Table 3.3—Area of timberland, by ownership and forest management type in Alabama, 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 24 40 28 17 20 38 82 111 134 152 
Natural pine 209 251 228 249 194 183 131 112 103 97 
Mixed pine—hardwoods 202 166 178 206 178 167 172 163 155 149 
Upland hardwoods 176 169 191 181 154 162 170 174 173 170 
Bottomland hardwoods 5 5 5 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 
Total 616 631 630 659 551 554 558 563 567 571 
Other public 
Pine plantations 16 21 17 14 18 21 28 33 37 42 
Natural pine 108 141 134 106 82 92 90 88 89 90 
Mixed pine—hardwoods 99 83 93 101 104 102 113 113 114 114 
Upland hardwoods 96 94 110 132 160 161 155 147 143 140 
Bottomland hardwoods 33 32 37 719 108 114 113 106 102 98 
Total 352 371 391 432 472 490 498 487 486 485 
Forest industry” 
Pine plantations 31 226 379 791 1,373 804. | WV 2TIAD) 33S 3,439 3,562 
Natural pine 1,229 1,872 1,712 1,426 1,174 1,044 663 503 443 420 
Mixed pine—-hardwoods 1,035 1,055 1,193 1,120 1,024 791 476 404 388 379 
Upland hardwoods 631 755 896 1,022 1,031 992 896 815 769 741 
Bottomland hardwoods 314 370 435 497 533 580 569 543 522 505 
Total 3,240 4,278 4,615 4,856 5,135 5,212 5,379 5,484 5,560 5,606 
Other private: 
Farmer 
Pine plantations @) () (°) 310 288 412 707 878 975 1,010 
Natural pine (>) (?) (3) 1,486 1,096 1,160 1,172 1,118 1,063 993 
Mixed pine—hardwoods (?) (?) ©) 1,238 1,038 903 723 637 553 486 
Upland hardwoods @) (?) (>) 2,228 2,444 2,305 1,976 1,753 1,588 1,412 
Bottomland hardwoods (3) (?) @) 928 901 873 874 813 740 661 
Total () @) @) 6,190 5,767 5,654 5,452 5,198 4,920 4,563 
Corporate 
Pine plantations ©) (?) (?) 110 150 210 364 470 552 610 
Natural pine (?) (?) (?) 537 416 443 409 391 386 382 
Mixed pine—hardwoods () (>) (>) 428 366 322 290 296 304 309 
Upland hardwoods (3) (3) () 486 650 704 804 881 956 9 
Bottomland hardwoods ©) (3) @) 118 83 101 121 139 150 
Total () ©) ) 1679" 1665 > 15780 15989. (2177 42,348. 22,457 
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