Table 47.  Biomass of growing stock on timberland, by county and component, dry-weight basis, Delaware, 1999 
  
                                                            (In thousands of dry tons) 
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                                                         Growing stock                                                                          
                  County           _______________________________________________________           Total                      SE               
                                        Poletimber            Sawlog            Upper stem       growing stock                                  
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              Sussex                         2,921               5,449               1,148               9,518                10.3  
              Kent/New Castle                1,759               5,175               1,049               7,983                11.2  
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              Total                          4,680              10,624               2,197              17,501                 7.6  
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              SE                               7.5                 9.4                 9.0                 7.6 
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                    Table 48.  Biomass of all timber on timberland, by county, class of timber, and component, Delaware, 1999 
  
                                                            (In thousands of dry tons) 
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                                                        Growing stock trees                                                                     
        County          __________________________________________________________________________________     Total timber              SE    
                              Growing                                             Stump                                                         
                               stock          Branches          Foliage         and roots       Cull trees                                      
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    Sussex                       9,518            1,191              435            2,828            1,054           15,025              9.6  
    Kent/New Castle              7,983              905              254            2,287            1,209           12,639             11.5  
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    Total                       17,501            2,096              689            5,115            2,264           27,665              7.4  
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    SE                             7.6              7.0              6.8              7.3             17.1              7.4 
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                    Table 49.  Biomass of all trees and shrubs on timberland, by county and class of material, Delaware, 1999 
  
                                                            (In thousands of dry tons) 
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                                                             Non-timber                                                                         
        County          __________________________________________________________________________________      Total trees                      
                                              Salvable                                                           and shrubs              SE     
                              Timber         dead trees        Saplings         Seedlings         Shrubs                                        
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    Sussex                      15,025              160            1,743              192               53           17,173              8.2  
    Kent/New Castle             12,639               79              765               58               85           13,626             10.7  
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    Total                       27,665              238            2,508              250              138           30,799              6.6  
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    SE                             7.4             34.3             10.1             15.9             19.9              6.6 
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