.3 1.6 — — 

 Eastern hemlock 4.6 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.1 — — — — — — 

 Redcedars 2.3 0.4 0.1 1.2 0.5 — — — — — — 

 Total softwoods 2,344.0 309.4 439.1 426.1 353.9 305.7 206.2 147.6 73.8 76.5 5.6 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 391.6 25.3 37.8 59.7 54.7 60.4 51.2 46.1 28.5 27.8 — 

 Select red oaks 130.9 4.4 12.3 12.8 13.1 13.7 14.5 18.0 6.4 18.6 17.0 

 Other white oaks 406.1 31.5 52.0 65.7 60.1 66.3 54.1 32.6 9.3 34.3 — 

 Other red oaks 597.4 39.2 59.1 90.7 74.6 95.4 77.3 53.3 33.4 67.8 6.6 

 Hickory 371.5 29.4 53.6 68.8 74.8 44.0 60.7 19.6 7.4 13.2 — 

 Hard maple 3.9 1.0 0.5 1.2 0.3 0.9 — — — — — 

 Soft maple 51.3 12.8 8.0 7.8 6.2 7.5 5.1 1.6 — 2.3 — 

 Beech 16.5 1.2 2.4 3.9 2.1 3.5 3.5 — — — — 

 Sweetgum 403.9 44.2 66.9 86.7 67.1 59.1 22.7 10.9 11.8 34.7 — 

 Tupelo and blackgum 56.4 10.9 9.9 9.8 8.2 7.0 3.8 3.4 3.3 — — 

 Ash 42.4 3.3 8.0 6.5 4.3 5.8 3.7 1.7 4.6 4.6 — 

 Cottonwood 11.4 — 0.2 — — — 3.2 2.0 6.0 — — 

 Basswood 10.1 0.9 1.2 1.9 0.6 1.0 2.5 — 2.0 — — 

 Yellow-poplar 384.0 23.8 35.7 48.2 41.1 43.9 40.5 42.2 37.8 70.8 — 

 Bay and magnolia 6.3 3.0 1.6 1.1 0.5 — — — — — — 

 Black cherry 25.0 8.8 5.9 3.2 2.0 3.4 1.7 — — — — 

 Black walnut 2.3 — 0.7 0.4 — — 1.3 — — — — 

 Sycamore 9.3 1.0 1.2 3.1 1.4 0.8 1.8 — — — — 

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

 Elm 31.5 4.6 8.2 6.5 5.5 5.1 1.5 — — — — 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 73.2 24.3 24.0 13.6 7.2 2.2 1.8 — — — — 

 Total hardwoods 3,025.2 269.8 389.1 491.6 423.8 420.2 351.1 231.5 150.5 274.0 23.6 

All species 579.2 5,369.2 828.3 917.7 777.7 726.0 557.3 379.0 224.3 350.5 29.2 

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.
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Table 21—Volume in the saw-log portion of sawtimber trees on timberland by species and diameter class,

North-Central 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 148.8 26.5 34.3 41.0 23.9 14.4 2.7 6.1 — 

 Shortleaf pine 176.2 50.0 48.6 38.8 24.1 12.7 1.9 — — 

 Loblolly pine 972.1 213.6 191.2 176.8 138.5 109.9 66.9 69.6 5.5 

 Virginia pine 141.4 42.8 43.2 32.4 13.4 8.0 1.5 — — 

 Eastern hemlock 2.0 1.0 1.0 — — — — — — 

 Redcedars 1.4 1.0 0.4 — — — — — — 

 Total softwoods 1,441.9 334.8 318.7 289.1 200.0 145.0 73.1 75.7 5.5 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 228.7 — 39.3 50.1 44.9 41.8 26.4 26.3 — 

 Select red oaks 88.1 — 9.2 11.0 12.5 15.6 5.6 17.4 16.9 

 Other white oaks 215.7 — 43.7 54.8 47.3 29.4 8.6 31.9 — 

 Other red oaks 348.5 — 53.4 78.0 67.6 48.3 30.8 63.8 6.5 

 Hickory 180.9 — 54.4 36.4 53.2 17.7 6.9 12.4 — 

 Hard maple 1.0 — 0.2 0.8 — — — — — 

 Soft maple 17.9 — 4.1 5.9 4.3 1.5 — 2.1 — 

 Beech 7.3 — 1.5 2.8 3.0 — — — — 

 Sweetgum 171.4 — 47.2 49.1 20.1 10.1 11.2 33.7 — 

 Tupelo and blackgum 20.5 — 5.6 5.6 3.3 3.0 3.0 — — 

 Ash 21.2 — 3.2 4.6 3.2 1.5 4.2 4.4 — 

 Cottonwood 10.2 — — — 2.8 1.8 5.6 — — 

 Basswood 5.2 — 0.4 0.8 2.2 — 1.9 — — 

 Yellow-poplar 243.6 — 28.3 36.0 35.9 39.0 35.8 68.7 — 

 Bay and magnolia 0.3 — 0.3 — — — — — — 

 Black cherry 5.9 — 1.5 2.8 1.5 — — — — 

 Black walnut 1.1 — — — 1.1 — — — — 

 Sycamore 3.0 — 0.9 0.6 1.5 — — — — 

 Elm 9.2 — 3.8 4.1 1.3 — — — — 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 7.3 — 4.6 1.3 1.3 — — — — 

 Total hardwoods 1,586.9 — 301.4 344.7 307.1 209.7 139.9 260.6 23.4 

All species 334.8 3,028.8 620.1 633.8 507.1 354.6 213.0 336.4 28.9 

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 22—Volume of sawtimber on timberland by species and diameter class, North-Central 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 834.8 130.2 180.7 230.5 142.9 89.3 17.5 43.7 — 

