          Table 2.--Area of timberland by major forest-type group, stand origin and owner  
                    group, Ohio, 2002 
  
                                      (In thousands of acres) 
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                                       Owner group                                                
       Stand type          ^{^{________________________________}}        All Owners               SE   
                                 Public            Private                                        
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   Softwood types      
      Natural                        35.4             130.6             166.1              27.7  
      Planted                        24.4              63.4              87.8              33.4  
                           ^{^{___________________________________________________}} 
   All softwood types                59.8             194.1             253.9              21.6  
                           ^{^{___________________________________________________}} 
   Hardwood types      
      Natural                       698.8           6,601.2           7,300.0               3.1  
      Planted                        37.9             172.3             210.2              23.1  
                           ^{^{___________________________________________________}} 
   All hardwood types               736.7           6,773.5           7,510.2               3.0  
                           ^{^{___________________________________________________}} 
      Nonstocked                       .0              20.2              20.2              46.4  
                           ^{^{___________________________________________________}} 
   All Owners                       796.5           6,987.8           7,784.3               2.9  
   ^{^{_____________________________________________________________________________________________}} 
   SE                                12.3               3.2               2.9 
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