Florida’s Forests, 2018

Abstract

The principal findings from the five panels of the 10th forest survey of Florida are presented. In 2018, forests covered more than 16.9 million acres of the State, of which 14.9 million were classified as timberland. Longleaf-slash pine was the most common forest-type group and covered 5.1 million acres of timberland. The second most common forest-type group was oak-gum-cypress, which covered 3.1 million acres of timberland. Nonindustrial private forest ownerships controlled 69 percent of the State’s timberland. Softwood tree species accounted for 57 percent of the 22.8 billion cubic feet of all-live wood volume that occurred on the State’s timberland. Total net growth of all-live trees on timberland averaged 865 million cubic feet and removals averaged 562 million cubic feet.

Citation

Brown, M.J.; Nowak, J.; Lambert, S.G. 2026. Florida’s Forests, 2018. Resour. Bull. SRS–249. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 100 p.