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Volume of Saw Timber on North Carolina Timberland
| SOFTWOOD |
HARDWOOD |
| Yellow Pines |
35% |
Tulipwood |
12% |
| Eastern White Pine |
3% |
White Oaks |
11% |
| Eastern Hemlock |
1% |
Red Oaks |
11% |
| Spruce, Fir, Cypress, Cedar |
2% |
Maples |
5% |
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Sweetgum |
5% |
| TOTAL |
41% |
Tupelo and Blackgum |
5% |
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Hickory |
4% |
| Beech |
1% |
| Ash |
1% |
| Black Locust |
1% |
Other Eastern Hardwoods
(Cherry, Walnut, Hackberry,
Basswood, Sycamore, etc.) |
4% |
| TOTAL |
59% |
Source: U.S. Forest Service, USDA
Geographically, there are 4.4 million forested acres in the mountains; 5.8 million acres in the Piedmont; and 9.1 million acres in the coastal plain. Regarding commercial timberland, the mountains have 3.9 million commercial acres, the Piedmont 5.8 million, and the coastal plain 9 million.
Source: North Carolina Forestry Association
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