Ficure 25.—Many areas remain unproductive because cull trees prevent young trees of desirable form and species from 
becoming established. (Photo courtesy of Florida Forest Service.) 
SPECIES 
LIVE TREES . 
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YELLOW 
PINES 
OTHER 
SOFT WOODS 
|SOFT-TEXTURED::: 
HARDWOODS 
|HARD-TEXTURED 
HARDWOODS 
O 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750 2000 
MILLION TREES 
cuts 
Ficure 26.—Number of trees, by quality class and species 
| group, Florida, 1949. 
SOUND 
TREES 
source is present, restocking with pine is taking place 
very slowly over much of the longleaf pine type. 
Nearly half of all the cull trees in the State are on 
The Timber Supply Situation in Florida 
these dry sites in longleaf pine, upland hardwood, 
and scrub oak stands. 
Of the cull trees under 5.0 inches d.b.h., only the 
scrub oak species were recorded. Other small trees 
and shrubs of low value which frequently hinder the 
establishment of desirable tree species include wax- 
myrtle, ironwood, sassafras, gallberry, titi, button- 
bush, and palmetto. 
Heavy cutting of the best-quality trees and most 
valuable species has left the lowland hardwood and 
cypress stands with a large proportion of large cull 
trees in them. Nearly two-thirds of all the live hard- 
wood trees 13.0 inches and larger in the State are 
culls. 
Shortage of Large Timber 
Another undesirable condition which is general 
throughout Florida is the striking shortage of large 
timber (fig. 27). A small number of large trees in 
relation to the number of small trees is a normal 
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