Table 3.5—Area of timberland, by ownership and forest management type in Florida, 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 10 79 109 139 149 177 236 259 270 273 
Natural pine 737 664 654 620 612 559 447 390 362 349 
Mixed pine—hardwoods 39 40 87 69 62 90 159 174 178 179 
Upland hardwoods 16 17 16 28 33 4] 42 51 55 58 
Bottomland hardwoods 233 230 169 149 137 129 117 126 134 141 
Total 1,035 1,030 1,035 1,005 993 996 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 
Other public 
Pine plantations 10 66 127 142 184 211 260 295 317 327 
Natural pine 643 574 371 432 423 442 430 421 416 416 
Mixed pine—hardwoods 98 96 196 164 150 145 136 132 131 132 
Upland hardwoods 236 247 233 185 165 163 159 150 143 136 
Bottomland hardwoods 229 207 183 230 250 259 231 213 201 193 
Total 1,216 1,190 1,110 1,153 1,172 1,220 1,216 1,212 1,207 1,203 
Forest industry” 
Pine plantations 125 897 1,437 1,901 2,432 2,710 3,194 3,423 3,500 3,537 
Natural pine 2,533 2,059 1,620 1,349 1,027 890 605 471 437 427 
Mixed pine—hardwoods 222 246 487 392 298 256 203 186 182 178 
Upland hardwoods 366 383 362 326 286 296 254 236 226 219 
Bottomland hardwoods 1,214 1,374 1,402 1,430 1,459 1,435 1,334 15232 1,146 1,081 
Total 4,460 4,959 5,308 5,398 5,502 5,587 5,590 5,548 5,491 5,443 
Other private: 
Farmer 
Pine plantations >) (?) @) 151 104 93 115 132 128 128 
Natural pine C) (C) @ 501 300 219 170 149 127 120 
Mixed pine—hardwoods () () (>) 253 177 157 126 122 108 104 
Upland hardwoods () ©) (>) 583 39] 300 289 284 254 242 
Bottomland hardwoods (>) () (@) 742 492 362 289 268 235 221 
Total @) ©) ©) 2,230 1,464 1,133 988 956 852 814 
Corporate 
Pine plantations ©) (?) (?) 465 442 546 7715 897 936 946 
Natural pine (?) (?) @) 822 933 939 832 748 699 677 
Mixed pine-hardwoods @ () () 203 253 279 326 334 331 331 
Upland hardwoods () (?) (?) 133 445 470 528 552 553 
Bottomland hardwoods () () (>) 92957 7 1,098; 7 082 949 880 853 
Total ©) ©) ©) BSS 2 3 3Slor -. S40 3541 3187 \e = 3,304 
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