 Shortleaf pine 911.0 232.5 242.5 209.2 138.2 76.6 12.0 — — 

 Loblolly pine 5,340.3 989.0 961.0 965.4 809.4 673.8 427.1 473.6 41.0 

 Virginia pine 685.7 192.9 205.9 162.9 71.3 44.1 8.6 — — 

 Eastern hemlock 9.3 4.6 4.7 — — — — — — 

 Redcedars 7.1 4.9 2.2 — — — — — — 

 Total softwoods 7,788.3 1,554.2 1,597.0 1,568.0 1,161.8 883.8 465.1 517.3 41.0 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 1,167.9 — 187.0 243.5 226.0 218.4 143.2 149.8 — 

 Select red oaks 506.3 — 43.4 54.0 65.9 81.2 29.7 104.8 127.3 

 Other white oaks 1,078.1 — 205.8 263.0 236.8 151.4 47.1 174.0 — 

 Other red oaks 1,861.6 — 267.0 395.6 349.6 260.7 174.6 374.4 39.8 

 Hickory 923.4 — 259.8 180.0 275.7 95.7 38.7 73.6 — 

 Hard maple 4.7 — 0.8 3.8 — — — — — 

 Soft maple 88.5 — 19.9 28.4 21.5 7.5 — 11.2 — 

 Beech 34.5 — 7.6 13.1 13.8 — — — — 

 Sweetgum 938.8 — 240.4 254.8 108.8 57.5 65.5 211.9 — 

 Tupelo and blackgum 101.1 — 25.7 26.5 16.3 15.9 16.7 — — 

 Ash 108.2 — 14.9 21.7 15.7 8.0 22.7 25.1 — 

 Cottonwood 56.9 — — — 15.0 10.0 31.9 — — 

 Basswood 26.3 — 1.8 3.8 10.7 — 9.9 — — 

 Yellow-poplar 1,415.2 — 145.7 190.0 199.3 226.0 216.8 437.5 — 

 Bay and magnolia 1.7 — 1.7 — — — — — — 

 Black cherry 29.3 — 7.3 14.0 8.0 — — — — 

 Black walnut 5.0 — — — 5.0 — — — — 

 Sycamore 15.2 — 4.2 3.0 8.0 — — — — 

 Elm 45.2 — 18.6 20.2 6.5 — — — — 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 42.4 — 25.4 8.9 8.1 — — — — 

 Total hardwoods 8,450.2 — 1,476.7 1,724.4 1,590.7 1,132.2 796.8 1,562.3 167.1 

All species 1,554.2 16,238.5 3,073.7 3,292.4 2,752.6 2,016.0 1,261.9 2,079.6 208.1 

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 23—Volume of sawtimber on timberland by species, size class, and tree grade, North-Central 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 834.8 364.9 212.1 257.7 — — 293.4 150.5 96.3 46.6 — — 

 Shortleaf pine 911.0 505.0 182.4 221.9 — 1.7 226.8 162.7 49.1 15.1 — — 

 Loblolly pine 5,340.3 1,877.6 878.7 2,516.2 — 67.9 2,424.9 1,193.4 492.6 689.9 — 49.0 

 Virginia pine 685.7 3.3 61.3 613.3 — 7.8 124.0 — 15.2 108.8 — — 

 Eastern hemlock 9.3 — — 7.8 — 1.5 — — — — — — 

 Redcedars 7.1 — — 7.1 — — — — — — — — 

 Total softwoods 7,788.3 2,750.9 1,334.5 3,624.0 — 78.9 3,069.1 1,506.6 653.2 860.4 — 49.0 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 1,167.9 188.9 451.5 423.7 93.9 10.0 737.4 188.9 330.2 177.0 35.0 6.4 

 Select red oaks 506.3 228.8 93.9 79.8 84.3 19.5 408.9 228.8 80.8 27.3 57.5 14.5 

 Other white oaks 1,078.1 127.2 297.6 471.0 122.7 59.6 609.3 127.2 208.7 184.7 33.3 55.4 

 Other red oaks 1,861.6 333.2 454.4 637.5 348.5 88.0 1,199.0 333.2 357.0 295.6 143.3 69.9 

 Hickory 923.4 103.0 252.7 442.8 113.1 11.8 483.7 103.0 198.0 136.7 38.6 7.4 

 Hard maple 4.7 — — — 4.7 — — — — — — — 

 Soft maple 88.5 — 2.9 42.7 43.0 — 40.2 — 2.9 25.5 11.8 — 

 Beech 34.5 — — 14.2 17.1 3.2 13.8 — — 8.9 4.9 — 

 Sweetgum 938.8 119.2 311.0 369.5 123.3 15.7 443.6 119.2 201.2 82.6 40.6 — 

 Tupelo and blackgum 101.1 16.5 38.6 31.0 8.7 6.3 48.9 16.5 32.4 — — — 

 Ash 108.2 36.4 20.7 25.2 14.4 11.5 71.6 36.4 12.3 — 11.5 11.5 

 Cottonwood 56.9 50.1 6.8 — — — 56.9 50.1 6.8 — — — 

 Basswood 26.3 — 9.9 16.3 — — 20.7 — 9.9 10.7 — — 

 Yellow-poplar 1,415.2 214.6 478.9 420.7 248.1 52.9 1,079.5 214.6 395.0 262.2 165.7 42.1 

 Bay and magnolia 1.7 — — — 1.7 — — — — — — — 

 Black cherry 29.3 — 13.3 16.0 — — 8.0 — 8.0 — — — 

 Black walnut 5.0 5.0 — — — — 5.0 5.0 — — — — 

 Sycamore 15.2 — 11.0 4.2 — — 8.0 — 8.0 — — — 

 Elm 45.2 — — 22.5 14.3 8.4 6.5 — — — — 6.5 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 42.4 — 4.0 23.2 15.1 — 8.1 — 4.0 4.0 — — 

 Total hardwoods 8,450.2 1,422.8 2,447.3 3,040.5 1,252.9 286.7 5,249.1 1,422.8 1,855.1 1,215.2 542.3 213.6 

All species 16,238.5 4,173.7 3,781.8 6,664.5 1,252.9 365.6 8,318.2 2,929.4 2,508.3 2,075.6 542.3 262.6 

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.

