Forest Statistics for Tennessee's Plateau Counties - 1989 

Dennis M. May and John S. Vissage 

Tabulated results were derived from data obtained 

during a recent inventory of 16 counties comprising the 

Plateau Unit of Tennessee (fig. I). Tables 1-25 were 

developed to provide compatibility among Forest Inventory 

and Analysis Projects. Tables 26-40 are supplementary 

tables and may change from unit to unit or State to State to 

address specific resource issues. 

Data on forest acreage and timber volume were secured 

by a three-step process. A forest-nonforest classification 

using aerial photographs was accomplished for points representing appro;?iimateIy 230 acres. 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 3 miles apart. At these 

forest locations, per acre estimates were obtained from trees 

measured on ten 37.5 basal area factor prism points. 

The sampling methods were designed to achieve suitable 

sampling errors for estimates of area and volume at the State 

level. Sampling error increases as the area or volume considered decreases. The sampling errors presented in table 

I, equal to one standard deviation for the sample data, may 

be used to construct confidence intervals for population 

estimates. For example, at the 95 percent confidence level, 

the confidence interval for growing-stock volume (in million 

cubic feet) in the Plateau Unit of Tennessee (with a sampling 

error or 3.4 percent) is 

where 1.96 is the number of standard deviations. 

This confidence interval indicates a 95-percent degree 

of confidence that the range, 3,732.3 to 4,265.3 million 

cubic feet, will contain the true growing-stock 

inventory volume. 

Sampling errors for sub-groups of counties in the unit 

may be estimated by the following formula: 

where: 

SE = standard error of estimate 

(expressed as a percent) 

X = variable of interest 

(area or volume) 

g = group of counties to be combined 

t = total for the Unit. 

Table I-Sampling errorslfor tiinberw growing stock, and sawtimber, Plateou Counties, 

Tennessee, 1989 

Growing stock 

Sawtimber 

County Timberland Volume Growth Removals volume 

- - 

Bledsoe 

Campkli 

Cumkrland 

Fentrefs 

Franklin 

Grundy 

Marion 

Morgan 

Overton 

Pickett 

Putnam 

Scott 

Sequatchie 

Van Buren 

Wanen 

White -- - 

All counties 0.6 3.4 3.6 7.1 4.3 

lEiy random-sampling formula. 

2~amp~ing error greater than 50. 
For example, the sampling error estimate of gro~ngstock volume for Overton, Putnam, and White counties is 8.2 

percent. Thus, the 95 percent coafidence interval for growing-stwk volume is 692.3 2 111.3 million cubic feet. 

Ownership information is obtained through the 3-mile 

grid sample outlined above. County courthouse records are 

used to obtain omership information for each forested 

plot. An expansion factor representing timberland area in 

that county is then applied to the ownership group the plot 

represents. Next, the ownership groups are totaled for each 

county. Thus, acreages reported at the county level are 

estimates and may not exactly match known totals for each 

ownership category within that county. 

In order to achieve greater compatibility among Forest 

Inventory and Analysis Projects, a new tree classification 

system has been in effect since the 1988 Arkansas survey. 

Tree grade 5 is used to designate trees currently or prospectively capable of producing at least one 12-foot log or two 

8-foot logs in the saw-log portion but not able to produce a 

12-foot log in the butt 16 feet. These trees, formerly classed 

as rough or rotten, are now included in growing stock. Table 

I1 shows the impact of this change on volume and growth. 

HIGHLIGHTS 

Area 

The Plateau Unit of Tennessee encompasses the counties from the Cumberland Plateau westward to the Highland 

Rim forming the eastern border of the Central Basin. The 

soils of the unit have been characterized as poor and unsuitable for agriculture. As a consequence, the unit has been 

the State's most densely forested unit. This distinction has 

been enhanced by a reversal of a long-time trend of declining 

timberland. Climbing 3 percent since 1980, timberland now 

covers 3,064.8 thousand acres, a full 70 percent of the unit's 

land area. 

With three-quarters of the unit's timberland occupied by 

oak-hickory forest types alone, the unit remains 

predominantly hardwood. However, since 1980 the areas in 

hardwood types and mixed (oak-pine) types have remained 

relatively stable, while softwood types jumped by a third, 

adding 91 thousand acres. More than half of this increase 

occurred as pine plantations. Since 1980, approximately 50 

thousand acres have been planted, bringing the total area 

occupied by plantations to 137.7 thousand acres. 

Most of the timberland in the unit is privately held with 

only 11 percent in public ownership. Since 1980, signibnt 

shifts in ownership patterns have taken place. The Plateau 

Unit has held one the highest concentrations of forest industry land in the State. Although still true, close to 100 

thousand acres of timberland have fallen from forest industry control since 1980. This amount is one-fifth of its 

previous holdings. Interestingly, much of this loss was concentrated in hardwood and mixed types, while industry 

ownership of pine types increased by 50 percent since 1980. 

Farmers also lost more than 100 thousand acres of timberland since 1980. The large losses by forest industry and 

farmers inevitably resulted in gains for other ownership 

groups. In the private sector, the corporate and individual 

ownership groups both gained over 100 thousand acres of 

timberland each and, in the public sector, miscellaneous 

federal ownership increased 52 percent. 

In addition to increasing in area, the unit's timberlands 

have been maturing. Since 1980, the area of sawtimber-sized 

stands increased by over 300 thousand acres, while the areas 

in pole- and sapling-sized stands decreased. Today, sawtimber-sized stands occupy 51 percent of all timberland, 

whereas in 1980 they only accounted for 42 percent. 

Table 11-Cltarzges in volunze and growtlt estimates due to irzclusiort of tree grade 5 irz growing-stock 

in verztory, Plateau Counties, Tennessee , 1989 

Tree grade 5 

Excluded from Included in 

growing stock growing stock Percent change 

------- Milfiorz crrbic feet - - - - - - - 

Softwood: 

Growing-stock volume 812.6 

Rough and rotten volume 28.7 

Growing-stock growth 29.4 

Hardwood: 

Growing-stock volume 

Rough and rotten volume 

Growing-stock growth 

Softwood: 

Sawtimber volume 

Sawtimber growth 

Hardwood: 

Sawtimber volume 

Sawtimber growth 

------- Miffion board feet - - - - - - - 
Timber Inventory 

With the maturation of the unit's timberland, a shift 

towards fewer and larger trees of greater volume would be 

expected, Such is the case with the hardwood growmg-stock 

portion of the inventory, which experien~ed a 32-percent 

reduction in numbers and a 33-percent increase in volume 

to 3,167.4 million cubic feet. The reduction in numbers was 

concentrated in size classes smaller than 8 inches and 

generally occurred across all species, except for yellowpoplar which increased across all size classes. The volume 

increment occurred across all species and size classes. 

