Here are United States Forest Service geographic maps defining the 20 major forest cover types in the United States and where common trees are most often located based on frequency of occurrence.

These maps represent current global forest cover. ... The United States is the fourth most forested country in the world with 226 million hectares.

A map published by Earth System Science Data shows the dramatic decrease in forest-covered land in the United States ... particularly in the eastern states. By 1920, U.S. forest cover had ...