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

 Softwoods Hardwoods

 All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

County species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million cubic feet

Blount 323.2 116.0 115.9 0.2 207.2 67.7 139.5 

Calhoun 308.4 122.3 122.3 — 186.1 51.2 134.9 

Cherokee 261.1 96.7 96.5 0.1 164.4 48.9 115.5 

Clay 329.1 162.9 162.6 0.3 166.2 59.3 106.8 

Cleburne 447.5 244.1 244.1 — 203.4 48.3 155.2 

Coosa 409.1 226.0 226.0 — 183.1 64.7 118.4 

Cullman 298.7 88.9 88.6 0.4 209.7 95.2 114.5 

Etowah 272.9 55.1 55.1 — 217.8 87.6 130.2 

Jefferson 466.7 224.2 224.1 0.0 242.6 107.6 135.0 

Randolph 267.1 135.6 135.6 — 131.4 66.2 65.2 

St. Clair 369.0 144.6 144.0 0.6 224.3 73.8 150.5 

Shelby 419.6 174.4 174.4 — 245.2 79.8 165.4 

Talladega 345.7 174.6 174.2 0.4 171.1 49.7 121.4 

Walker 419.2 190.3 190.3 0.1 228.9 73.3 155.6 

Winston 431.9 188.3 183.5 4.8 243.6 68.5 175.2 

 Total 5,369.2 2,344.0 2,337.2 6.8 3,025.2 1,041.9 1,983.3 

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.

Table 25—Volume of live trees on timberland by county and species group, North-Central Alabama, 2000

 Softwoods Hardwoods

All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

County species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million cubic feet

Blount 352.8 118.3 117.7 0.6 234.5 87.1 147.4 

Calhoun 344.3 124.9 124.8 0.1 219.4 61.0 158.4 

Cherokee 303.0 108.7 108.1 0.6 194.2 61.5 132.7 

Clay 372.1 164.0 163.6 0.4 208.0 75.1 133.0 

Cleburne 488.1 246.2 246.2 — 241.9 60.6 181.3 

Coosa 427.8 227.4 227.1 0.2 200.4 72.7 127.7 

Cullman 338.6 91.7 91.1 0.6 246.9 104.1 142.8 

Etowah 327.5 61.6 61.6 — 265.9 105.0 160.9 

Jefferson 513.4 228.4 228.0 0.4 285.0 123.8 161.2 

Randolph 317.6 143.8 143.1 0.7 173.8 83.4 90.4 

St. Clair 405.3 148.8 147.8 1.0 256.5 85.7 170.9 

Shelby 458.9 176.7 176.5 0.2 282.2 93.7 188.4 

Talladega 370.1 177.0 176.6 0.4 193.1 57.9 135.2 

Walker 457.6 198.8 198.7 0.1 258.8 81.1 177.8 

Winston 475.9 198.6 193.0 5.5 277.3 74.9 202.4 

 Total 5,952.8 2,414.8 2,404.0 10.8 3,538.1 1,227.6 2,310.5 

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 26—Volume of sawtimber on timberland by county and species group, North-Central Alabama, 2000

 Softwoods Hardwoods

 All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

County species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million board feet

Blount 1,183.3 424.4 424.4 — 758.9 223.8 535.2 

Calhoun 988.0 527.4 527.4 — 460.6 102.4 358.2 

Cherokee 731.4 270.5 270.5 — 460.8 157.1 303.8 

Clay 936.1 583.4 582.1 1.4 352.7 127.9 224.7 

Cleburne 1,444.3 915.3 915.3 — 529.0 114.4 414.6 

Coosa 988.8 555.7 555.7 — 433.1 127.1 306.0 

Cullman 920.9 276.0 274.4 1.6 644.9 282.1 362.8 

Etowah 890.6 182.3 182.3 — 708.3 325.9 382.5 

Jefferson 1,496.1 736.6 736.6 — 759.4 334.3 425.1 

Randolph 560.3 305.8 305.8 — 254.5 124.4 130.1 

St. Clair 1,191.8 538.9 536.7 2.2 652.9 209.4 443.5 

Shelby 1,245.8 567.7 567.7 — 678.0 218.5 459.5 

Talladega 1,030.6 604.9 603.8 1.1 425.6 80.9 344.7 

Walker 1,283.6 611.8 611.8 — 671.8 192.3 479.5 

Winston 1,347.0 687.5 677.4 10.0 659.5 218.8 440.7 

 Total 16,238.5 7,788.3 7,771.9 16.4 8,450.2 2,839.2 5,611.0 

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 27—Volume of timber on timberland by class of timber and species group, North-Central 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 3,028.8 1,441.9 1,438.5 3.4 1,586.9 510.9 1,076.0 

 Upper-stem portiona 153.6 441.4 152.8 0.7 287.8 89.1 198.7 

 Total 3,470.2 1,595.5 1,591.4 4.1 1,874.7 600.0 1,274.7 

Poletimber trees 1,899.0 748.5 745.8 2.7 1,150.5 441.9 708.6 

 All growing-stock trees 5,369.2 2,344.0 2,337.2 6.8 3,025.2 1,041.9 1,983.3 

Rough trees

 Sawtimber size 313.4 48.6 47.0 1.7 264.8 84.1 180.7 

 Poletimber size 236.5 21.9 19.7 2.3 214.6 88.3 126.3 

 Total 549.9 70.6 66.7 3.9 479.3 172.4 307.0 

Rotten trees

 Sawtimber size 29.8 — — — 29.8 12.1 17.7 

 Poletimber size 3.9 0.2 0.2 — 3.7 1.2 2.5 

 Total 33.7 0.2 0.2 — 33.5 13.3 20.2 

Salvable dead trees

 Sawtimber size 59.9 41.6 41.6 — 18.3 1.4 16.9 

 Poletimber size 11.7 6.5 6.5 — 5.2 1.3 3.9 

 Total 71.6 48.0 48.0 — 23.5 2.7 20.8 

All classes 6,024.4 2,462.8 2,452.1 10.8 3,561.6 1,230.3 2,331.3 

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.

a

 Includes cull sections in the saw-log portion.
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Table 28— V olum e of live and grow ing-stock trees on tim berland by ow nership class and species group,

