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FIGURE 15.— Many of the pine stands growing on abandoned rice plantations near Charleston are now in the final stages of 
reverting to the original hardwood type. 

FIGURE 16.— The flatwoods are contested by both pine and hardwood species, but eventually revert to the original hardwood forests 
unless there are repeated fires or special measures to perpetuate loblolly pine. 
Timber Supply Outlook in South Carolina 13 