IndiGdual softwood species, such as shortleaf and Virginia pine, experienced similar trends of decreasing numbers and increasing volumes. Hourever, on the whole, 

softwood numbers increased, climbing 12 percent due to an 

influx of smaller white pines, hemlocks, cedars, and planted 

loblolly pines. At the same time, softwood volume also 

increased, rising 36 percent to 831.4 million cubic feet. The 

volume increment generally occurred across all species and 

size classes. 

The maturing nature of the unit's timberland is especially 

e\rident in. the sa~imber portion of the inventory, which 

experienced increases in both numbers and volumes of trees 

since 1980. The number of savvtimber trees climbed 31 

percent for both softwood and hardwood and volume increased % percent to 2,724.8 million board feet for softwood 

and 41 percent to 10,157.7 million board feet for hardwood. 

In a unit where 79 percent of the sawinnE>er volume is 

hardwood, the quality associated ktlm the sa~imber volume 

is of special concern. la spite of the large increase in 

hardwood sa~isnber inventory, gade 1 volume fell 28 percent since 1980. Alhho* this decline generally occurred 

across all species, much of the loss, 81 percent, was associated with the oaks and hickories. These two species also 

account for the majority of hardwood removals, indicating 

a tendency towards high-gradkg during harvest. Yellowpoplar was the major exception to this general decline in 

grade 1 hardwood volume with a 19-percent gain over the 

period. Countering the reduction in hardwood quality was 

a gain in softwood volume across all grades, including an 

18-percent increase in grade 1 softwood volume since 1980. 

Growth, Removals, and Mortality 

The increasing inventory of the unit is a consequence of 

a favorable groulth-to-drain situation since 1980. On an 

annual basis, net gr~h for the unit averaged 152.7 million 

cubic feet far gotNing stock and 590.4 million board feet for 

smimber. These growth fipres reflect the phykal change 

in the inventory over the survey period as well as a gro~ngstock definition change initiated since the 1880 survey. As 

a result, these growth estimates are not directly comparable 

to past @oMh estimates. Using comparable grwh estimates that exclude the definition change (table II), net 

go~h increased 23 percent for growing stock and 40 percent for sawtimber. The large increase in sawtimber growth 

is a rekction of the unit's maturing forest. These increases 

were in spite of a geneml doubling in mortaliQ sincelY80, 

wbich reduced net gowth by 20 percent for growing-stock 

and 15 percent for sawtimber. In softwoods, the mortality 

was almost exclusively concentrated in yellow pines. Oaks 

and hickories comprised two-thirds of the hardwood mortality. Disease was by far the leading cause of mortality in 

both species groups. 

Removals, the last element of drain on the inventory, 

were concentrated in sawtimber-sized trees as evidenced by 

the 3-percent reduction in growing-stock removals and 24- 

percent rise in sawtimber removals. On an average annual 

basis, growing-stock removals only reached 43.6 million 

cubic feet, while sawtimber removals climbed to 193.2 million board feet. All of the rise in sa~imberemovals was 

due to increased hardwood removals over the period; 

softwood removals actually declined 13 percent. Softwood 

removals were dmost exclusively in yellow pine. Harhod 

removals were concentrated in the oaks and hickories, although removals of soft hardwood species also jumped appreciably over the period. These generally reduced 

removals resulted in groMh exceeding removals by roughly 

3 to 1 for both go~ng-stock and sawtimber portions of the 

inventory. 

The unit" timberlands are generally in a desirable condition. The increasing timberland base is supporting a 

maturing forest that's increasing in volume and growing at 

three times the rate of depletion. Only a drop in hardwood 

quality impairs the current status of the unit's timberlands. 

DEFINITION OF mMS 

Average net arznualpwils. -Average net annual volume 

increase for the inter-surwy period. 

Average arznual rnomiig. - Average annual sound-mod 

volume of gro~ng-stock trees dy;lng from natural causes. 

Ar~erage annual removals. -Average net annuall volume 

of gowing-stock trees removed from the inventory by harvesting, cultural operations (such as timber-stand improvement), land clearing, or changes in land use. 

Cornrnercial species. - Tree species which normally 

develop into trees suitable for industrial wood products. 

Forest land. -Land at least 16.7 percent stocked by forest 

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

currently developed for nonforest use. 

Forest type. -A classification of forest land based upon 

the species forming a plurality of live-tree stocking. 

Growiizg-stock twes. -Live trees of commercial species. 

Rough and rotten trees are excluded. 

Growling-stock volume. - The cubic-foot volume of 

sound wood in growing-stock trees at least 5.0 inches in 

diameteh at breast height, from a 1-foot stump to a minimum 

4.0-inch top diameter outside bark of the central stem, or to 

the point where the central stern breaks into limbs. 

Live trees. - Commercial and noncommercial tree 

species of sapling size or larger, 

Ni2mral stands. - Stands vvith no e~dence of artificial 

regeneration. This includes those established by seed tree 

regeneration methods, 

Noncornnzercial species. - Tree species of typically small 

size, paor form, or inferior quality which normally do not 

develop into trees suitable for industrial wood products. 

Ptanfed stands- -Stands with some evidence of planting 

or direct seeding. 
Poletimber trees. - Growing-stock trees at least 5.0 inches in diameter at breast height, but smaller than sawtimber 

size. 

Reserved tir~berlaitd. - Productive public forest land 

w3thdram from timber utilization through statute or administrative regulations. 

Rotfen trees. -Live trees of commercial species that do 

not contain at least one 12-foot log or two 8-foot logs in the 

saw-log portion, now or prospectively, primarily because of 

rot. 

Rough trees.-Live trees of commercial species that do 

not contain at least one 12-foot log or two 8-foot logs in the 

saw-log portion, now or prospectively, primarily because of 

roughness or poor form. Also included are all live trees of 

noncommercial species. 

Saplings. - Gro~ng-stock trees at least 1.0 inches but 

less than 5.0 inches in diameter at breast height. 

Sawtimber trees. -Live trees that contain at least one 

12-foot log or two 8-foot logs in the saw-log portion, and 

meet regional specifications for freedom from defect. 

Softwoods must be at least 9.0 inches in diameter at breast 

height and hardwoods at least 11.0 inches in diameter at 

breast height. 

Sawtiinber volunte. - Sound-wood volume of the saw-log 

portion of growing-stock sawtimber trees in board feet, 

International 1/4-inch rule and in cubic feet. 

Seedlings. - Growing-stock trees less than 1.0 inches in 

diameter at breast height and greater than one foot tall for 

hardwoods, greater than six inches tall for softwoods, and 

greater than one-half inch in diameter at ground level for 

longleaf pine. 

Select red oaks.-A classification of several red oak 

species composed of: cherrybark, Shumard, and northern 

red oaks. 

