Table 3.2—Area of timberland, by ownership and forest management type in the South Central region, 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 203 317 268 225 304 402 644 788 886 959 
Natural pine 2,218 2,426 2,505 2,433 2,130 1,985 1,673 1,587 1,564 1,548 
Mixed pine—hardwoods 1,198 1,130 1,189 1,258 1,301 1,406 1,561 1,573 1,562 1,545 
Upland hardwoods 1,929 1,968 1,899 1,929 1,943 1,915 1,883 1,847 1,822 1,802 
Bottomland hardwoods 362 296 242 221 224 211 191 182 178 173 
Total 5,910 6,137 6,103 6,066 5,902 5,919 5,952 5,977 6,012 6,027 
Other public 
Pine plantations 75 119 94 79 93 17 174 216 245 271 
Natural pine 516 503 619 545 481 525 521 521 527 531 
Mixed pine—hardwoods 631 487 488 459 501 488 552 575 587 596 
Upland hardwoods 997 951 1,064 1,003 1,045 1,047 1,028 1,031 1,033 1,038 
Bottomland hardwoods 856 863 1,012 1,059 1,223 1,262 1,296 1,323 1,334 1,348 
Total 3,075 2,923 3,277 3,145 3,343 3,439 3,569 3,666 3,726 3,785 
Forest industry” 
Pine plantations 166 817 1,736 3,089 S153 7,154 11,633 13,474 14,340 14,848 
Natural pine 6,699 7,329 7,688 6,864 5,523 4,737 275 2,196 2,029 1,980 
Mixed pine—hardwoods 3,810 3,644 4,514 4,722 4,588 3,605 2,196 1,826 1,743 1,696 
Upland hardwoods 3,943 4,147 3,871 4,404 4,859 4,650 3,993 3,514 3,235 3,067 
Bottomland hardwoods 3,735 3,879 3,517 3,727 3,431 3,512 3,326 3,090 2,897 2,759 
Total 18,353 19,816 21,326 22,806 23,555 23,658 23,923 24,100 24,244 24,350 
Other private: 
Farmer 
Pine plantations 
Natural pine 
Mixed pine—hardwoods 
Upland hardwoods 
) 782 682 989 1,655 1,951 2,080 2,135 
) 4,041 3,021 3,041 2,832 2,595 2,414 2,264 
) 3,701 3,007 293i 1,935 1,698 1,493 1,360 
3) 10,366 9,843 8,891 7,562 6,626 5,902 5,479 
) 
) 
Bottomland hardwoods 9 2 : 3,980 3,339 3,165 2,818 2,525 2,284 2,083 
Total e 3) C 22870 ) 198924 18:622 16,801 15,395. 14.173). 13.322 
Corporate 
Pine plantations ©) @) @) 312 484 730 1372) EIS, 2,081 2,276 
Natural pine (7) () (7) 16372) 1,329 1,445 1,350 1,316 1,334 1,360 
Mixed pine-hardwoods () (*) (*) 966 1,006 976 960 1,007 1,034 1,051 
Upland hardwoods () (*) (*) 1,949 2,401 2,638 3,009 3,304 3,552 37 
Bottomland hardwoods (?) () (>) 1,900 2,058 2,079 2,092 2.135 2,174 2,187 
Total (?) (?) (?) 6,499 7,278 7,868 8.783 9,548 10,176 10,640 
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