N orth-C entral A labam a, 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 597.4 298.5 293.6 4.9 298.9 59.2 239.7 

Other public 280.0 110.9 110.8 0.1 169.1 68.1 101.0 

Forest industry 656.0 342.5 342.0 0.6 313.5 106.9 206.6 

Nonindustrial private 4,419.5 1,662.9 1,657.6 5.2 2,756.6 993.4 1,763.3 

 All classes 5,952.8 2,414.8 2,404.0 10.8 3,538.1 1,227.6 2,310.5 

Growing-stock trees (million cubic feet)

National forest 557.1 295.0 290.7 4.4 262.0 52.2 209.8 

Other public 258.8 110.1 110.0 0.1 148.8 62.9 85.8 

Forest industry 606.4 338.1 337.5 0.6 268.3 93.9 174.4 

Nonindustrial private 3,947.0 1,600.8 1,599.0 1.9 2,346.1 832.9 1,513.2 

 All classes 5,369.2 2,344.0 2,337.2 6.8 3,025.2 1,041.9 1,983.3 

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

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

North-Central 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 2,119.1 1,411.4 1,402.7 8.7 707.7 148.2 559.5 

Other public 886.5 470.4 470.4 — 416.2 156.1 260.1 

Forest industry 1,424.2 795.8 793.7 2.2 628.4 253.0 375.4 

Nonindustrial private 11,808.7 5,110.7 5,105.2 5.5 6,698.0 2,281.9 4,416.1 

 All classes 16,238.5 7,788.3 7,771.9 16.4 8,450.2 2,839.2 5,611.0 

Trees  15.0 inches d.b.h. (million board feet)

National forest 1,240.4 787.3 787.3 — 453.0 112.9 340.1 

Other public 469.1 223.6 223.6 — 245.6 75.9 169.7 

Forest industry 567.3 207.1 207.1 — 360.2 174.9 185.3 

Nonindustrial private 6,041.4 1,851.1 1,851.1 — 4,190.3 1,424.3 2,766.0 

 All classes 8,318.2 3,069.1 3,069.1 — 5,249.1 1,787.9 3,461.2 

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.
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Table 30—Volume of growing stock on timberland by forest-type group, stand origin, and species group,

North-Central 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 1.3 1.3 1.3 — — — — 

 Natural 144.7 129.5 129.5 — 15.2 7.6 7.6 

 Total 146.0 130.8 130.8 — 15.2 7.6 7.6 

 Loblolly–shortleaf pine

 Planted 610.8 577.5 577.5 — 33.3 21.1 12.2 

 Natural 950.1 781.4 780.7 0.7 168.7 80.5 88.2 

 Total 1,560.9 1,359.0 1,358.3 0.7 202.0 101.5 100.4 

 Total softwoods 1,706.9 1,489.7 1,489.0 0.7 217.2 109.1 108.1 

Hardwood types

 Oak–pine

 Planted 61.3 48.9 48.9 — 12.4 7.2 5.1 

 Natural 1,040.6 525.6 522.7 2.9 515.1 165.7 349.4 

 Total 1,101.9 574.5 571.6 2.9 527.4 172.9 354.5 

 Oak–hickory 2,391.2 275.6 272.4 3.2 2,115.6 679.7 1,435.8 

 Oak–gum–cypress 147.9 4.2 4.2 — 143.7 64.1 79.6 

 Elm–ash–cottonwood 21.3 — — — 21.3 16.0 5.3 

 Total hardwoods 3,662.2 854.3 848.1 6.1 2,808.0 932.8 1,875.2 

Nonstocked — — — — — — — 

All groups 2,344.0 5,369.2 2,337.2 6.8 3,025.2 1,041.9 1,983.3 

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 31—Average basal area of live trees per acre on timberland by ownership class, 

species group, and d.b.h., North-Central 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 39.6 2.2 12.2 13.0 12.2 

 Hardwood 59.9 13.8 21.2 11.4 13.4 

 Total 99.4 16.0 33.4 24.4 25.6 

Other public

 Softwood 53.3 5.0 12.8 12.9 22.6 

 Hardwood 74.8 17.1 32.5 13.3 12.0 

 Total 128.1 22.0 45.3 26.2 34.6 

Forest industry

 Softwood 34.6 7.4 20.8 5.0 1.4 

 Hardwood 39.4 13.3 13.4 5.9 6.8 

 Total 74.0 20.7 34.2 10.9 8.2 

Nonindustrial private

 Softwood 30.4 5.4 14.5 5.3 5.3 

 Hardwood 50.4 12.8 17.7 9.4 10.4 

 Total 80.8 18.2 32.2 14.7 15.7 

All classes

 Softwood 32.4 5.4 15.1 6.1 5.8 

 Hardwood 50.4 13.1 17.9 9.2 10.2 

 Total 82.8 18.5 33.0 15.3 16.0 

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, North-Central Alabama, 1990–1999

Softwoods Hardwoods

 All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

County species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million cubic feet

Blount 14.7 7.4 7.4 — 7.3 3.1 4.2 

Calhoun 12.5 6.3 6.3 — 6.3 2.9 3.3 

Cherokee 10.7 7.1 7.1 — 3.6 0.7 2.9 

Clay 16.9 9.8 9.8 0.1 7.0 2.8 4.2 

Cleburne 22.8 13.4 13.4 — 9.5 3.1 6.4 

Coosa 26.1 17.8 17.8 — 8.3 4.2 4.0 

Cullman 14.4 5.1 5.1 — 9.4 5.0 4.4 

Etowah 9.1 1.6 1.6 — 7.5 2.5 5.0 

Jefferson 26.4 12.3 12.3 0.0 14.1 5.8 8.3 

Randolph 14.9 7.6 7.6 — 7.3 4.1 3.2 

St. Clair 17.7 8.9 8.9 — 8.8 2.5 6.3 

Shelby 18.7 10.9 10.9 — 7.8 2.8 5.0 

Talladega 13.5 7.2 7.2 — 6.3 2.2 4.1 

Walker 22.3 12.6 12.6 — 9.8 3.9 5.9 

Winston 17.4 9.9 9.7 0.2 7.5 2.2 5.3 

 Total 258.3 137.9 137.6 0.3 120.3 47.9 72.4 

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.

