Forest statistics for the northern coastal plain of South Carolina, 1992. Forest Service resource bulletin

Technical Report · Sat May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6320651

Thompson, M T; Sheffield, R M

Since 1986, the area of timberland in the Northern Coastal Plain of South Carolina increased by 3 percent to 4.7 million acres. Nonindustrial private forest landowners control 67 percent of the region's timberland. Area classified as a pine type remained stable at 1.9 million acres. More than 116,000 acres were harvested annually, while 177,000 acres were regenerated by artificial and natural means. The volume of softwood growing stock decreased 26 percent to 2.5 billion cubic feet. The volume of hardwood growing stock declined 13 percent to 3.1 billion cubic feet. Extremely high mortality drove net growth downward. Net annual growth of softwoods declined 84 percent to 28 million cubic feet. Hardwood growth dropped 77 percent to 23 million cubic feet. Annual removals of softwood growing stock increased 9 percent to 175 million cubic feet; hardwood removals jumped 18 percent to 87 million cubic feet. Annual mortality of softwood growing stock was up eight times the level recorded in 1986, whereas hardwood mortality was up four times the previous level.

• Research Organization: Forest Service, Asheville, NC (United States). Southeastern Forest Experiment Station
• OSTI ID: 6320651
• Report Number(s): PB-93-198117/XAB; FSRB-SE--135
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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