Table 3.10—Area of timberland, by ownership and forest management type in the South, selected years 1952-85, with projections to 2030! 
Thousand acres 
Year Projections 
Ownership and 
forest management type 1952 1962 1970 1977 1985 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 
National forest 
Pine plantations 239 468 473 450 583 764 1,193 1,462 1,651 1,788 
Natural pine B65. 633844) 31878 3,814 3,460 33259) E2827" 27694: 21656 2,637 
Mixed pine—hardwoods 1,536 1,530 1,651 1,740 1,841 2,021 2337) 2390) 92-387, 2,361 
Upland hardwoods 4,121 4,258 4,244 4,446 4,430 A354, 24,147. 401633923 3,866 
Bottomland hardwoods 708 612 489 460 459 436 403 404 409 411 
Total 10,369 10,712 10,735 10,910 10,773 10,834 10,906 10,966 11,026 11,062 
Other public 
Pine plantations 97 252 341 407 580 674 879 1,015 1,101 1,158 
Natural pine 2,363 2,475 2,240 2,098 1,969 1,961 1,750 1,631 1,566 1,528 
Mixed pine—-hardwoods 954 874 972 930 955 954 1,070 1122 1,148 1,163 
Upland hardwoods 1,581 1,611 1,895 1,844 1,936 1,924 1,909 1,910 1,907 1,907 
Bottomland hardwoods 1,596 1,458 1,439 1,546 1,803 1,855 1,851 1,856 1,856 1,864 
Total 6,591 6,670 6,887 6,825 7,243 PES) OURS. TSH SHS 7,622 
Forest industry” 
Pine plantations O60km Salo Te OA S723" 13153 16,039 22,343> 25.031 26:269 261972 
Natural pine LAYS 716n iGs6460y013;,357 91115340) 9 8.818 W564 s (416 13% 63569" 1 3,314 3,252 
Mixed pine—-hardwoods ALO55 56 en O ee 6.3426 626,395.) 61025 4806. 43.230) 225992 22,709 2,648 
Upland hardwoods 5 OAc 6-469) ahO229) 0066558 ee 7 118 6,865 6,022) 57405 15;062 4-859 
Bottomland hardwoods TSI a 8Oee SOM14 | 86.9960 75148 7,192 6,718 6,251 5,901 5,648 
Total 33,384 35,798 38,416 40,109 42,263 42,555 42,926 43,048 43,254 43,378 
Other private: 
Farmer 
Pine plantations © @) ©) 1,778 1,719 2,240 3,391 3,995 4,337 4,541 
Natural pine @) C) (@) 11,839 8,017 7,188 5163 Ty 14014 100 04 AN 4,197 
Mixed pine—-hardwoods () () C) Ts Seal A820) nu 3,958 3,593 p35 302 3,129 
Upland hardwoods (3) ©) ©) 21 273* 17,742 16,020 13,771 12,660 11,857 11,300 
Bottomland hardwoods (?) @) (>) 8,397 6,743 5/879) 459085 4/422. . 41086 3,821 
Total @) @) () 50,872 39,692 36,147 31,665 29,484 27,993 26,990 
Corporate 
Pine plantations (3) @) ©) 1,088 1,393 1,928 3,244 4,049 4,506 4,780 
Natural pine (?) @) ©) 3,647 3,848 SLO 82493) 21981 36 93149) 
Mixed pine—hardwoods @) () ©) Nera 1,961 DROSD a OOD eA Sane Ad 2,517 
Upland hardwoods () (?) (?) 3,922 5,021 5,491 6,207 ‘6,761 Ts tao) Tes) 
Bottomland hardwoods () (?) (>) 3,456 3,952 4,153 ADAAT adi353q3) ALAA) 4,469 
Total @) C) C) 13,884 = 2165175 17,631 19479. 205796 21.687 22,306 
Other individual 
Pine plantations () () (@) 2 ST a3 456 46664) E7367 4 81642 7.93079 - . 9,219 
Natural pine (@) (>) (°) 16,502 14,853 14,119 11,274 9,675 8,834 8,472 
Mixed pine—hardwoods () () () 10,424 10,655 10,016 9,783 9,599 9,295 9,065 
Upland hardwoods () () (>) 24,005 26,967 96.330) 1226:265)' 26.121 * 25,894" 25,473 
Bottomland hardwoods (?) (>) @ 10,006 10,087 10,343 10,520 10,362 10,154 9,943 
Total () (?) () 63,914 66,018 65,472 65,210 64,398 63,254 62,173 
