Table 3.9—Area of timberland, by ownership and forest management type in North Carolina, 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 6 8 13 17 23 34 59 79 95 105 
Natural pine 190 177 164 157 144 149 178 196 209 218 
Mixed pine—-hardwoods 71 85 86 96 125 126 107 105 106 105 
Upland hardwoods 742 753 763 749 719 704 672 641 618 606 
Bottomland hardwoods 11 10 10 10 14 14 18 20 20 20 
Total 1,020 1,033 1,036 1,029 1,025 1,028 1,033 1,040 1,048 1,055 
Other public 
Pine plantations 5 19 32 42 86 105 140 152 153 148 
Natural pine 350 443 406 385 331 297 225 186 165 154 
Mixed pine—-hardwoods 60 71 72 80 84 90 115 132 142 148 
Upland hardwoods 74 76 126 155 166 173 187 195 200 204 
Bottomland hardwoods 83 78 79 80 138 135 127 123 121 122 
Total 572 687 715 742 805 800 795 789 782 716 
Forest industry” 
Pine plantations 22 187 487 768 1,037 1,203 1,526 1,682 1,742 1,777 
Natural pine 1,199 1,206 1,320 651 509 428 260 186 173 171 
Mixed pine—-hardwoods 249 257 263 259 205 174 140 130 129 128 
Upland hardwoods 446 416 303 242 259 280 289 279 269 264 
Bottomland hardwoods 769 530 452 401 491 473 397 349 320 302 
Total 2,685 2,596 2,825 2,321 2,501 2,558 2,612 2,625 2,632 2,644 
Other private: 
Farmer 
Pine plantations @) @) (©) 140 160 224 337 400 431 449 
Natural pine 6) () @ 2,158 1,347 1,087 666 507 447 434 
Mixed pine—hardwoods @) @) ©) 1,093 753 710 704 661 621 599 
Upland hardwoods () () (*) 3247) 25259) 21103 1,916 1,898 1,875 1,818 
Bottomland hardwoods ©) ©) CB) 1,250 991 814 650 600 573 551 
Total @) C) C) 7,888 5,510 4.9395 4,274 45066 «3,947 | 3,852 
Corporate 
Pine plantations 6) @) () 33 84 141 293 385 431 463 
Natural pine (?) (?) (3) 374 457 440 339 286 273 278 
Mixed pine-hardwoods () C) C) 133 273 303 345 363 374 386 
Upland hardwoods () (>) (>) 495 535 561 625 692 736 /66 
Bottomland hardwoods (?) () (?) 174 303 397 489 531 559 571 
Total @) @) () 1,209 1,652 1,841 D092 2.2957 2,374 2,464 
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