| Table 2.22 Productive forest, principal species, ownership/planting year classes, 19801 |
| per cent |
| | | Ownership | Planting Year Classes |
| Area(ha) |
Forestry
Commission |
Private
Woodland |
Pre-1900 |
1901-20 |
1921-40 |
1941-60 |
1961-80 |
| Total | 489,027 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Total conifers | 484,840 | 99 | 80 | 36 | 58 | 83 | 93 | 98 |
| Scots pine | 61,299 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 37 | 30 | 26 | 8 |
| Corsican pine | 2,640 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 1 | 1 | <1 |
| Lodgepole pine | 82,497 | 17 | 6 | - | <1 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| Sitka spruce | 256,066 | 52 | 31 | <1 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 59 |
| Norway spruce | 32,500 | 7 | 6 | <1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| European Larch | 5,222 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Jap/hybrid larch | 32,417 | 7 | 6 | <1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Douglas fir | 6,438 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Other conifers | 4,472 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mixed conifers | 1,829 | <1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total broadleaves | 4,817 | 1 | 20 | 64 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| Oak | 1,242 | <1 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 2 | <1 | <1 |
| Beech | 563 | <1 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | <1 | <1 |
| Sycamore | 327 | <1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | <1 |
| Ash | 149 | <1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | <1 | <1 |
| Birch | 801 | <1 | 4 | <1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | <1 |
| Poplar | 23 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Sweet chestnut | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Elm | 5 | <1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | <1 | <1 |
| Other broadleaves | 177 | <1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | <1 |
| Mixed broadleaves | 899 | <1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | <1 |
| Source: Forestry Commission |
| 1 Excludes islands authorities. Figures may not sum to total because of rounding. |
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