Table 8. Net volume of sawtimber on timberland by species group and diameter class, Massachusetts, 2005
(In millions of board feet)
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Diameter class (inches at breast height)
Species group _______________________________________________________________________________________ All
9.0- 11.0- 13.0- 15.0- 17.0- 19.0- 21.0- classes SE
10.9 12.9 14.9 16.9 18.9 20.9 28.9 29.0+
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Balsam fir 5.7 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 5.7 100.0
Black spruce 10.6 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 10.6 100.0
Red spruce 58.0 12.8 55.8 .0 23.7 12.9 .0 .0 163.2 54.5
Red pine 5.9 6.9 .0 12.2 .0 .0 .0 .0 25.0 63.9
Pitch pine 79.7 85.6 58.3 7.8 .0 .0 .0 .0 231.3 29.2
Eastern white pine 545.6 709.0 1,017.1 1,079.5 1,116.8 870.8 2,171.7 232.5 7,743.1 12.9
Eastern hemlock 262.4 357.9 379.6 446.6 302.6 168.2 98.2 59.3 2,074.8 17.9
Other softwoods 1.7 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 1.7 100.0
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Total softwoods 969.6 1,172.2 1,510.8 1,546.1 1,443.1 1,051.9 2,269.9 291.9 10,255.4 10.3
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Red maple .0 669.3 553.8 459.3 283.3 166.0 55.0 .0 2,186.7 12.2
Sugar maple .0 171.6 190.3 160.1 101.2 34.2 144.4 .0 801.9 24.6
Yellow birch .0 133.8 102.5 21.2 29.1 12.3 .0 .0 298.9 25.4
Paper birch .0 125.1 40.6 23.6 .0 .0 .0 .0 189.3 31.8
Hickory .0 45.8 32.0 11.8 26.4 .0 .0 .0 116.0 34.7
American beech .0 73.6 62.9 69.8 .0 19.6 46.5 .0 272.3 28.2
White ash .0 221.7 155.8 117.9 40.8 37.6 62.8 77.3 713.8 25.6
Yellow-poplar .0 .0 .0 14.7 17.8 .0 .0 .0 32.5 100.0
Blackgum .0 15.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 15.0 57.2
Aspen .0 94.0 84.7 82.5 30.0 .0 .0 112.0 403.2 38.1
Black cherry .0 142.7 65.2 133.7 123.8 35.5 159.6 .0 660.4 28.6
White oak .0 104.3 136.7 92.8 21.2 64.7 41.2 62.2 523.2 20.5
Northern red oak .0 520.3 574.3 629.2 397.9 362.7 552.7 89.8 3,126.9 13.8
Other white oaks .0 48.9 61.9 46.0 13.2 .0 .0 .0 169.9 37.9
Other red oaks .0 257.1 271.9 224.6 143.7 57.3 169.3 .0 1,123.9 16.1
American basswood .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 20.2 19.4 .0 39.6 70.7
Elm .0 3.8 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 3.8 100.0
Other hardwoods .0 139.4 192.3 63.2 36.2 .0 .0 .0 431.1 23.2
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Total hardwoods .0 2,766.5 2,524.8 2,150.3 1,264.5 810.1 1,250.8 341.3 11,108.3 7.3
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Total, all species 969.6 3,938.6 4,035.6 3,696.4 2,707.6 1,862.0 3,520.7 633.1 21,363.7 6.2
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SE 10.9 6.2 6.8 7.7 9.9 14.3 18.1 40.0 6.2
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