Select white oaks. -A classification of several white oak 

species comp~sed of: white, swamp chestnut, swamp white, 

chinkapin, Durand, and bur oaks. 

Site elms. -A classification of forest land in terms of 

inherent capacity to grow crops of industrial wood. 

Stand-size cl~ss. - A classification of forest land based on 

the diameter class of live trees on the sampled area; that is, 

sawtimber, poletimber, or sapling and seedling. 

Tii7tberlarzd. - Forest land that is producing, or is 

capable of producing, crops of industrial wood and not 

withdrawn from timber utilization. Timberland is 

synonymous with "commercial forest landt' in prior reports, 

Tree grade. -A classification of the volume of the sawlog portion of sawtimber trees, based on: 1) the log grade 

of the butt log, or 2) ability to produce at least one 12-foot 

or two 8-foot logs in the upper-section of the saw-log portion. 

Wodland. -Forest land incapable of yielding crops of 

industrial wood because of adverse site conditions. 
CORE TABLES 1-25 

Table 1-Area by counly and land class, Plateau Coun~es, Tennessee, 1989 

Forest land 

A11 Reserved Nonforest 

County land1 Total ~imberland~ Woodland3 timberland land 

Bledsoe 

Campbell 

Cumberland 

Fen t ress 

Franklin 

Grundy 

Marion 

Morgan 

Overton 

Pickett 

Putnam 

Scott 

Sequatchie 

Van Buren 

Warren 

White 

All counties 4394.9 3095.3 3064.8 ... 30.5 1299.6 

'~rom U.S. Bureau of the Census. 

 orest st land (formerly termed commercial forest land) that is producing or capable of producing at least 20 cubic feet of 

industrial wood per acre per year. Includes areas which may be inaccessible or inoperable by current standards. Excludes 

reserved timberlands. 

3~orest land incapable of producing 20 cubic feet of industrial wood per acre per year under natural conditions because 

of adverse site conditions. 

Table 2-Area of hberland by county and ownersship class, Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 1989 

All National Misc. County and Forest 

County ownerships forest federal State municipal industry' Farmer CorporateZ individual2 

Bledsoe 

Campbell 

Cumberland 

Fentress 

Franklin 

Grundy 

Marion 

Morgan 

Overton 

Pickett 

Putnam 

Scott 

Sequatchie 

Van Buren 

Warren 

White 

AIL counties 3064.8 ... 121.0 193.8 11.6 333.4 444.7 620.0 1340.2 

'Includes land leased to forest industry. 

'Indian land will be classed as corporate or individual as defined by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
Table %Area of timberland by counv and forest type pup, Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 1989 

Forest type pup 

Loblolly-shortleaf 

pine 

White-red Oak- Oak- Oak-gum0 Coun pine hickory cypress ~on~d' 

Bledsoe 

Campbell 

Cumberland 

Fentress 

Franklin 

Grundy 

Marion 

Morgan 

Overton 

Pickett 

Putnam 

Scott 

Sequatchie 

Van Buren 

Warren 

White - 

All counties 

t]rimberland with no current stocking. 

Table 4-Area of timberland by county and stand-size class, Plateau Counties, 

Tennessee, 1989 

Stand-size class 

All Sapling- ~onstocked' 

County classes Sawtimber Poletimber seedling areaa 

Bledsoe 

Campbell 

Cumberland 

Fen tress 

FranMin 

Grundy 

Marion 

Morgan 

Overton 

Pickett 

Putnam 

Scott 

Sequatchie 

Van Buren 

Warren 

White 

All counties 3064.8 1568.2 976.1 514.9 5.7 

' Timberland less than 16.7 percent stocked 
Table %Area of tim berland by county and site class, Plateau Counties, 

Tennessee, 1989 

Site class (cubic feetfacrekear) 

AII 

County classes > 165 120-165 85-120 50-85 <50 

BIedsoe 

Gampbefl 

CumberIand 

Fentress 

FranMin 

Grundy 

Marion 

Morgan 

Overton 

Pickett 

Putnam 

Scott 

Sequatchie 

Van Buren 

Warren 

White 

- lirzousand acres - - - - 

All counties 3064.8 156.6 300.0 838.3 1319.5 450.5 

Table 6-Area of timberland by county and stocking classes of growing-stock trees, 

Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 1989 

Stocking class @ercent) 

All 

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

Bledsoe 

Campbell 

Cumberland 

Fentress 

Franklin 

Gmndy 

Marion 

Morgan 

Overton 

Pickett 

Putnam 

Scott 

Sequatchie 

Van Buren 

Wanen 

White 

All counties .8 28.3 507.1 2072.7 439.3 17.3 
Table 7-Area of timberland by forest type and ownership class, Plateau Counties, Tettnessee, 1989 

Forest 

All National Other Forest industry- Other 

Forest type1 ownerships forest public industry leased private 

White-red-jack pine 22.4 ... 11.2 ... ... 11.2 

Loblolly-shortleaf pine 326.5 ... 17.5 154.1 ... 155.0 

Softwood total 349.0 ... 28.7 154.1 ... 166.2 

Oak-pine 391.5 ... 63.8 34.9 ... 292.8 

Oak-hickory 2301.9 ... 234.0 132.8 6.0 1929.1 

Oak-gum-cypress 16.8 ... ... ... ... 16.8 

Hardwood total 2710.1 ... 297.8 167.7 6.0 2238.7 

~ontyped~ 5.7 ... ... 5.7 ... ... 

All types 3064.8 ... 326.5 327.5 6.0 2404.9 - 

 o ore st type is based on species plurality of all live trees. Mixed types that in combination contain a majorifyof hardwood 

stocking are hardwood types. 

Timberland with no current stocking. 

Table 8-Area of timberland by ownershi and stocking classes ofgrclwing-stocit: trees, 

Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 1989 

Stocking class (percent) 

Ownership All 

class classes > 130 100-130 60-100 16.7-60 < 16.7 

Other public 326.5 ... 70.1 222.2 34.2 ... 

Forest industry 327.5 17.2 125.1 173.5 6.0 5.7 

Forest industry-leased 6.0 ... ... 6.0 ... ... 

Other private 2404.9 11.2 311.9 1671.0 399.2 11.6 

All ownerships 3064.8 28.3 507.1 2072.7 439.3 17.3 
Tab Ie +Are@ of timberland by forest ype and stand-size class, Plateau Counties, 

Tennesf ee, 1989 

Stand-size class 

All Sapling- ~onstocked" 

Forest typef classes Sawtimber Poletimber seedling areas 

White-red-jack pine 22.4 22.4 ... ... ... Lablolly-shortleaf pine 326.5 104.5 136.7 85.3 ... 

So total 349.0 126.9 136.7 85.3 ... 

Oak-pine 391.5 178.3 136.6 76.6 ... 

