Tree Species

Highlights of Wisconsin's Jack Pine Resource

Region	Acres	%	Cords	%
Northwest	133,600	34.5	2,026,000	41.9
Northeast	82,900	21.4	1,100,000	22.7
Central	168,000	43.4	1,581,000	32.7
Southwest	2,500	0.6	126,000	2.6
Southeast	400	0.1	2,000	0.1

1996 Acreage Of Jack Pine Forest Type: 387,400 Acres

1996 Volume Of Jack Pine Growing Stock In All Forest Types: 4,835,000 Cords

Jack pine accounts for about 9 percent of Wisconsin's softwood growing stock volume. Nearly 85 percent of Wisconsin's jack pine forest type is in stands over 21 years old.

1996 Growing Stock: 4,835,000 Cords

1983 - 1995 Net Growth (Average Annual): 127,000 Cords

Removals: 228,000 Cords

During the period 1983 - 1995 average annual removals of jack pine were about 180 percent of average net annual growth. 1996 Ownership Distribution Of Jack Pine Acreage Nearly half of Wisconsin's jack pine acreage is on private nonindustrial land.

Eighteen percent of Wisconsin's jack pine acreage grows in plantations.

The state continues to support jack pine harvests as a management strategy to encourage healthy forests.

Last Revised: Monday July 30 2007