Forestry in Kentucky

Forestry sector - $9.1 billion in direct economic contribution
Kentucky plays a pivotal role in providing forest products to the U.S. and beyond; the forestry sector is a major economic force in the commonwealth...Read more.

Forest cover in Kentucky
Twelve million acres, 47 percent of Kentucky’s 25,425,904 acres, are covered in forest...Read more.

The State Tree of Kentucky - Liriodendron tulipifera
Yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) is common throughout the United States east of the Mississippi River...Read more.