Table 33—Average net annual growth of live trees on timberland by county and species group,

North-Central Alabama, 1990–1999

Softwoods Hardwoods

All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

County species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million cubic feet

Blount 15.7 7.6 7.5 0.1 8.1 3.7 4.4 

Calhoun 12.9 6.2 6.2 — 6.7 3.1 3.6 

Cherokee 12.0 7.2 7.2 0.0 4.8 1.6 3.2 

Clay 18.6 9.8 9.7 0.1 8.8 3.2 5.6 

Cleburne 23.7 13.5 13.5 — 10.2 3.4 6.8 

Coosa 26.9 17.8 17.8 — 9.0 4.5 4.5 

Cullman 15.8 5.0 5.0 — 10.8 6.3 4.5 

Etowah 10.4 2.0 2.0 — 8.4 3.1 5.3 

Jefferson 29.3 13.2 13.1 0.0 16.2 6.1 10.1 

Randolph 18.4 9.0 9.0 — 9.4 5.0 4.4 

St. Clair 19.5 9.2 9.2 — 10.3 3.2 7.1 

Shelby 19.9 10.9 10.9 0.0 9.0 3.9 5.1 

Talladega 15.0 7.3 7.3 — 7.7 2.7 5.0 

Walker 23.9 13.1 13.1 — 10.8 4.2 6.6 

Winston 18.8 10.1 9.9 0.2 8.7 2.7 6.0 

 Total 280.9 141.9 141.5 0.4 139.0 56.7 82.3 

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 34—Average net annual growth of sawtimber on timberland by county and species group,

North-Central Alabama, 1990–1999

Softwoods Hardwoods

All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

County species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million board feet

Blount 47.4 21.4 21.4 — 25.9 9.9 16.0 

Calhoun 64.1 36.7 36.7 — 27.4 11.1 16.3 

Cherokee 27.8 17.2 17.2 — 10.5 1.9 8.7 

Clay 41.7 20.9 20.3 0.6 20.8 6.8 14.0 

Cleburne 92.8 60.4 60.4 — 32.4 10.5 21.9 

Coosa 56.9 40.0 40.0 — 16.9 6.9 10.0 

Cullman 52.9 23.3 23.3 — 29.7 11.9 17.8 

Etowah 42.8 14.4 14.4 — 28.4 9.2 19.3 

Jefferson 90.3 40.8 40.8 — 49.5 18.6 30.8 

Randolph 46.1 22.9 22.9 — 23.1 14.8 8.4 

St. Clair 67.4 34.5 34.5 — 32.9 8.7 24.2 

Shelby 62.9 40.7 40.7 — 22.1 7.7 14.4 

Talladega 43.6 26.9 26.9 — 16.7 3.0 13.7 

Walker 75.1 43.3 43.3 — 31.8 11.8 20.0 

Winston 56.3 29.7 29.3 0.4 26.6 6.8 19.8 

 Total 867.8 473.1 472.1 1.0 394.7 139.6 255.1 

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.

Table 35—Average annual removals of growing stock on timberland by county and species group,

North-Central Alabama, 1990–1999

 Softwoods Hardwoods

All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

County species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million cubic feet

Blount 10.8 5.2 5.2 — 5.6 1.3 4.2 

Calhoun 10.6 8.3 8.3 — 2.3 0.7 1.6 

Cherokee 8.8 5.9 5.9 — 2.9 0.5 2.4 

Clay 8.6 5.0 5.0 — 3.5 1.5 2.0 

Cleburne 13.3 9.1 9.1 — 4.2 2.6 1.6 

Coosa 13.6 9.1 9.1 — 4.4 1.1 3.3 

Cullman 20.5 15.3 15.3 — 5.2 1.9 3.4 

Etowah 14.6 10.1 10.1 — 4.5 1.7 2.8 

Jefferson 21.7 14.4 14.3 0.1 7.3 1.8 5.5 

Randolph 12.4 5.2 5.2 — 7.2 3.2 4.0 

St. Clair 12.8 6.1 6.1 — 6.7 1.3 5.4 

Shelby 13.7 10.3 10.3 — 3.4 1.1 2.3 

Talladega 12.8 9.6 9.6 — 3.3 1.3 2.0 

Walker 18.9 11.0 11.0 — 7.9 1.1 6.8 

Winston 19.8 12.1 12.1 — 7.7 2.8 4.9 

 Total 212.7 136.7 136.6 0.1 76.0 24.1 52.0 

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

North-Central Alabama, 1990–1999

Softwoods Hardwoods

 All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

County species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million cubic feet

