Prices are based on an average calculated from a sample of timber buyers across the u s and only intended to provide an estimate of trends and current prices.
Arkansas hardwood trees.
The most common trees found in arkansas are typically oaks maples hickories plums and cherries and hawthorns.
Common trees in arkansas.
Only 2 4 billion were pine a near 3 1 2 to 1 ratio of hardwoods to pines.
In more moist or nutrient rich sites other hardwood species may be found including sugar maple acer saccharum.
And in 1995 out of the total inventory of 10 7 billion live forest trees of sapling size and larger one inch in stem thickness and larger 8 3 billion were hardwoods plus cedars and cypress.
Photo by kyle cunningham university of arkansas system division of agriculture.
Prescribed burning can be a valuable management tool in hardwoods when properly employed.
Arkansas severance tax laws use a conversion of 8 tons per thousand board feet doyle and 2 5 tons per cord for pine pulpwood and 3 0 tons per cord for hardwood.
Hardwood sawtimber prices shown are based on per ton stumpage price.
Arkansas forestry commission 2014.
Both shortleaf and loblolly pines are native to arkansas.
Keys to the flora of arkansas.
University of arkansas press 1994.
According to some estimates the state is over 50 forested.
The black oak is one of the most common oaks in the state.
Oak trees are the most prolific trees in the state with 29 different variations.
These are useful conversions but may not always be accurate.
Despite human encroachment and industry since settlers came to the united states the state of arkansas has a surprisingly high amount of forestry.