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Table 2 Composition of dominant tree species (group) in Chinese planted high forests

From: Managing planted forests for multiple uses under a changing environment in China

Dominant tree species

Area

Stocking volume

 

1000 ha

%

1000 m 3

%

Cunninghamia lanceolata

8,946

19.0

625,404

25.0

Populus spp.

8,538

18.1

502,958

20.1

Eucalyptus robusta

4,455

9.5

160,334

6.4

Larix gmelinii

3,137

6.7

184,142

7.4

Pinus massoniana

3,062

6.5

171,552

6.8

Pinus tabulaeformis Carr.

1,608

3.4

66,072

2.6

Cupressus funebris

1,462

3.1

61,042

2.4

Pinus elliottii Engelm.

1,344

2.9

40,560

1.6

Robinia pseudoacacia L.

1,226

2.6

26,992

1.1

Quercus spp.

541

1.1

34,396

1.4

Others

12,745

27.1

631,735

25.2

Total

47,064

100

2,505,187

100

  1. Sources: The Eighth China National Forest Inventory ( SFA, 2014 ).