Oak-hickory 2301.9 1251.8 697.3 353.0 ... Oak-gum-cypress 16.8 11.2 5.6 ... ... 

Hardwood total 2710.1 1441.3 839.3 429.5 ... 

~ont~ped~ 5.7 ... ... ... 5.7 

All types 3064.8 1568.2 976.1 514.9 5.7 

'~orest type is based on species plurality of all live trees. Mixed types that in combination 

contain a majority of hardwood stocking are hardwood types. 

Timberland less than 16.7 percent stocked. 

Timberland with no current stocking. 

Table 10-Number of live trees on timberland by species md diameter class, Plateau Counties, Tennessee, f 989 

Diameter class (inches at breast height) 

Species 

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 & 

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

Shortleaf-loblolly pine 73188 9875 19963 20284 12690 5718 3097 1089 267 112 55 39 ... Other yetlow pines 101102 38946 2 16023 11894 6341 4333 2174 633 223 69 24 ... 

fistern white-red pine 24103 15979 4186 827 1015 607 510 368 216 115 127 134 19 

fistern hemlock 22624 13838 4346 1904 555 528 401 406 231 234 67 115 ... Other softwoods 20421 10396 5051 3026 741 835 254 105 13 ... ... ... ... 

Total softwoods 241438 89033 53989 42064 26894 14029 8595 4140 1360 684 318 312 19 

Select white oak 

Select red oaks 

Other white oaks 

Other red oaks 

Hickory 

Yellow birch 

Hard maple 

Soft maple 

Beech 

Sweetgum 

Tupelo-biackpm 

Ash 

Basmd 

Yellow-ppfar 

Black walnut 

Other hardwoods 

Total hardwoods 1567503 51$5533 m74 11.116452 71110 465% 31838 22043 9288% 4524 3159 359% 358 - 

Eoncommercial 24985 167857 56097 16015 3321 1088 404 147 30 13 I2 ... .*- 

--- -- - - 

RII species 2053926 1213.124 418561 169531 101325 61651 40837 2226 14275 8221 4490 4004 377 
Table 11-Afumber ofgrowing-stock trees on timberland by species and dianzeter class, Plateau Counties? "Tennessee, 1989 

Diameter class (inches at breast height) 

Species 

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 & 

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

Shortleaf-loblolly pine 

Other yellow pines 

Eastern white-red pine 

Eastern hemlock 

Other sof*-oods 

Select white oaks 

Select red oaks 

Other white oaks 

Other red oaks 

Hickory 

Yellow birch 

Hard maple 

Soft maple 

Beech 

Sweetgum 

Tupelo-blackem 

Ash 

Basswood 

Yellow-poplar 

Black walnut 

Other hardwoods 

Total hardwoods 

All species 

Table 12-Volume of growitzg stock on titnberlatzd by species atzd diameter class, Plateau Cotltzties, Te~znessee, 1989 

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 & 

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

Shortleaf-loblolly pine 

Other yellow pines 

Eastern white-red pine 

Eastern hemlock 

Other softwoods 

Total softwoods 

Select white oaks 

Select red oaks 

Other white oaks 

Other red oaks 

Hickory 

Yetlow birch 

Hard maple 

Soft maple 

&ech 

Sureetgum 

Tupelo-blackgum 

Ash 

Baswood 

Yellow-poplar 

Black walnut 

Other hardwds 

Total hardwoods 3167.4 253.2 390.1 473.4 499.0 468.3 389.0 281.5 187.6 206.0 -- 19.3 

All species 3998.8 359.3 5Ci0.1 638.1 656.7 576.6 436.5 309.9 206.7 231.9 23.0 
Table 13--Volume of growing stock in the saw-log onion of sawtim berl trees on timberland by species and diameter class, Plateau Counties, fenaessee, 1989 

Diameter class (inches at breast height) 

Species 

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

ciasses 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 larger 

Shortteaf-loblolly pine 

Other yelow pines 

astern white-red pine 

Eastern hemlock 

Total softwoods 

Select white oaks 

Select red oaks 

Other white oaks 

Other red oaks 

Hickory 

Yellow Birch 

Hard maple 

Soft maple 

Beech 

Sweetgum 

Tupelo-blackgum 

Ash 

Basswood 

Yellow-poplar 

Black walnut 

0 ther hardwoods 

Total hardwoods 

A11 species 

hat part of the bole of sawtimber trees between a 1-foot stump and saw-log top. 
Table 14--Volume of sawtimber on timberland by species and diameter class, Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 1989 

Diameter class (inches at breast height) 

Species 

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

classes 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 larger 

Shortleaf-lobiolly pine 

Other yellow pines 

Eastern white-red pine 

Eastern hemlock 

Other softwoods 

Total softwoods 

Select white oaks 

Select red oaks 

Other white oaks 

Other red oaks 

Hickory 

Yellow birch 

Had maple 

Soft maple 

Beech 

Sweetgum 

Tupelo-blackgum 

Ash 

Basswood 

Yellow-poplar 

Black walnut 

Other hardwoods 

Total hardwoods 10157.7 ... 2103.1 2267.7 2012.5 1521.3 1019.2 1124.8 109.3 

All species 12882.5 701.6 2873.9 2840.0 2270.3 1673.7 1122.5 1265.3 135.2 
Table 15-Volume of growing stock and sawtimber on timberland by county arrd species group, Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 

1989 

Growing stock Sawtimber 

Softwood Hardwood Softwood Hardwood 

Pine Pine 

All All 

County species Planted Natural Other Soft1 ~ard' species Planted Natural Other soft1 J3afardz 

Bfedsa: 

Gampbell 

Cumberland 

Fentress 

Fmnklin 

Grundy 

Marion 

Morgan 

Overton 

Pickett 

Putnam 

Scott 

Sequatchie 

Van Buren 

Warren 

White 

-------------- Million cubic feet - - - Million board feet - - - - - - - - - - - - 

All counties 3998.8 91.7 660.2 79.5 922.1 2245.2 12882.5 146.8 2276.9 301.1 2989.2 7168.5 

'Hardwood species with an average specific gravity of 0.50 or less such as gums, yellow-poplar, cottonwood, red maple, basswood, aspen, and willow. 

