Table 3.13—Area of timberland, by ownership and forest management type in Texas, 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 29 33 43 34 49 71 120 139 148 153 
Natural pine 444 417 434 424 404 369 295 277 273 271 
Mixed pine—hardwoods 70 67 54 75 90 105 138 137 135 134 
Upland hardwoods 50 48 18 22 27 29 31 34 35 36 
Bottomland hardwoods 61 58 29 21 23 22 18 17 18 18 
Total 654 623 578 576 593 596 602 605 610 613 
Other public 
Pine plantations 4 10 8 6 5 7 12 17 20 22 
Natural pine 57 59 55 55 45 47 42 38 36 33 
Mixed pine—hardwoods 34 28 22 22 31 25 21 19 18 17 
Upland hardwoods 18 84 73 60 48 46 42 41 40 40 
Bottomland hardwoods 19 29 43 Si 30 35 41 43 45 45 
Total 132 210 201 200 159 159 158 158 158 157 
Forest industry” 
Pine plantations 16 92 174 523 869 1,216 1,990 2,290 2,416 2,484 
Natural pine 1,623 1,732 1,753 1,361 816 697 390 289 255 245 
Mixed pine—hardwoods 619 688 800 906 873 677 409 320 294 281 
Upland hardwoods 341 379 400 523 818 720 473 384 351 336 
Bottomland hardwoods 448 498 514 530 446 499 536 505 466 435 
Total 3,047 3,389 3,641 3,843 3,822 3,810 3,798 3,787 3,782 3,780 
Other private: 
Farmer 
Pine plantations (7) () () 22 44 65 96 90 86 92 
Natural pine () (3) () 234 241 239 216 162 139 138 
Mixed pine-hardwoods ) ?) (?) 168 262 199 116 Til 62 59 
Upland hardwoods (¢) ©) () 402 591 462 301 194 157 150 
Bottomland hardwoods @) (?) (>) 290 232 266 255 193 163 159 
Total (?) C) © 1,116 1,370 172311 984 716 606 597 
Corporate 
Pine plantations (?) (?) (*) 5 40 90 206 285 330 361 
Natural pine @ ©) © 160 211 207 180 167 163 165 
Mixed pine—hardwoods (?) (>) (?) 98 122 117 110 116 120 124 
Upland hardwoods (>) ©) C) 145 187 188 218 244 262 27 
Bottomland hardwoods (>) () ©) 108 125 130 140 149 156 
Total ) C) C) 516 685 733 852 961 1,031 1,082 
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