ate R pe OA Bee ‘ 7 - 
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ras ‘ a 6 & ea + s % r ios J 
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a: 5 . per i ¥ *, ie oy were ~ia hig pony 4 3 2 P 
$5 + Py Ear. nay te a > 44 j P : 4 
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AT ieast 30 different forest types or tree associations TABLE 6.—Species composition of the various forest type groups im percent 
4 of cubic-foot volume * he, 
are represented in the forests of the State; but for 
ey at © ; ; SOUTH GEORGIA UNITS 
-%simplicity’s sake these are shown and discussed in 
’ 
Sao ae ; | Lob- 
) principal type groups: (1) the longleaf-slash pine a4 all ly, 
3 Re and | short- 
oup, confined almost entirely to south Georgia; (2) the oe lone i search tenes he 
oblolly-shortleaf pine type group; (3) the loblolly-shortleaf leaf | and | wood | group 
te : ( ‘ ; pine | other | group 
pine-hardwood type group, occurring in practically all 
% pe + Fe - 
arts of the State, but least extensively in the south; 
( @) the upland hardwood type group, most common in EC ITO tpg one nO ee 
AONSIONi Dine ce sesoose  e 
no th Georgia; and (5) the bottom-land hardwood type Loblolly pine. SE cat 
group (including cypress), most common in the southern Other pines and “cedar’””________ 
e. . : American sweetgum “red 
2 art but found throughout the State. The prevalence of Sat 5 ae 
tain characteristic forest types over large areas is shown Black and water tupelos._____ 
-F : : : ss Other soft-textured hardwoods. _| 
0 the map at the back of this publication; within these Se oe See eh Spree ae | 
outlines are many small intermingled areas of other types Whitéioaks:.8e.' 1 S-- 2 
owe : Scrub) Dales 2-2 5o0 one 
s well as of cleared land. Relative prevalence of the PRE Cate OR eee OE 
main commercial tree species 1n the various type groups, Special-use species__..___-______- 
a * S . on eee ye . Q@ypress7== 52 see ees 
the basis of cubic-foot volume, is indicated in table 6. a 
‘ Total all species___-.__---- 
I orest Conditions CENTRAL, NORTH-CENTRAL, AND NORTH GEORGIA UNITS 
Sa 
Sl Lob- 
The forests of the State vary all the way from old- Lob- | lolly 
~* . - a an 
rowth stands, through the various stages of second pee. short- | Upland 
gy : . e@ ard- 
prowth to clear-cut and denuded forest lands. Much ——— short- | pine | w 
a at pine and | group 
of the original forest was cleared to make way for cotton group | hard: 
“ % . 5 : Ww 
and other crops in the early nineteenth century, and group 
the greater part of the remainder has been cut over for Percodt:Easaenih Pavcean 
lumber at least once and in some sections several times. Loblolly pine__------------------ 49.0) 24.3) 27 
Shortleat pikes th. eo ee 33.0 1X24 }e 3.4 
Jd-growth stands, most of which occur as small scat- Virginia, other. pines, “eodar,” | 
om - . 
tered tracts of slash and longleaf pines or bottom-land and hemlock. -..«--.----~-2---| 0 Sa : 
’ f Sau : i ay Longleaf and slash pines. 4.4 fe 2 “ 
dwoods in south Georgia, occupied at the time of MncritanS aveeigam®. ered 
the survey only 2.6 million acres, or 12 percent of the total gum’’) _-_.-.-.--.--.--- 20; 79) 82 
. A Black and water tupelos..____- <o 6.3 3.7 . 
orest area of the State (table 7 and fig. 4). They are Yellow poplar Lo] 727] a4] aq 2 
atively well timbered; the uncut stands have an aver- Other soft-textured hardwoods | ) 
. including cucumber tree mag- 
> volume of 6,900 board feet per acre; the partly cut, nolia 7] 32 43 ee 
ae 00. MOULOGRS conc tons at Sek 1.9 9.9 27.2 8&1) 7.2 
4 Wipes Ss a. Te eee 1.3 ve 21.1 is 51 
Much of the land that once was tilled and then aban- wehicaks b S46 eee 3 ey ed a 
doned, and most of the old logged-over areas totaling Hickory naenenenn ss ey ee 0 
wed - Py — a Special-use species -2 sun L4 ’ 
pr than four-fifths of the forest area (table 8), have Other firm-textured hardwoods | | 
estocked or were left with a residual stand of second ree me hardwoods, ; 
weed trees, and ash __._._. i) 27 29 
rowth. These stands occupy 17.7 million acres in all ; <r 
Total all species. 100.0 | 100.0) 1M 
ct tions of the State and in all forest types. On the 42 — 
rcent of the forest area where they have reached saw- | Basic’ Agures, donot. inclade valumelagiaas:t 
ye, tops and limbs of hardwoods and cypress, but do | 
B size, the uncut stands have an average volume of which ordinarily is considered cull. Bark ineluded, 
2 
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