          Table 2.  Area of timberland by major forest-type group, stand origin and owner  
                      group, Vermont, 2005 
  
                                      (In thousands of acres) 
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                                       Owner group                                                
       Stand type          ^{^{________________________________}}        All Owners               SE   
                                 Public            Private                                        
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   Softwood types      
      Natural                       120.3             652.9             773.2              11.5  
      Planted                          .0              19.9              19.9              51.5  
                           ^{^{___________________________________________________}} 
   All softwood types               120.3             672.9             793.2              11.3  
                           ^{^{___________________________________________________}} 
   Hardwood types      
      Natural                       785.8           2,753.5           3,539.3               3.5  
      Planted                        12.0               3.4              15.4              81.2  
                           ^{^{___________________________________________________}} 
   All hardwood types               797.9           2,756.9           3,554.7               3.5  
                           ^{^{___________________________________________________}} 
      Nonstocked                       .0               3.0               3.0             100.0  
                           ^{^{___________________________________________________}} 
   All Owners                       918.1           3,432.8           4,350.9               2.5  
   ^{^{_____________________________________________________________________________________________}} 
   SE                                10.3               3.6               2.5 
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