2~ardwood species with an average specific gravity greater than 0.50 such as oaks, hard maple, hickories, and green and white ash. 
Table l&-Vblume of timber on timberland by class of fim ber and species group, Plateau 

Counties, Tennessee, 1989 

Softwood Hardwood 

Pine 

Cfass of timber 

MI 

species Planted Natural Other Soft1 EIardz 

Sawtimber trees: 

Sw-log pxlrtion 2156.8 28.1 390.1 55.1 499.0 1184.4 

Upper-stem portion 449.2 5.5 69.0 7.4 104.0 263.2 

Total 

Poletimber trees 

All gro.wing-stock trees 3998.8 91.7 660.2 79.5 922.1 2245.2 

Rough trees: 

Sawtimber size 109.0 ... 3.1 2.6 24.2 79.1 

Poletimber size 127.6 ... 2.3 0.9 24 .5 100.0 

Total 236.6 ... 5.3 3.5 48.7 179.1 

Rotten trees: 

Sawtimber size 

Poletimber size 

Total 100.3 ... 0.4 0.6 31.6 67.7 

Salvable dead trees: 

Sawtimber size 16.4 ... 8.6 ... ... 7.7 

Poletimber size 14.5 ... 3.1 0.2 ... 11.1 

Total 

All classes 

'Hardwood species with an average specific gravity of 0.50 or less such as gums, yellow-poplar, cottonwood, red maple, 

basswood, aspen, and willow. 

'Hardwood species with an average specific gravity greater than 0.50 such as oaks, hard maple, hickories, and green and 

white ash. 

Table 17-Volume of live trees and growing stock on timberland by ownership class and species group, PIateou Counties, 

Tennessee, 1989 

Live trees Growing stock 

Softwood Hardwood Softwood Hardwood 

Pine Pine 

All All 

Ownershipclass species Planted Natural Other softf Hard2 species Planted Natural Other Soft1 ~ard' 

Other public 529.9 ... 113.0 27.4 95.7 293.9 497.5 ... 112.2 26.4 87.9 271.0 

Forest industry 401.1 67.5 92.5 5.9 68.1 167.0 374.1 67.5 91.4 5.5 61.1 148.7 

Forest industry-leased 13.9 ... ... ... 2.5 11.4 12.0 ... ... ... 2.5 9.6 

Other private 3390.7 24.3 460.4 50.4 836.1 2019.7 3115.1 24.3 456.6 47.5 770.7 1816.1 

All ownerships 4335.7 91.7 665.9 83.7 1002.3 2492.1 3998.8 91.7 660.2 79.5 922.1 2245.2 

'Hardwood species with an average specific gravity of 0.50 or less such as gums, yellow-poplar, cottonwood, red maple, basswood, aspen, and willow. 

'Hardwood species with an average specific gravity greater than 0.50 such as oaks, hard maple, hickories, and green and white ash. 
Table 1SAveragie net annual growth ofgrowing stock and sawtimber on timberland by county and species group, Plateau 

Counties, Tennessee, 1989 

Growing stock SaWimber 

Softwood Hardwood Softwood Hardwd 

Pine Pine 

All All 

County species Planted Natural Other Soft1 ~ard~ species Planted Natural Other soft' ~ard" 

Million cubic feet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Million board feet - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Bledsoe 

Campbell 

Cumberland 

Fentress 

Franklin 

Gmndy 

Marion 

Morgan 

Overton 

Pickett 

Putnam 

Scott 

Sequatchie 

Van Buren 

Warren 

White - 

All counties 152.7 7.3 21.2 2.9 41.3 79.9 590.4 12.1 79.4 11.7 159.5 327.7 

l~ardwnrxl species with an average specific gravity of 0.50 or less such as gums, yellow-poplar, cottonwood, red maple, basswood, aspen, and willow. 

2~ardwood species with an average specific gravity greater than 0.50 such as oaks, hard maple, hickories, and green and white ash. 

Table leAverage net annual removals of growing stock and sawtimber on timberland by county and species group, Plateau 

Counties, Tennessee, 1989 

Growing stock Sawtimber 

Softwood Hardwood Softwood Hardwood 

Pine Pine 

All A11 

County species Planted Natural Other soft1 Hard2 species Planted Natural Other Soft1 Hard2 

Bledsoe 

Campbell 

Cumberland 

Fentress 

Franklin 

Grundy 

Marion 

Morgan 

Overton 

Pickett 

Putnam 

Scott 

Sequatchie 

Van Buren 

Warren 

White 

All counties 48.6 0.5 8.1 0.3 9.5 30.2 193.2 0.6 25.6 1.2 39.2 1265 

"ardwood species with an average specific gravity of 0.50 or less such as gums, yellow-poplar, cottonwood, red maple, basswood, aspen, and willow. 

'Hardwood species with an average specific gravity greater than 0.50 such as oaks, hard maple, hickories, and green and white ash. 
Table 2Mverage net annual growth and atlerage annual 

renzovafs of pwing stock on timberland by species, 

Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 1989 -- - 

Species Growth Removals 

----- Itlion cubic feet - - - - - 

Yellow pines 25.4 8.6 

Eastern white-red pines 3.1 0.1 

Other softwoods 2.9 0.3 

Total softwds 

Select white-red oaks 

Other white-red oaks 

Hickory 

Yellow birch 

Hard maple 

Sweetgum 

Ash-walnut-black cheq 

Yellow-poplar 

Other hardwoods 

Total hardwoods 121.3 39.7 

All species 152.7 48.6 

Table 21-Average net annual growtlt and average annual rentovals 

of sawtimber on timberland by species, Plateau Counties, 

Tennessee, 1989 

Species Growth Removals 

------ Million board feet - - - - - 

Yellow pines 75.8 25.8 

]Eastern white-red pines 15.8 0.4 

Other softwoods 11.7 1.2 

Total softwoods 103.2 27.5 

Select white-red oaks 

Other white-red oaks 

Hickory 

Yellow birch 

Hard maple 

Sweetgum 

Ash-walnut-black cherry 

Yellow-poplar 

Other hardwoods 

Total hardwoods 487.2 165.7 

All species 590.4 193.2 
Table 22-Averag.e annual mortaliv of growing stock and sawtimber on timberland 

by species, Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 1989 

Swcies Growing stock Sawtimber 

- - - - Million cubic feet - - - - Million board feet - - - - 

Yetlaw pines 7.2 20.3 

&stem white-red pines 0.6 3.1 

Other softwoods 0.3 1.3 

Total softwoods 8.2 24.7 

Select white-red oaks 

Other white-red oaks 

Hickory 

Hard maple 

Swetgurn 

Ash-wlnut-black cheny 

Yellow-poplar 

Other hardwoods 

Total hardwoods 

All species 31.2 85.6 

Table 2SAverage net annual growth and average annual removals ofgrowing stock on timberland by ownership class and species 

group, Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 1989 

Growth Removals 

Softwood Hardwood Softwood Hardwood 

Pine Pine 

All All 

Ownership class species Planted Natural Other Soft1 Hard2 species Planted Natural Other Soft1 ~ard~ 

-----------------------------------Millioncubicfeet--------------------------------- 

Other public 12.8 ... 1.7 0.8 2.3 7.9 2.7 ... 0.1 0.1 1.3 1.3 

Forest industry 19.7 6.1 4.6 0.2 3.0 5.8 4.9 05 2.5 ... 0.1 1.8 

Forest industry-leased 0.7 ... ... ... 0.2 0.5 0.5 ... ... ... 0.1 0.5 

Other private 1195 1.2 14.9 1.8 35.8 65.6 405 ... 5.6 0.2 8.0 26.6 

All ownerships 152.7 7.3 21.2 2.9 41.3 79.9 48.6 0.5 8.1 0.3 9.5 30.2 

'Hardwood species with an average specific gravity of 0.50 or less such as gums, yellow-poplar, cottonwood, red maple, basswood, aspen, and willow. 

