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86 Texas Almanac 1996-1997
species are loblolly and shortleaf pine; 1.9 billion trees
of these two species are found in East Texas.
Timber Growth and Removals
Between 1986 and 1992, an annual average of
691.6 million cubic feet of timber was removed from
the inventory either through harvest or land-use
changes. Meanwhile, 728.6 million cubic feet were
added to the inventory through growth each year,
resulting in a net increase in timber inventory in East
Texas.
For pine, however, slightly more is being cut than
is being grown. An average 530.5 million cubic feet
were removed during those years, while 522.9 million
feet were added by growth. For hardwoods, 161.1 mil-
lion feet were removed, while 205.7 million cubic feet
were added by growth.
Texas is fortunate in that the rate of pine over-cut-
ting is small compared to most other Southem states.
However, if the 1 percent over-harvest of pine were to
continue indefinitely, we could eventually run out of
timber. Through increased reforestation and improved
management, this short-term trend can be reversed
Total Timber Production and Vbefore it becomes a long-term problem.
Other Tree Regions
Compared to commercially important East Texas,
relatively little data are available for the other tree
regions of Texas. However, these areas are environ-
mentally important, with benefits of wildlife habitat,
improved water quality, recreation and aesthetics. Fol-
lowing is a brief description of these areas.
* Post Oak Belt: The Post Oak Belt forms a band
of wooded savannah mixed with pasture and cropland
immediately west of the Piney Woods region. It
extends from Lamar and Red River counties south-
west as far as Bee and Atascosa counties. Predomi-
nant species include post oak, blackjack oak and elm.
An interesting area called the "Lost Pines" forms an
isolated island of southem-pine forest in Bastrop,
Caldwell, Fayette,and Lee counties just a few miles
southeast of Austin.
* East and West Cross Timbers: The East and
West Cross Timbers cover an area of about 3 million
acres in North Central Texas. The term "cross timbers"
originated with the early settlers who, in their travels
alue by County in Texas, 1993County Pine Hardwood Total S e Delivered Value
Cubic feet Thousand dollarsAngelina
Bowie
Camp
Cass
Chambers
Cherokee
Franklin
Gregg
Grimes
Hardin
Harris
Harrison
Houston
Jasper
Jefferson
Leon
ULiberty
Marion
Montgomery
Morais
Nacogdoches
Newton
Orange
Panola
Polk
Red River
Rusk
Sabine
San Augustine
San Jacinto
Shelby
Smith
Titus
Trinity
Tyler
Upehur
Walker
Waller
Wood
Other Counties
Totals31,382,494
2,945,176
1,134,284
17,088,786
2,603,261
20,821,020
282,226
2,484,153
4,868,337
20,090,911
7,258,556
12,578,156
20,092,996
39,689,248
955,168
270,199
16,686,083
9,301,982
25,748,032
2,424,034
23,375,048
25,248,590
6,983,818
16,753,462
22,484,418
233,429
16,991,290
14,363,280
15,831,367
12,334,818
22,315,653
7,431,941
748,222
15,800,410
26,887,292
9,278,131
17,704,259
396,809
3,739,835
4,664,049
512,134,022c,uOo,uou
3,101,610
3,934,549
1,317,750
10,580,214
700,640
6,182,655
921,713
2,531,194
314,753
5,483,676
3,280
7,120,143
2,985,583
2,883,019
563,680
1,920,719
4,186,868
4,722,297
2,265,857
1,720,889
2,871,435
3,676,629
3,432,281
5,198,968
2,563,143
1,264,965
7,123,373
1,911,005
3,106,626
1,839,882
5,411,700
1,891,180
1,622,284
908,409
3,271,093
5,182,355
2,893,200
76,471
303,275
1,681,439
121,726,85211,1U,oq1:
34,484,104
6,879,725
2,452,034
27,669,000
3,303,901
27,003,675
1,203,939
5,015,347
5,183,090
25,574,587
7,261,836
19,696,299
23,078,579
42,572,267
1,518,848
2,190,918
20,872,951
14,024,279
28,013,889
4,144,923
26,246,483
28,925,219
10,416,099
21,952,430
25,047,561
1,498,394
24,114,663
16,274,285
18,937,993
14,174,700
27,727,353
9,323,121
2,370,506
16,708,819
30,158,385
14,460,486
20,597,459
473,280
4,043,110
6,345,488
633,860,87428,712
3,086
1,178
12,433
3,063
20,927
441
3,088
5,082
19,469
7,520
11,760
18,288
34,977
867
593
16,694
7,706
21,783
2,257
22,668
24,311
7,246
15,238
19,792
335
17,253
15,984
16,939
11,081
20,290
7,163
713
14,394
22,751
9,960
14,639
364
4,151
4,173
$479,06542,890
6,185
2,252
24,507
4,454
32,099
987
5,245
7,193
30,249
10,467
20,235
27,843
52,393
1,530
1,642
25,393
13,754
33,322
4,068
33,415
36,206
11,716
24,492
30,134
1,051
27,376
22,681
24,782
16,961
31,871
11,031
1,792
21,260
35,208
16,179
23,213
558
5,796
6,862
$743,949
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