Arkansas Hardwood Trees

In more moist or nutrient rich sites other hardwood species may be found including sugar maple acer saccharum.

Arkansas hardwood trees.

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. Prescribed burning can be a valuable management tool in hardwoods when properly employed. The black oak is one of the most common oaks in the state. Keys to the flora of arkansas.

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. University of arkansas press 1994. Only 2 4 billion were pine a near 3 1 2 to 1 ratio of hardwoods to pines. Removing small low value pulpwood trees to favor larger higher value trees should be the focus of thinnings.

These solid trees are one of my favorites. These are useful conversions but may not always be accurate. 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. Oak trees are often large broad trees that provide wonderful shade in hot arkansas summers.

Photo by kyle cunningham university of arkansas system division of agriculture. The most common trees found in arkansas are typically oaks maples hickories plums and cherries and hawthorns. Common trees in arkansas. Hardwood sawtimber prices shown are based on per ton stumpage price.

Oak trees are the most prolific trees in the state with 29 different variations. According to some estimates the state is over 50 forested.