2~ardwood species with an average specific gravity greater than 0.50 such as oaks, hard maple, hickories, and green and white ash. 

Table 24-Average net annualgrowth and average annual removals of sawtimber on timberland by ownership class and species 

group, Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 1989 

Growth Removals 

Softwood Hardwood Softwood Hardwood 

Pine Pine 

All All 

Oxnership class species Planted Natural Other Soft' Fiard2 species Planted Natural Other Soft1 ~ard' 

Other public 51.9 ... 7.5 3.1 8.2 33.2 8.5 ... 0.4 0.4 3.5 4.2 

Forest industry 46.8 5.6 12.3 1.0 10.3 17.5 14.7 0.6 7.0 0.1 0.5 6.4 

Forest industry-leased 3.9 ... ... ... 1.0 2.9 2.6 ... ... ... 0.3 2.4 

Other private 487.8 65 59.6 7.6 140.0 274.1 167.4 ... 18.2 0.7 35.0 113.5 

A11 ownerships 590.4 12.1 79.4 11.7 159.5 327.7 193.2 0.6 25.6 1.2 39.2 126.5 

1 Hardwood species with an average specific gravity of 0.50 or less such as gums, yellow-poplar, cottonwood, red maple, basswood, aspen, and willow. 

2~ardwood species with an average specific gravity greater than 0.50 such as oaks, hard maple, hickories, and green and white ash. 
Table 2Sliblume of sawtim ber on timberland by species and tree grade, Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 1989 

Species All grades Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 

Yeflow pines 

Redcedar 

Other softwcxxjs 

Total softwoods 

Select white-red oaks 

Other white-red oaks 

Hickory 

Yellow birch 

Hard maple 

Sweetgum 

Tupelo and blackgum 

Ash-~ralnut-black cherry 

Yellow-poplar 

Other hardwoods 

Total hardwoods 

All species 

Supplemental Tables 26-40 

Table 26-Area of timberlaitd by stand age, forest type group and type of regeneratiolz, Plateau 

Counties, Tennessee, 1989 

Pine Oak-pine Other hardwood types 

Stand 

as class Artificial Natural Artificial Natural Artificial Natural 

1-10 45.8 11.2 ... 16.8 5.8 16.5 

11-20 40.5 ... ... ... ... 22.7 

21-30 28.3 ... ... ... 5.8 ... 31-40 ... 17.5 ... ... ... ... 4 1-50 ... 5.8 ... ... ... ... > 50 ... ... 5.8 ... ... ... Mixed 5.6 194.2 ... 368.8 ... 2267.9 

Total 120.3 228.7 5.8 385.6 11.6 2307.0 
Table 27-Volume of soJrwood growing stock on timberland by forest ppe, Plateau Counties, 

Tennessee, f 989 

Forest type group 

Loblolly-shortleaf 

pine 

White-red- Oak- OakCounty Total jack pine Planted Natural pine hickory 

Biedsoe 

Campbell 

Cumberland 

Fentress 

Franklin 

Grundy 

Marion 

Morgan 

Overton 

Pickett 

Putnam 

Scott 

Sequatchie 

Van Buren 

Warren 

White 

All counties 

.................... Million cubic feet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

70.0 ... 19.2 2a.3 12.6 9.9 

56.4 ... ,.. 25.1 21.9 9.3 

123.1 8.9 9.5 38.1 36.9 29.7 

128.4 ... 10.5 48.9 35.3 33.7 

4.4 ... ... ... 2.5 1.9 

31.9 ... ... 21.3 2.4 8.1 

41.1 ... 0.9 ... 18.4 21.8 

89.5 ... 1.2 ... 57.1 31.2 

31.5 ... ... 15.4 9.5 6.6 

7.0 ... ... ... ... 7.0 

18.9 ... ... ... 12.6 6.2 

107.1 16.9 ... 18.4 35.2 36.6 

54.1 6.0 2.1 30.9 ... 15.0 

42.2 7.8 2.7 18.4 7.4 5.9 

... ... ... ... ... ... 26.0 ... 21.4 ... 3.4 1.2 

831.4 39.7 67.5 245.0 255.3 223.9 

Table 28-Volume of hardwood growing stock on timberland by forest type, Plateau Counties, 

Tennessee, 1989 

Forest type group 

Loblolly-shortleaf 

pine 

White-red- Oak- Oak- Oak-gumCounty Total jack pine Planted Natural pine hickory cypress 

Bledsoe 

Campbell 

Cumberland 

Fentress 

Franklin 

Grundy 

Marion 

Morgan 

Overt on 

Pickett 

Putnam 

Scott 

Sequatchie 

Van Buren 

Warren 

White 

A11 counties 3167.4 15.4 3.3 48.9 250.6 2833.2 16.0 
Table 2P-Volume of sof~ood growing stock in the saw-log portion of sawiimber trees oit 

timberland by forest type, Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 1989 

Forest type group 

LoblolIy-shortleaf 

pine 

White-red- Oak- Oak 

County Total jack pine Planted Natural pine hickory 

Bledsoe 

CampbeIl 

Cumberland 

Fentress 

Franklin 

Grundy 

Marion 

Morgan 

Overton 

Pickett 

Putnam 

Scott 

Sequatchie 

Van Buren 

Warren 

White 

All counties 473.4 29.2 11.0 125.4 159.7 148.1 

Table 30-Volume of hardwood growiizg stock in the saw-logportion of sawfimber trees on timberland 

by forest type, Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 1989 

Forest type group 

Loblolly-shortleaf 

pine 

White-red- Oak- Oak- Oak-gum 

County Total jack pine Planted Natural pine hickory cypress 

Bledsoe 

Campbell 

Cumberland 

Fentress 

Franklin 

Grundy 

Marion 

Morgan 

Overton 

Pickett 

Putnam 

Scott 

Sequatchie 

Van Buren 

Warren 

White 

All counties 1583.4 9.4 0.7 19.0 113.9 1532.1 8.2 
Table 31-Volume of timber on timberland by courz y, class of timber and species group; Plateau Court ties, Terzrzessee, 1989 