Blount 11.5 5.2 5.2 — 6.3 1.5 4.8 

Calhoun 12.2 8.4 8.4 — 3.8 1.2 2.7 

Cherokee 9.8 6.1 6.1 — 3.6 0.5 3.2 

Clay 9.6 5.2 5.2 — 4.4 1.8 2.7 

Cleburne 14.0 9.3 9.3 — 4.7 2.6 2.1 

Coosa 13.8 9.1 9.1 — 4.6 1.2 3.4 

Cullman 21.2 15.3 15.3 — 6.0 2.2 3.8 

Etowah 15.5 10.3 10.3 — 5.1 2.0 3.2 

Jefferson 24.1 15.6 15.6 0.1 8.5 2.0 6.5 

Randolph 13.8 5.7 5.7 — 8.2 3.5 4.7 

St. Clair 13.5 6.3 6.3 — 7.1 1.4 5.7 

Shelby 14.8 10.5 10.4 0.1 4.3 1.6 2.7 

Talladega 14.1 9.6 9.6 — 4.6 2.1 2.5 

Walker 20.2 11.0 11.0 — 9.2 1.2 8.0 

Winston 20.9 12.1 12.1 — 8.8 2.9 5.9 

 Total 229.0 139.7 139.6 0.1 89.3 27.6 61.7 

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

North-Central Alabama, 1990–1999

Softwoods Hardwoods

All All Yellow Other All Soft Hard

County species softwood pine softwood hardwood hardwood hardwood

Million board feet

Blount 29.1 15.5 15.5 — 13.6 1.8 11.8 

Calhoun 40.2 36.4 36.4 — 3.8 0.9 2.8 

Cherokee 22.8 12.3 12.3 — 10.5 0.6 10.0 

Clay 20.4 13.0 13.0 — 7.4 3.6 3.8 

Cleburne 44.1 34.9 34.9 — 9.2 6.0 3.2 

Coosa 31.3 25.4 25.4 — 5.9 1.6 4.3 

Cullman 83.4 65.4 65.4 — 17.9 6.5 11.5 

Etowah 65.1 52.1 52.1 — 12.9 5.3 7.6 

Jefferson 57.8 41.1 41.1 — 16.6 3.7 12.9 

Randolph 39.8 19.8 19.8 — 20.0 9.4 10.6 

St. Clair 42.9 23.6 23.6 — 19.3 3.5 15.8 

Shelby 49.8 42.8 42.8 — 6.9 2.4 4.5 

Talladega 44.4 38.0 38.0 — 6.4 3.8 2.6 

Walker 59.9 35.8 35.8 — 24.1 3.6 20.5 

Winston 62.1 46.0 46.0 — 16.1 8.4 7.7 

 Total 692.9 502.2 502.2 — 190.7 61.1 129.6 

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 38—Average net annual growth and average annual removals of live trees, growing stock, and

sawtimber on timberland by species, North-Central Alabama, 1990–1999

Live trees Growing stock Sawtimber

 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 4.9 5.9 4.8 5.9 27.3 25.9 

 Slash pine 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.8 

 Shortleaf pine 5.7 14.8 5.7 14.2 29.3 40.8 

 Loblolly pine 119.3 100.9 115.3 99.0 378.7 385.2 

 Virginia pine 11.5 17.6 11.6 17.2 36.3 49.6 

 Eastern hemlock 0.2 — 0.2 — 0.4 — 

 Redcedars 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 — 

 Total softwoods 141.9 139.7 137.9 136.7 473.1 502.2 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 18.2 9.4 16.6 8.1 62.6 23.0 

 Select red oaks 3.3 3.6 2.8 3.2 12.0 7.2 

 Other white oaks 18.2 12.6 16.3 10.5 59.6 23.1 

 Other red oaks 24.7 22.5 22.9 20.2 89.3 57.2 

 Hickory 10.3 10.3 9.6 9.2 27.3 18.1 

 Hard maple 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 — — 

 Soft maple 4.9 1.6 2.1 0.9 2.6 0.6 

 Beech 2.0 0.9 1.3 0.4 2.9 0.9 

 Sweetgum 19.5 10.5 17.8 9.7 47.6 20.7 

 Tupelo and blackgum 2.2 1.8 1.4 1.5 2.0 2.9 

 Ash 3.7 0.5 2.8 0.4 4.5 0.4 

 Cottonwood 0.3 — 0.3 — 1.6 — 

 Basswood 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.5 0.5 

 Yellow-poplar 19.6 10.3 18.8 9.8 75.9 33.2 

 Bay and magnolia 1.0 0.1 0.9 — 0.2 — 

 Black cherry 2.7 1.5 2.1 1.1 0.8 1.2 

 Sycamore 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.5 

 Elm 1.3 0.7 1.0 0.4 1.1 0.6 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 5.6 2.8 2.9 0.4 2.0 0.4 

 Total hardwoods 139.0 89.3 120.3 76.0 394.7 190.7 

All species 229.0 280.9 258.3 212.7 867.8 692.9 

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.
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Table 39—Average annual removals of growing stock on timberland by species and diameter class,

North-Central 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- 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 5.9 0.2 0.5 1.4 2.1 0.5 0.5 0.4 — 0.3 — 

 Slash pine 0.4 — 0.2 — 0.2 — — — — — — 

 Shortleaf pine 14.2 1.8 3.2 4.0 2.6 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.1 — — 

 Loblolly pine 99.0 8.7 13.3 17.0 17.7 14.0 11.6 7.9 5.9 2.9 — 

 Virginia pine 17.2 2.9 2.7 3.9 3.3 3.1 0.8 0.3 0.2 — — 

 Redcedars 0.1 0.1 — — — — — — — — — 

 Total softwoods 136.7 13.7 19.9 26.4 25.9 19.0 13.6 8.8 6.2 3.3 — 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 8.1 1.0 0.5 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.4 — 

 Select red oaks 3.2 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 — 

 Other white oaks 10.5 0.8 1.8 2.4 0.9 2.3 1.1 0.2 0.6 0.4 — 

 Other red oaks 20.2 1.3 2.1 4.0 3.8 1.6 2.0 2.1 1.1 2.1 0.2 

 Hickory 9.2 0.9 2.1 1.8 1.2 1.7 0.9 0.3 0.3 — — 

 Hard maple 0.1 0.1 — — — — — — — — — 

 Soft maple 0.9 0.2 0.6 — — 0.1 — — — — — 

 Beech 0.4 — — 0.1 0.1 0.1 — — — — — 

 Sweetgum 9.7 1.2 1.9 1.6 2.2 1.2 0.5 0.8 — 0.2 — 

 Tupelo and blackgum 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.5 — — — — — 

 Ash 0.4 0.1 — 0.2 — — 0.1 — — — — 

 Basswood 0.1 — — — — — 0.1 — — — — 

 Yellow-poplar 9.8 0.5 1.4 1.3 0.8 1.6 1.7 0.9 0.7 0.9 — 

 Black cherry 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 — 0.2 — — — — 

 Sycamore 0.1 — — — — — 0.1 — — — — 

 Elm 0.4 0.1 — 0.1 — — — — 0.1 — — 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 0.4 0.2 0.1 — — 0.1 — — — — — 

