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heavy depletion of the eastern saw-timber stands and the location of 

 the bulk of the remaining saw timber in the West. Thus, the New 

 England, Middle Atlantic, Central, and Lake regions with 35 percent 

 of the commercial forest land contain only 9 percent of the saw timber, 



Douglas Fir-- 



Ponderosa 

 Pine 



True Firs --- 



Western 

 Hemlock 



Spruce 



Redwood 



200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 



Billion feet, board measure 



Tupelo 



Yellow 

 Poplar" " 



Cotton wood - 

 Aspen 



All Other 



100 



200 300 400 



Billion feet, board measure 



500 



Western 

 Softwoods 



Eastern 

 Softwoods 



Eastern 

 Hardwoods 



FIGURE 5. Saw-timber stand of the United States by important woods. 



the South with 39 percent of the area contains but 12 percent, while 

 the West with 26 percent of the area contains 79 percent of the saw 

 timber, and nine tenths of the old growth. The Pacific Coast region 

 alone has 13 percent of the area and 62 percent of the saw timber. 



