Ali is an example of economic pressures on forests. It was originally endowed with more than six million square meters of forest supporting some 1.5 million trees, including such conifers as cypress and juniper.
以土地的守護者﹘﹘森林為例，阿里山森林原始材積量是六百餘萬立方公尺，樹木達一五○萬棵，包括針葉林、扁柏及紅檜。