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TIMBER TRENDS IN THE UNITED STATES 



Table 7. — Area of commercial forest land in the West, by forest type and ownership, section, region, and State, January l, 



1963 — Continued 

 (Thousand acres) 











Softwood types 









Section, region, and State 



White pine 



Lodgepole pine 



Larch 





All owTier- 

 ships 



Public 



Private 



All owner- 

 ships 



Public 



Private 



All owner- 

 ships 



Public 



Private 



Pacific Northwest: 























252 

 137 



233 

 116 



19 

 21 



1,554 

 778 



1,210 

 548 



344 

 230 



392 

 471 



331 



342 



61 



Washington ... 



129 







Total. 



389 



349 



40 



2,332 



1,758 



574 



863 



673 



190 







Pacific Southwest: 

 California 



2,254 



1,352 



902 



301 



227 



74 





































Total 



2,254 



1,352 



902 



301 



227 



74 

















Northern Rocky Mountain: 

 Idaho - 



2,178 

 181 



1,529 

 160 



649 

 21 



3,023 

 5,357 



2,797 

 4,226 



226 

 1,131 



730 

 1,939 



459 

 1,474 



271 



Montana . - . . _. 



465 



South Dakota (west) .__ 













1,968 



1,848 



120 























Total 



2,359 



1,689 



670 



10, 348 



8,871 



1,477 



2,669 



1,933 



736 



Southern Rocky Mountain: 

 Arizona.;.. . 





















Colorado _. . . . _ 









2,207 

 16 



1,791 

 5 



416 

 11 









Nevada- 



1 





1 









New Mexico -- .. .. . 









Utah 









592 



549 



43 























Total 



1 





1 



2,815 



2,345 



470 



















Total, West 



5,003 



3,390 



1,613 



15, 796 



13, 201 



2,595 



3,532 



2,606 



926 









Softwood types 



Hardwood type 



s 



Section, region, and State 



Fir-spruce 







All owner- 

 ships 



Public 



Private 



All o\vner- 

 ships 



Public 



Private • 



Pacific Northwest: 

 Alaska 









224 

 2,475 

 1,338 



223 

 612 

 245 



1 



Oregon- -. .. ..... 



2,167 

 1,734 



1.759 

 1,400 



408 

 334 



1,863 



Washington... 



1,093 







Total 



3.901 



3,159 



742 



4,037 



1,080 



2,957 







Pacific Southwest: 

 California ... 



2,753 



1,791 



962 



20 

 1,089 



14 



496 



6 



Hawaii . . . 



593 













Total 



2,753 



1,791 



962 



1,109 



510 



599 







NTortliern Rockv Mountain: 

 Idaho 



1,755 



1,180 



23 



847 



1.427 



1.049 



21 



816 



328 



131 



2 



31 



548 

 399 



395 

 269 



153 



Montana 



130 



South Dakota (west) 





Wyoming .. . .. .. 



345 



246 



99 







Total 



3,805 



3.313 



492 



1,292 



910 



382 







Southern Rocky Mountain: 

 Arizona.. . 



133 



3.393 



16 



568 

 1,047 



122 



3.067 



5 



317 



963 



11 

 326 



11 

 251 



84 



63 



2,877 



21 



406 



1.282 



61 



2,048 



6 



209 



917 



2 



Colorado . . 



829 



Nevada. 



15 



New Mexico 



197 



Utah.. 



365 







Total 



5,157 



4,474 



683 



4.649 



3.241 



1,408 







Total, West . . 



15. 616 



12.737 



2,879 



11.087 



5,741 



5.346 







The total area of ponderosa pine type in the United States is 36.357,000 acres including 360.000 acres east of the Rocky .Mountains (see table 6). 



