Table 16. — Basal area per acre of growing stock and cull trees in 



Tennessee, by forest type 



and Survey region, 1948-50 



Forest type 



State 



West 



West- 

 Central 



Central 



Plateau 



East 



Softwood types: 



Growing stock 



Square 

 feet 

 30.0 

 9.2 



Square 

 feet 

 29.7 

 7.6 



Square 

 feet 

 21 A 

 8.0 



Square 

 feet 

 17.7 

 11.5 



Square 

 feet 

 30.0 

 10.5 



Square 

 feet 

 36.9 





7.2 







Total 



39.2 



37.3 



35.4 



29.2 



40.5 



44 1 







Bottom-land hardwood: 



43.1 



28. 5 



42.3 

 29.7 



42.9 

 21.5 



43.2 

 25.5 



51.9 

 28.3 



65.0 





14.6 







Total 



71.6 



72.0 



64.4 



68.7 



80.2 



79.6 







Upland hardwood: * 



31.8 

 13.2 



31.5 

 15.3 



28.6 

 10.7 



33.9 

 14.6 



31.0 

 14.8 



34.3 





11.6 







Total 



45.0 



46.8 



39.3 



48.5 



45.8 



45.9 







All types: 



32.3 

 13.3 



35.8 

 20.9 



29.0 

 10.8 



29.7 

 14.1 



30.9 

 13.7 



35.5 





9.8 







Total 



45.6 



56.7 



39.8 



43.8 



44.6 



45.3 







1 Includes upland hardwood-pine. 



Table 17. — Distribution of growing stock in Tennessee, by species within each forest type, 1948—50 



1 Negligible. 



Tennessee's Timber Economy 



Species 



All types 



Southern 



yellow 



pine 



Cedar 



Other 

 soft- 

 wood 



Bottom- 

 land 

 hardwood 



Upland 

 hard- 

 wood 



Upland 

 hardwood- 

 pine 



Softwood : 



Percent 



0.3 



6.6 



4.1 



1.1 



1.4 



.9 



.9 



.9 



Percent 



1.7 



34.6 



21.9 



5.2 



.4 



Percent 



Percent 



Percent 



Percent 



Percent 

 0.1 





0.1 



.3 



0.5 



4.2 



.3 







4.9 





(') 



2.4 





1.3 





33.6 



0.1 

 8.0 



0.5 



.2 

 .4 



.4 











1.0 

 .1 





26.6 



34.8 



1.4 





.3 





.9 









Total . 



16.2 



64.9 



34.3 



66.4 



8.1 



1.1 



11.4 







Hardwood: 



16.1 

 5.1 

 1.2 



11.0 



10.2 



1.5 



1.7 



2.3 



.2 



11.7 



4.5 



3.5 



2.7 



.2 



.3 



2.9 



1.0 



6.5 



1.2 



10.9 

 1.0 



7.3 



4.7 



5.7 

 .2 



2.0 

 4.2 



10.4 

 1.1 

 4.8 

 4.4 

 .5 

 7.6 

 2.2 

 1.8 

 9.6 



16.3 

 6.3 



19.8 



7.1 



.2 



14.0 



11.2 



1.7 



2.6 



2.2 



21.6 





3.8 







White oaks 



5.6 



6.6 



.1 



.1 



.2 



1.5 

 6.5 

 2.5 

 2.8 

 7.9 



3.0 



2.8 



16.1 





15.6 



Ash 



.4 



Beech . 



1.4 

 .6 



1.0 



Elms 



.6 









5.0 

 .6 

 .7 



1.2 



16.6 



10.5 

 .5 

 .2 



3.5 

 .6 

 .2 



1.5 

 .6 



15.4 

 4.9 

 2.7 

 2.6 

 .4 



(') 



3.4 



.1 



9.2 



1.4 



12.9 





3.0 



Sweetgum 



1.2 





3.2 





.2 









3.0 



4.7 

 8.8 

 1.7 

 2.5 





Maples 



.7 



1.2 



2.4 



2.9 



Willow-... 







2.3 

 .1 



3.4 

 .1 



6.3 

 4.8 



5.5 





.6 







Total 



83.8 



35.1 



65.7 



33.6 



91.9 



98.9 



88.6 







All species 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 







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