County 

Gro~ng stock Rough Rotten 

All 

classes Sofwd Hardwood Softwood Hardwd Softwood Hardwood 

Bledsoe 

Gampbell 

Cumberland 

Fentress 

Fmnklin 

Grundy 

Marion 

Morgan 

Overton 

Pickett 

Putnam 

Scott 

Sequatchie 

Van Buren 

Warren 

White 

All counties 
Table 32-Nam ber of live trees on fim berla fzd by detailed species and dianzeter class, Plateau Coutzties, Terzrzessee, I989 

Species 

Shorlleaf pine 

Lobloliy pine 

Virginia pine 

Pitch pine 

E. white pine 

Redcedar 

Hemlock-spruce 

Total softwoods 

Diameter class (inches at breast heiglht) 

41 1.0- 3.0- 5.0- 7.0- 9.0- 11.0- 13.0- 15.0- 17.0- 19.0- 21.0- 29.0 & 

classes 2.9 4.9 6.9 8.9 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 Iar~er 

Select white oaks 

Select red oaks 

Other white oaks 

Other red oaks 

Other hickories 

Persimmon 

Hard maple 

Soft maple 

Boxelder 

Beech 

Sweetgum 

Blackgum 

White ash 

Other ashes 

Sycamore 

Basswood 

Yellow-poplar 

Magnolia 

Willow 

Black walnut 

Black cherry 

American elm 

Other elms 

River birch 

Other birches 

Hackberry 

BIack locust 

Other locusts 

Sassafras 

Dogwood 

Holly 

Other commercial 

Total hardwoods 1567503 956533 300474 111452 71110 46538 31838 20939 12885 7524 4159 3692 358 

Noncommercial 244985 167857 56097 16015 3321 1088 404 147 30 13 12 ... ... 

All species 2053926 1213424 410561 169531 101325 61654 40837 25226 14275 8221 4490 4004 377 
Table 33-Number of growing-stock trees opt timberland by detailed species and diameter class, Plateau Couiz ties, 

irennessee, -1989 

Diameter class (inches at breast height) 

--------------------------------n~usandfrees--------------------------------- 

Shortleaf pine 18016 4360 5830 3989 2607 874 250 87 11 9 ... hblofty pine 25082 15924 6655 1682 489 215 17 25 44 30 ... Vir@nia pine 41222 16023 11688 6217 4279 2332 516 175 69 24 ... Pitch pine 25 ... ... .., 25 ... ... ... ... ... ... E. white pine 391 1 827 1015 607 483 368 216 115 127 134 19 

Redcedar 4184 2497 741 621 226 86 13 ... ... ... ... Hemlotk-spruce 4227 1784 5 55 482 375 405 214 234 67 110 ... 

Total sof~oods 

Select white oaks 

Select red oaks 

Other white oaks 

Other red oaks 

Other hickories 

Persimmon 

Hard maple 

Soft maple 

Boxelder 

Beech 

Sweetgum 

Blackgum 

White ash 

Other ashes 

Sycamore 

Basswood 

Yellow-poplar 

Magnolia 

Black walnut 

Black cheny 

American elm 

Other elms 

River birch 

Other birches 

Hackbeny 

Black locust 

Sassafras 

Dogwood 

Holly 

Other commercial 

Total hardwoods 

All species 
TabIe 34-Volume of growing-stock trees on timberlaad by detailed species and diameter class, Pfateau Counties, Tennessee, 1989 

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 & 

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

Shortfeaf pine 

bbloIIy pine 

Virginia pine 

Pitch pine 

E white pine 

Redcedar 

Hemlock-spruce 

Total softwoods 

Select white oaks 

Select red oaks 

Other white oaks 

Other red oaks 

Other hickories 

Persimmon 

Hard maple 

Soft maple 

Boxelder 

Beech 

Sweetgum 

Blackgum 

White ash 

Other ashes 

Sycamore 

Basswood 

Yellow-poplar 

Magnolia 

Black walnut 

Black cherry 

American elm 

Other elms 

River birch 

Other birches 

Hackberry 

Black locust 

Sassafras 

Dogwood 

Holly 

Other commercial 

Total hardwoods 3167.4 253.2 390.1 473.4 499.0 468.3 389.0 281.5 187.6 206.0 19.3 

All species 3998.8 359.3 560.1 638.1 656.7 576.6 436.5 309.9 206.7 231.9 23.0 
Table 35-Volume ofgrowing stock in the saw-log ortion of sawtimber trees on timberland by detailed species and diameter class, Plateau Counties, fennnnessee, 1989 

Diameter class (inches at breast hei&t) 

Species 

Shortleaf pine 

LoblolIy pine 

Virlfinia pine 

Pitch pine 

E. white pine 

Redcedar 

Hemlock-spruce 

Total softwoods 

Select white oaks 

Select red oaks 

Other white oaks 

Other red oaks 

Other hickories 

Persimmon 

Hard maple 

Soft maple 

Beech 

Sweetgum 

Blackgum 

White ash 

Other ashes 

Sycamore 

Basswood 

Yellow-poplar 

Magnolia 

Black walnut 

Black cheny 

American elm 

Other elms 

River birch 

Other birches 

Black locust 

Sassafras 

Dogwood 

Other commercial 

Total hardwoods 

All species 

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

classes 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 larger 
Table 36Volume of timber on timberland by species and clms of tim be6 

Plaleau Counties, Tens essee, 1989 

Species 

AIl Growing 

live stock Rough Rotten 

Shoftleaf pine 

Loblolly pine 

Virginia pine 

Pitch pine 

E. white pine 

Redcedar 

Hemlock-spmce 

Total softwds 

Select white oaks 

Select red oaks 

Other white oaks 

Other red oaks 

Other hickories 

Persimmon 

Hard maple 

Soft maple 

Boxelder 

Beech 

Sweetgum 

Blackgum 

White ash 

Other ashes 

Sycamore 

Basswood 

Yellow-pplar 

Magnolia 

Black walnut 

Black cherry 

American elm 

Other elms 

Rver birch 

Other birches 

Hackbeny 

Black locust 

Sassafras 

Do 

Holly 

Other commercial 

Total hardwoods 

Noncommercial 

---..--em---- Million cubic feet - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

All species 4335.7 3998.8 236.6 100.3 
TabIe 37-blunze o sawti~nberfor tree grade I on timberland by detailed species mtd diameter class, 

lDIateau t! ounties, Tennessee, 1989 

Diameter class (inches at breast height) 

