spruce, western hemlock and western red cedar occur in stands of 
from 40 to 150 thousand feet to the acre. Some redwood stands 
in California are even heavier. Thus a relatively small area on the 
YPES OF TIMBER LAND IN THE UNITED STATES 
BY REGIONS 
NORTHEAST 
\ND CENTRAL SOUTH LL 
VIRGIN 
SAW TIMBER 
SECOND GROWTH 
SAW TIMBER 
~ 
ry 
SORDWOOD 
JON-RESTOCKING 
MILLION ACRES 
FIGURE 4 
REMAINING VIRGIN TIMBER IN THE 
UNITED STATES BY REGIONS 
NORTHEAST 
_AKE STATES 
SENTRAL STATES 
SOUTH 
NEST 
500 1000 
BILLION BOARD FEET 
FIGURE 5 
1500! 
Pacific Coast, amounting to about 22 per cent of the present virgin 
rimber area of the United States, supports over 50 per cent of the 
‘emaining quantity of virgin timber. 
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