Table 8. Net volume of sawtimber on timberland by species group and diameter class, Rhode Island, 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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Atlantic white-cedar 1.2 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 1.2 100.0
Pitch pine 10.8 18.7 12.7 30.3 27.2 .0 .0 .0 99.7 61.3
Eastern white pine 23.9 29.8 63.6 88.1 14.4 79.1 33.7 40.5 373.0 40.7
Eastern hemlock 4.9 7.2 6.2 2.8 6.3 .0 13.1 .0 40.6 64.3
Other softwoods .0 2.6 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 2.6 100.0
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Total softwoods 40.8 58.4 82.5 121.2 47.9 79.1 46.7 40.5 517.2 33.0
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Red maple .0 80.2 65.5 45.2 29.0 13.7 .0 .0 233.5 30.3
Sugar maple .0 3.7 .0 6.4 7.2 .0 6.4 .0 23.6 50.1
Yellow birch .0 17.3 3.4 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 20.6 60.0
Hickory .0 4.3 3.9 14.4 6.6 .0 .0 .0 29.2 52.2
American beech .0 2.8 .0 .0 8.5 .0 .0 .0 11.2 78.7
White ash .0 17.6 11.3 .0 .0 .0 8.2 .0 37.0 48.6
Yellow-poplar .0 .0 7.3 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 7.3 100.0
Blackgum .0 9.2 4.0 5.4 3.8 8.0 .0 .0 30.4 69.8
Aspen .0 .0 6.9 10.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 16.9 71.0
Black cherry .0 .0 .0 4.6 .0 .0 .0 .0 4.6 100.0
White oak .0 37.1 23.0 24.4 6.0 14.3 5.7 16.4 126.8 31.0
Northern red oak .0 52.2 56.3 91.1 50.9 19.6 .0 19.9 289.8 25.8
Other white oaks .0 8.6 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 8.6 57.4
Other red oaks .0 86.6 63.2 72.5 37.6 31.6 26.3 .0 317.7 18.6
Elm .0 .0 4.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 4.0 100.0
Other hardwoods .0 14.2 19.6 14.4 7.8 .0 .0 .0 56.0 41.1
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Total hardwoods .0 333.4 268.3 288.3 157.3 87.2 46.5 36.3 1,217.3 13.9
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Total, all species 40.8 391.8 350.8 409.5 205.2 166.3 93.2 76.8 1,734.4 14.4
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SE 42.3 14.1 17.7 17.4 23.9 34.2 36.8 49.9 14.4
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