Table 2.  Area of timberland by major forest-type group, stand  
                      origin and owner group, Massachusetts, 2005 
  
                     (Standard error as percentage of total) 
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                                       Owner group                              
       Stand type          ________________________________        All Owners  
                                 Public            Private                      
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   Softwood types      
      Natural                        31.4              16.4              14.1  
      Planted                        75.8             100.0              62.9  
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   All softwood types                29.3              16.2              13.7  
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   Hardwood types      
      Natural                        12.6               6.7               4.8  
      Planted                          .0             100.0             100.0  
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   All hardwood types                12.6               6.7               4.8  
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   All Owners                        11.3               5.6               3.7  
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