Table 3.3—Area of timberland, by ownership and forest management type in Alabama, selected years 1952-85, with projections to 
2030!—Continued 
Thousand acres 
Year Projections 
Ownership and 
forest management type 1952 1962 1970 1977 1985 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 
Other individual 
Pine plantations C) C) () 398 516 664 992 —-1,147 13222 1,243 
Natural pine C) ) C) 2,160 1,955 1,951 1,612 1,402 1,291 1,236 
Mixed pine-hardwoods (C) () C) 1,700 1,673 1,379 1,139 1,084 1,045 1,015 
Upland hardwoods C) C) C) 2,553 3,043 3,134 3,270 3,282 3,287 = "31267 
Bottomland hardwoods (¢) (¢) °) 871 800 818 837 834 841 834 
Total C) C) () 7,682 7,987 7,946 7,849 7,749 7,685 7,596 
Total other private 
Pine plantations 94 527 779 818 954 1,286 2,063 2,495 2,749 = 2,863 
Natural pine 5,126 6,063 4,881 4,183 3,467 3,554 3,193 2,911 2.74089 “25611 
Mixedpine-hardwoods 4,467 3,535 3,518 3,366 3,077 2,604 2,152 2,017 1,902 1,810 
Upland hardwoods 4,719 4,379 4,576 5,267 6,137 6,143 6,050 5,916 5,831 5,678 
Bottomland hardwoods —-2,,143 1,959 2,028 1,917 1,784 1,792 1,832 1,786 1,731 1,652 
Total 16,549 16,463 15,782 15,551 15,419 15,380 15,290 15,124 14,953 14,616 
Total, all ownerships 
Pine plantations 165 814 1,203 1,640 2,365 3,149 4,947 5,857 6,359 6,619 
Natural pine 6,672 8,327 6,955 5,964 4,917 4,873 4,077 3,614 3,375.4 °3°218 
Mixed pine-hardwoods 5,803 4,839 4,982 4,793 4,383 3,664 2,913 2,697 2,559 2,452 
Upland hardwoods 5,622 5,397 5773 «= ©3602 FA82-. 7458 L705 6,916 6,729 
Bottomland hardwoods 2,495 2,366 2,505 2,499 2,430 2,490 2,517 2,438 2,358 43:2058 
Total 20,757 21,743 = 21,418 = 21,498 += 21,577 721,636 = 21,725 21,658 + 21,566 21,278 
' Data for 1952 and 1962 are as of December 31. Data for 1970, 1977, 1985, and the projection years are as of January 1. 
? Includes timberland leased or under management contracts to forest industry from other owners for periods of one forest rotation or longer. Timberland 
under cutting contracts is not included. 
* Data for these other private ownerships are not available for the years 1952, 1962, and 1970. 
Note: Data may not add to totals because of rounding. 
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