Georgia has 23.8 million acres of commercial forest land, more than any other state.
Timber is Georgia's highest valued agricultural product and one in which it leads the nation.
Eleven percent of Georgia's forest products are sold to foreign markets. Georgia has replanted more than 3 billion trees over the past decade. The state's coastal plain and piedmont area are home to most of Georgia's many pines and other softwood species such as cypress and cedar. Georgia is second in the nation with more than 3,800 certified Tree Farms that total nearly eight million acres. Georgia was the first state in the nation to license foresters.