Table 10. Area of timberland by forest-type group and stocking class of
growing-stock trees, New Jersey, 1987
(In thousands of acres)
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Stocking class
Forest-type _________________________________________________ All
group Poorly Moderately Fully Over- classes SE
Nonstocked stocked stocked stocked stocked
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Loblolly/shortleaf .0 33.6 137.7 175.7 24.8 371.8 10.0
Oak/pine .0 44.4 68.1 66.4 13.7 192.6 22.4
Oak/hickory 6.1 100.7 296.0 477.9 17.2 898.0 7.3
Oak/gum/cypress .0 12.0 27.2 25.7 26.1 91.1 25.0
Elm/ash/red maple 7.5 6.9 12.0 72.8 .0 99.2 26.8
Northern hardwoods .0 19.2 48.8 129.7 8.0 205.7 17.6
Aspen/birch .0 7.7 7.7 .0 .0 15.3 70.7
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Total, all groups 13.6 224.6 597.6 948.2 89.9 1,873.8 3.1
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SE 71.0 15.7 9.5 7.4 27.1 3.1
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Table 11. Area of timberland by forest-type group and stocking class of
growing-stock trees, New Jersey, 1999
(In thousands of acres)
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Stocking class
Forest-type _________________________________________________ All
group Poorly Moderately Fully Over- classes SE
Nonstocked stocked stocked stocked stocked
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Spruce/fir .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 100.0
Loblolly/shortleaf 8.7 87.4 169.0 140.8 9.1 415.0 9.8
Oak/pine .0 27.8 110.4 65.4 4.0 207.6 14.6
Oak/hickory 18.8 103.8 288.2 421.9 14.5 847.3 6.3
Oak/gum/cypress .0 3.0 19.1 32.2 10.2 64.5 26.2
Elm/ash/red maple 8.7 43.5 66.7 33.7 .0 152.6 17.2
Northern hardwoods 3.1 39.7 43.9 99.4 1.5 187.5 15.2
Aspen/birch .0 .0 .0 1.6 .0 1.6 100.0
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Total, all groups 39.3 305.1 697.3 795.1 39.3 1,876.1 3.0
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SE 30.5 12.6 7.3 6.7 27.2 3.0
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Table 12. Area of timberland by forest-type group and basal-area class, New Jersey, 1999
(In thousands of acres)
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Basal area class (square feet per acre)
Forest-type ________________________________________________________ All
group 0- 50- 100- 150- 200- 250- classes SE
49 99 149 199 249 299 300+
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Spruce/fir .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 100.0
Loblolly/shortleaf 72.5 222.7 106.4 8.7 4.7 .0 .0 415.0 9.8
Oak/pine 13.3 144.0 38.1 9.0 3.2 .0 .0 207.6 14.6
Oak/hickory 106.5 309.4 328.3 75.9 20.6 3.0 3.5 847.3 6.3
Oak/gum/cypress 8.1 .0 36.0 .0 14.7 .0 5.7 64.5 26.2
Elm/ash/red maple 35.9 34.2 70.3 12.3 .0 .0 .0 152.6 17.2
Northern hardwoods 27.8 62.0 72.6 22.3 2.6 .0 .2 187.5 15.2
Aspen/birch .0 .0 1.6 .0 .0 .0 .0 1.6 100.0
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Total, all groups 264.1 772.3 653.2 128.3 45.8 3.0 9.5 1,876.1 3.0
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SE 12.7 6.7 7.7 17.9 31.2 70.7 64.2 3.0
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