Alabama's Forest Resource Alabama's Forest Resource General Conditions of Alabama's Forests Alabama has the third largest commercial forest in the nation. According to the 1990 Alabama Forest Inventory Survey, there are nearly 22 million acres of forest land growing over 15 billion trees, or two-thirds of Alabama's land is covered with forests.
Today there are more timbered acres in Alabama than surveys have ever recorded.
These stands cover eight major physiographic regions which provide the conditions for species diversity. South Alabama is abundant in pure stands of pine. Man's manipulation has brought changes to Alabama's forests. As decades of forest use are observed, a reversal toward domination by hardwood species can be seen. Pine was the major forest type earlier in this century.