Suecies 

All 9.0- 11.0- 13.0- 15.0- 17.0- 19.0- 21.0- 29.0 8: 

classes 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 larger 

Shortleaf pine 

LoblolIy pine 

Vir@nia pine 

E. white pine 

Redcedar 

Hemlock-spruce 

Total softwoods 

Select white oaks 

Select red oaks 

Other white oaks 

Other red oaks 

Other hickories 

Hard maple 

Soft maple 

Swee tgum 

Blackgum 

White ash 

Other ashes 

Sycamore 

Basswood 

Yellow-poplar 

Black walnut 

Black cherry 

Black locust 

Sassafras 

Other commercial 

Total hardwoods 835.4 ... ... ... 172.9 248.7 144.5 253.0 16.4 

All species 1250.1 104.1 110.2 73.9 187.6 270.2 160.0 307.0 37.2 
Table 3SVolume o sawtimber for tree grade 2 on tinzberl~tzd by detailed species and diirmeter class, 

Plateau t! oun ties, Tennessee, 1989 

Diameter class (inches at breast height) 

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

Species classes 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 larger 

Shortleaf pine 175.4 55.8 72.0 27.0 17.0 3.6 ... ... ... Virginia pine 37.4 4.2 13.0 12.6 2.7 2.3 ... 2.6 ... Pitch pine 3.7 ... 3.7 ... ... ... ... ... ... E. white pine 149.3 15.5 15.2 14.2 21.6 25.6 28.6 28.5 ... Hemlock-spruce 18.7 ... 1.8 3.1 7.2 ... ... 6.6 ... 

Total softwoods 384.5 75.6 105.7 56.9 48.4 31.5 28.6 37.7 ... 

Select white oaks 

Select red oaks 

Other white oaks 

Other red oaks 

Other hickories 

Hard maple 

Soft maple 

Beech 

Sweetgurn 

Blackgum 

White ash 

Other ashes 

Sycamore 

Basswood 

Yellow-poplar 

Magnolia 

Black walnut 

Black cherry 

Other elms 

River birch 

Other birches 

Sassafras 

Other commercial 

Total hardwoods 1759.0 ... ... 423.1 475.2 341.1 258.1 255.8 4.8 

-- 

All species 2143.5 75.6 105.7 480.0 523.6 372.6 286.7 234.5 4.8 
Table 3%l/blume 3 on timberl~nd by detailed species and dianzeter class, 

Diameter class (inches at breast height) 

Species 

Shortleaf pine 

Lobtolly pine 

Virginia pine 

E. white pine 

I-Iemlock-spruce 

A11 9.0- 11.0- 13.0- 15.0- 17.0- 19.0- 21.0- 29.0 & 

classes 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 larger 

Total softwoods 

Select white oaks 

Select red oaks 

Other white oaks 

Other red oaks 

Other hickories 

Persimmon 

Hard maple 

Soft maple 

Beech 

Sweetgum 

Blackgum 

White ash 

Other ashes 

Sycamore 

Basswood 

Yellow-poplar 

Magnolia 

Black walnut 

Black cherry 

American elm 

Other elms 

River birch 

Other birches 

Black locust 

Sassafras 

Dogwood 

Other commercial 

Total hardwoods 

All species 
Table @Volume of sawtimber fur tree grade 4 otz timberland by detailed species and diameter class, 

Tennessee's Plateau Counties, 1989 

Diameter class (inches at breast height) 

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

Srtecies classes 10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 larger 

E. white pine 6.7 ... 2.6 1.3 ... ... 2.9 ... ... 

Total softwoods 

Select white oaks 

Select red oaks 

Other white oaks 

Other red oaks 

Other hickories 

Hard maple 

Soft maple 

Beech 

Sweetgum 

Blackgum 

White ash 

Sycamore 

Basmood 

Yellow-poplar 

Magnolia 

Black walnut 

Black cherry 

American elm 

Other elms 

Black locust 

Sassafras 

Other commercial 

Total hardwoods 

All species 
Graphics 

THOUSAND ACRES 

2500 7 YEAR 

0 1980 

a 1989 

Lotjlully- Oak-pine Oak-hickory Oak-gum- White-red- Non-typed Shor tleaf cypress ~ack pine 

FOREST TYPE 

Figure 1.--Area of timberland by forest type, Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 

1980 and 1989. 

THOUSAND ACRES 

'"" 1 YEAR 

0 1980 

1989 

Sawtimber Puletimber Saplings- Non-stocked 

seedlings 

STAND-SIZE GLASS 

Figure 2.--Area of tirntjerlartd by stand-size Class, Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 

1380 and 1983. 
MILLION CUBIC FEET 

4000 --] 

1380 softwoods 1983 1380 HdrdWOOdS 1989 

YEAR AND SPECIES GROUP 

Figure 3.--VoIUme of timber on timberland by species group and class of t-imtter-, 

Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 1980 and 1989. 

MILLION CUBIC FEET 

125 

0 lGowth 

100 Removals 

75 

50 

25 

0 

1380 Scif twctods 1983 1980 Hardwoods 1389 

YEAR AND SPECIES GROUP 

Figure 4.--~verage net annual growth and average annual removals of growing 

stock on timberland by species group, Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 

1980 and 1383. 
MILLION CUBIC FEET 

YEAR 

8 10 12 14 1 G 12 20 

DIAMETER CLASSCinches) 

Figure 5.--VolUme of softwood growing stock on timberland by diameter class, 

Plateau counties, Tennessee, 1971, 1980, and 1989. 

MILLION CUBIC FEET 

YEAR 

6 8 10 12 14 16 13 20 

DIAMETER CLASS (inches> 

Figure G.--VoIume of hardbJood growing stock on timberland by diameter class, 

Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 1971, 1930, and 1989. 
MILLION TREES 

YEAR 

8 10 12 14 I E; 18 

DIAMETER GLASS (incBesj 

F~gure 7.--ldUrnber of softU013d groWing-StOCK trees on tlMberlEInd DY cliarrieter 

class, Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 1971, 1380, and 1989. 

MllL181P1 TREES 

YEAR 

Figure 8.--Number of har-dwcsod growing-stock trees an timbertand by dtarrreier 

class, Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 1971, 1980, and 1389. 
PERCENT CHANGE 

€0 

L Haradwoods 

50 El Sof t~oods 

40 

30 

20 

10 

0 

-10 

-20 

2 4 € 8 10 12 14 16 18 2 13 

DIAMETER CLASS Cinches:, 

Figure 3.--Percent change in the number of live trees on timtrerland tjy species 

group and diametet- class, Plateau Counties, Tennessee, 1980 and 1989. 

The Southern Station gratefully acknowledges the 

cooperation and assistance provided by the Tennessee 

Division of Forestry in collecting field data. Appreciation is 

also expressed for the cooperation of other public agencies 

and other private landowners in providing access to the 

sample locations. 
May, Dennis M.; Vissage, John S. 1989. Forest Statistics for Tennessee's 

Plateau Counties-1989. Resource Bull. SO- 146 . New Orleans, LA: U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment 

Station. 35 p. 

Tabulates forest resource information from a new inventory of the 

Plateau Counties of Tennessee. 

Additional Keywords: Area, volume, forest type, stand size, ownership.