Benzie
Land Use ClassificationThousand AcresTimberland Forest TypeThousand Acres
Total land & water550.2Jack pine 0.0
Other forest land0.0Red pine 17.0
Reserved Timberland9.7White pine0.0
Nonforest land59.0Balsam - Poplar 0.0
Timberland136.9Paper Birch0.0
Water344.6Aspen 9.1
Maple - Birch93.0
Timberland OwnershipThousand AcresElm - Ash - Soft Maple12.2
Total Timberland136.9Oak - Hickory0.0
Forest Industry0.0Tamarack 3.3
Private Individual 58.0N. White Cedar 0.0
State66.5Black Spruce 0.0
County and Municipal0.0White Spruce 2.3
National Forest 0.0Balsam fir0.0
Miscellaneous Federal Owners0.0
Private - Corporation 8.0
Farmers4.4
Growing Stock VolumeThousand Cubic FtSawtimber VolumeThousand Board Ft
Total Growing Stock Volume226,845Total Sawtimber Volume570,902
Pine42,803Pine73,967
Other Softwoods14,632Other Softwoods41,350
Soft Hardwoods76,065Soft Hardwoods207,102
Hard Hardwoods93,345Hard Hardwoods248,483
Average Net Annual Growth Growing StockSawtimberAverage Net Annual Removal Growing StockSawtimber
1980-1993Thousand Cubic FeetThousand Board Feet1980-1993Thousand Cubic FeetThousand Board Feet
Total7,81925,167Total3,0929,520
Pine2,3325,966Pine190
Other Softwoods4071,007Other Softwoods300
Soft Hardwoods2,3328,461Soft Hardwoods1,7924,814
Hard Hardwoods2,7489,733Hard Hardwoods1,2514,706
Stocking Class (Basal Area ft2/acre)Thousand Acres
Less than 16.7Nonstocked0.0
16.7 to 60Poorly Stocked32.3
60 to 100 Medium Stocked48.4
100 to 130Fully Stocked36.6
130+Overstocked19.6