Forest statistics for the southern coastal plain of South Carolina, 1993. Forest Service resource bulletin

Technical Report · Sun Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:7207840

Koontz, B L; Sheffield, R M

Since 1987, area of timberland in the Southern Coastal Plain of South Carolina increased by 3 percent to 3.3 million acres. Nonindustrial private forest landowners control nearly three-fourths of the region's timberland. The area classified as pine increased by 14 percent, while hardwood acreage dropped by 12 percent. The area harvested annually fell to 67,000 acres, while 95,000 acres were regenerated each year. Volume of softwood growing stock increased by 3 percent, whereas volume of hardwood growing stock decreased by 2 percent. Softwoods and hardwoods each represent 2.3 billion cubic feet of growing-stock timber.

• Research Organization: Forest Service, Asheville, NC (United States). Southeastern Forest Experiment Station
• OSTI ID: 7207840
• Report Number(s): PB-94-151834/XAB; FSRB-SE--140
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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