 Total hardwoods 76.0 7.4 11.0 14.0 11.3 10.9 8.3 5.2 3.4 4.2 0.2 

All species 21.1 212.7 30.9 40.4 37.2 30.0 21.9 14.0 9.6 7.4 0.2 

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

by species, North-Central Alabama, 1990–1999

Species Live trees Growing stock Sawtimber

 Million cubic feet Million board feet

Softwood

 Longleaf pine 1.6 1.6 7.3 

 Shortleaf pine 8.9 7.9 21.3 

 Loblolly pine 19.4 17.5 61.5 

 Virginia pine 5.6 5.2 13.7 

 Eastern hemlock 0.1 0.1 0.6 

 Total softwoods 35.6 32.4 104.3 

Hardwood

 Select white oaks 2.0 1.8 8.1 

 Select red oaks 1.7 1.6 5.6 

 Other white oaks 2.8 1.6 3.0 

 Other red oaks 10.8 8.4 29.5 

 Hickory 3.7 2.9 6.6 

 Soft maple 0.3 0.1 — 

 Beech 0.3 0.3 1.1 

 Sweetgum 2.9 1.9 4.0 

 Tupelo and blackgum 0.6 0.5 1.0 

 Ash 0.0 — — 

 Basswood 0.1 0.1 — 

 Yellow-poplar 1.4 1.1 3.6 

 Bay and magnolia 0.1 — — 

 Black cherry 0.1 — — 

 Elm 0.5 0.4 0.8 

 Other Eastern

 hardwoods 3.4 1.0 0.7 

 Total hardwoods 30.7 21.5 64.1 

All species 53.9 66.3 168.4 

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.
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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, North-Central 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 15.1 7.3 7.0 0.3 7.8 2.8 5.0 

Other public 9.7 3.1 3.1 — 6.6 3.4 3.2 

Forest industry 38.2 29.0 29.0 — 9.2 3.3 5.9 

Nonindustrial private 195.2 98.6 98.5 0.0 96.7 38.3 58.4 

 All classes 258.3 137.9 137.6 0.3 120.3 47.9 72.4 

Average annual removals (million cubic feet)

National forest 10.6 7.5 7.5 — 3.0 0.9 2.2 

Other public 3.5 2.1 2.1 — 1.4 0.1 1.3 

Forest industry 31.2 23.4 23.4 — 7.8 3.0 4.8 

Nonindustrial private 167.5 103.7 103.7 0.1 63.8 20.1 43.7 

 All classes 212.7 136.7 136.6 0.1 76.0 24.1 52.0 

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

ownership class and species group, North-Central 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 15.5 7.1 6.8 0.3 8.4 3.1 5.2 

Other public 10.7 3.0 3.0 — 7.6 3.5 4.2 

Forest industry 39.9 29.0 29.0 0.0 10.9 3.9 7.0 

Nonindustrial private 214.9 102.7 102.6 0.1 112.1 46.3 65.9 

 All classes 280.9 141.9 141.5 0.4 139.0 56.7 82.3 

Average annual removals (million cubic feet)

National forest 10.9 7.5 7.5 — 3.4 0.9 2.5 

Other public 4.0 2.1 2.1 — 1.9 0.3 1.6 

Forest industry 33.7 23.7 23.6 0.1 10.0 3.2 6.8 

Nonindustrial private 180.5 106.4 106.3 0.1 74.1 23.2 50.9 

 All classes 229.0 139.7 139.6 0.1 89.3 27.6 61.7 

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 43—Average net annual growth and average annual removals of sawtimber on timberland by

ownership class and species group, North-Central 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 68.9 44.0 43.4 0.7 24.9 6.8 18.1 

Other public 43.8 15.3 15.3 — 28.5 12.7 15.8 

Forest industry 106.5 79.7 79.7 — 26.8 11.4 15.3 

Nonindustrial private 648.7 334.1 333.7 0.4 314.6 108.7 206.0 

 All classes 867.8 473.1 472.1 1.0 394.7 139.6 255.1 

Average annual removals (million board feet)

National forest 39.7 36.9 36.9 — 2.8 0.7 2.0 

Other public 15.8 11.6 11.6 — 4.2 — 4.2 

Forest industry 83.5 70.9 70.9 — 12.6 6.0 6.7 

Nonindustrial private 553.9 382.9 382.9 — 171.0 54.4 116.7 

 All classes 692.9 502.2 502.2 — 190.7 61.1 129.6 

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 44—Average net annual growth of growing stock on timberland by forest-type group, stand origin,

and species group, North-Central 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 0.2 0.2 0.2 — 0.0 — 0.0 

 Natural 5.2 3.9 3.9 — 1.3 0.5 0.8 

 Total 5.4 4.1 4.1 — 1.3 0.5 0.8 

 Loblolly–shortleaf pine

 Planted 48.8 46.8 46.8 — 2.0 1.3 0.6 

 Natural 54.7 42.7 42.7 0.1 12.0 6.1 5.9 

 Total 103.5 89.5 89.4 0.1 14.0 7.4 6.6 

 Total softwoods 108.9 93.6 93.5 0.1 15.3 7.9 7.4 

Hardwood types

 Oak–pine

 Planted 5.1 4.1 4.1 — 1.1 0.8 0.3 

 Natural 54.4 23.9 23.7 0.2 30.5 12.7 17.8 

 Total 59.5 27.9 27.7 0.2 31.6 13.5 18.1 

 Oak–hickory 84.3 15.3 15.3 0.0 69.0 23.6 45.4 

 Oak–gum–cypress 4.9 1.1 1.1 — 3.8 2.4 1.5 

 Elm–ash–cottonwood 0.6 — — — 0.6 0.6 0.0 

 Total hardwoods 149.4 44.3 44.1 0.3 105.0 40.0 65.0 

Nonstocked — — — — — — — 

All groups 137.9 258.3 137.6 0.3 120.3 47.9 72.4 

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, North-Central 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 0.8 0.4 0.4 — 0.4 — 0.4 

 Natural 3.6 2.6 2.6 — 1.0 0.1 0.9 

 Total 4.4 2.9 2.9 — 1.5 0.1 1.3 

 Loblolly–shortleaf pine

 Planted 18.8 17.4 17.4 — 1.4 0.3 1.1 

 Natural 57.7 51.3 51.3 — 6.4 3.5 2.9 

 Total 76.5 68.7 68.7 — 7.8 3.8 4.0 

 Total softwoods 80.9 71.6 71.6 — 9.3 4.0 5.4 

Hardwood types

 Oak–pine

 Planted 1.7 1.7 1.7 — — — — 

 Natural 62.3 41.3 41.3 0.1 21.0 8.7 12.2 

 Total 64.0 43.0 42.9 0.1 21.0 8.7 12.2 

 Oak–hickory 65.5 21.4 21.4 — 44.1 11.1 33.0 

 Oak–gum–cypress 2.4 0.7 0.7 — 1.7 0.3 1.4 

 Total hardwoods 131.8 65.1 65.0 0.1 66.7 20.1 46.6 

Nonstocked — — — — — — — 

All groups 212.7 136.7 136.6 0.1 76.0 24.1 52.0 

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.

