Table 3.6—Area of timberland, by ownership and forest management type in Georgia, 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 3 16 25 33 51 2, 127 171 209 244 
Natural pine 151 166 176 195 173 155 98 76 65 59 
Mixed pine—hardwoods 94 108 117 127 133 141 167 164 LSi7 147 
Upland hardwoods 392 452 485 454 429 42] 399 386 372 357 
Bottomland hardwoods 3 3 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 6 
Total 643 745 807 813 790 793 798 804 810 814 
Other public 
Pine plantations 3 10 19 3] 48 57 83 105 123 138 
Natural pine 487 560 459 418 408 390 330 291 262 241 
Mixed pine—hardwoods 125 142 115 112 119 112 117 121 122 122 
Upland hardwoods 118 134 109 111 123 131 150 159 164 166 
Bottomland hardwoods 308 222 91 104 121 118 109 110 112 115 
Total 1,041 1,068 793 776 819 808 788 786 784 782 
Forest industry” 
Pine plantations 228 820 15395 1,990 2,848 3,022 3,444 3,636 3,761 3,838 
Natural pine 2,966 1,842 1,628 1,425 996 854 572 433 404 399 
Mixed pine—hardwoods 396 663 655 561 469 432 343 313 312 309 
Upland hardwoods 442 690 729 768 817 779 743 706 693 687 
Bottomland hardwoods 1,109 948 792 858 1,063 1,072 1,011 976 966 961 
Total 5,141 4,963 5,199 5,602 6,193 6,158 6,113 6,064 6,136 6,194 
Other private: 
Farmer 
Pine plantations () () (C) 369 354 458 670 771 889 977 
Natural pine () () (?) 2,515 1,790 1516 1,065 806 722 686 
Mixed pine—hardwoods ©) (?) @) 1,021 628 596 523 471 461 458 
Upland hardwoods (?) (*) ?) 1,946 1,608 1,481 1,263 1,156 1,145 1,110 
Bottomland hardwoods (?) () (?) 1,273 976 757 512 398 365 342 
Total () C) ©) bisl24 55856. 47807, 45034." 31602 35582 35573 
Corporate 
Pine plantations () () () 160 168 212 312 379 408 421 
Natural pine @) @) (3) 580 611 612 502 427 381 361 
Mixed pine—hardwoods () (9) (3) 163 148 162 186 197 201 202 
Upland hardwoods ©) (3) (3) 258 451 495 586 647 677 685 
Bottomland hardwoods (?) ©) (7) 174 197 241 308 360 38] a8 
Total C) ©) () 15335 IPF 5a) BRI20. | 896." | 72:01 2,048 2,062 
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