Southern Lower Peninsula
Land Use ClassificationThousand AcresTimberland Forest TypeThousand Acres
Total land & water19,107.2Jack pine 42.1
Other forest land0.0Red pine 50.5
Reserved Timberland53.0White pine23.6
Nonforest land11,375.3Balsam - Poplar 6.9
Timberland3,000.7Paper Birch7.0
Water4,678.2Aspen 121.2
Maple - Birch1,300.9
Timberland OwnershipThousand AcresElm - Ash - Soft Maple665.1
Total Timberland3,000.7Oak - Hickory746.4
Forest Industry0.0Tamarack 7.8
Private Individual 1,929.0N. White Cedar 6.0
State238.0Black Spruce 0.0
County and Municipal85.6White Spruce 8.6
National Forest 14.2Balsam fir0.0
Miscellaneous Federal Owners0.0
Private - Corporation 259.8
Farmers474.1
Growing Stock VolumeThousand Cubic FtSawtimber VolumeThousand Board Ft
Total Growing Stock Volume4,238,724Total Sawtimber Volume13,045,757
Pine233,685Pine852,261
Other Softwoods46,763Other Softwoods141,833
Soft Hardwoods1,847,556Soft Hardwoods4,916,384
Hard Hardwoods2,110,720Hard Hardwoods7,135,279
Stocking Class (Basal Area ft2/acre)Thousand Acres
Less than 16.7Nonstocked89.3
16.7 to 60Poorly Stocked596.2
60 to 100 Medium Stocked1,182.2
100 to 130Fully Stocked882.2
130+Overstocked250.8