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,

North-Central 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 13,069.9 221.5 12,690.8 11,074.6 1,616.2 157.6 132.1 25.6 

 Hardwood 17,978.2 2,378.7 13,633.5 10,886.7 2,746.8 1,966.1 1,501.5 464.6 

 Total 31,048.1 2,600.2 26,324.3 21,961.3 4,363.0 2,123.7 1,633.5 490.2 

Other public

 Softwood 5,037.9 282.9 4,716.8 4,061.2 655.6 38.3 31.1 7.2 

 Hardwood 9,871.6 1,408.7 7,346.9 5,982.7 1,364.3 1,116.0 877.8 238.2 

 Total 14,909.4 1,691.5 12,063.7 10,043.9 2,019.8 1,154.3 908.9 245.4 

Forest industry

 Softwood 17,647.0 2,207.0 15,225.8 12,501.3 2,724.5 214.2 171.3 42.9 

 Hardwood 20,577.7 4,865.3 13,313.2 10,691.7 2,621.5 2,399.3 1,858.9 540.4 

 Total 38,224.6 7,072.3 28,538.9 23,192.9 5,346.0 2,613.5 2,030.2 583.3 

Nonindustrial private

 Softwood 80,592.1 7,781.8 70,066.6 58,863.0 11,203.6 2,743.7 2,311.7 432.1 

 Hardwood 163,851.8 24,373.2 117,989.9 95,212.2 22,777.7 21,488.8 16,700.5 4,788.3 

 Total 244,443.8 32,155.0 188,056.4 154,075.2 33,981.3 24,232.5 19,012.2 5,220.3 

All ownerships

 Softwood 116,346.7 10,493.1 102,699.9 86,500.1 16,199.8 3,153.8 2,646.1 507.7 

 Hardwood 212,279.2 33,025.8 152,283.4 122,773.2 29,510.2 26,970.1 20,938.6 6,031.5 

 Total 328,625.9 43,518.9 254,983.2 209,273.2 45,710.0 30,123.8 23,584.7 6,539.2 

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, North-Central Alabama, 1990 to 2000

Ownership class

Treatment or All Forest Nonindustrial

disturbance classes Public industry private

Thousand acres

Final harvest 83.8 3.4 19.6 60.7 

Partial harvesta 2.4 43.1 3.5 37.1 

Seed tree/shelterwood 3.6 — 0.8 2.9 

Commercial thinning 9.0 0.6 0.8 7.6 

Other stand improvement 5.5 1.5 1.3 2.6 

Site preparation 41.4 1.6 20.6 19.1 

Artificial regenerationb 1.4 37.5 20.4 15.7 

Natural regenerationb 3.2 76.3 3.2 69.9 

Other treatment 14.4 0.4 1.2 12.8 

Natural disturbance

 Disease 0.1 — — 0.1 

 Insects 9.4 1.0 1.3 7.2 

 Fire 8.9 0.4 2.2 6.3 

 Weather 12.8 2.5 0.5 9.7 

 Animals 5.6 — 2.0 3.6 

Other disturbances

 Grazing 8.2 — — 8.2 

 Other man-caused disturbance 9.5 0.3 — 9.2 

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, North-Central 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 83.8 8.3 18.9 27.9 28.5 0.2 — 

Partial harvestb 1.5 43.1 5.7 18.2 16.2 1.4 — 

Seed tree/shelterwood 3.6 — 3.6 — — — — 

Commercial thinning 9.0 4.7 3.3 0.9 — — — 

Other stand improvement 5.5 1.7 1.9 0.5 1.4 — — 

Site preparation 41.4 9.9 9.6 12.6 9.2 — — 

Other treatment 14.4 0.6 4.3 2.0 6.9 0.6 — 

Natural disturbance

 Disease 0.1 — 0.1 — — — — 

 Insects 9.4 1.6 2.6 4.9 0.3 — — 

 Fire 8.9 0.8 2.9 2.9 2.4 — — 

 Weather 12.8 0.3 3.2 2.2 6.3 0.8 — 

 Animals 5.6 1.4 0.4 0.6 1.9 1.3 — 

Other disturbance

 Grazing 8.2 — 0.7 2.5 5.0 — — 

 Other man-caused disturbance 9.5 0.7 1.2 3.3 4.3 — — 

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,

North-Central 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 26.6 17.2 — 7.8 1.6 — — 

Natural regeneration

 following harvest 43.2 0.4 6.2 8.5 27.5 0.6 — 

Other artificial regeneration

 on forest land 8.2 7.3 — 0.4 0.5 — — 

Other natural regeneration

 on forest land 16.2 0.6 3.4 4.5 7.8 — — 

Artificial regeneration on

 former nonforest land 2.7 2.2 — — 0.3 — 0.2 

Natural reversion of

 former nonforest land 16.9 — 6.6 4.8 4.3 0.7 0.5 

 Total 113.8 27.6 16.2 26.1 41.9 1.3 0.8 

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

 Classification after regeneration.
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Brown, Mark J.; Sheffield, Raymond M. 2001. Forest statistics

for North-Central Alabama, 2000. Resour. Bull. SRS–63.

Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,

Southern Research Station. 53 p.

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

15-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

removals, timber volume.
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