Cedar Tree: Cedar trees act as windbreaks for smaller plants in the backyard. One maple tree can capture up to 22 pounds of CO 2 every year, and silver maple trees are excellent at reducing flood risk. Plants of Coastal British Columbia, including Washington, Oregon and Alaska. Red Maple Tree: Maple trees are often seen as only providing aesthetic value, but there are a lot more benefits to planting these trees. Ministry of Forests and Lone Pine Publishing, Victoria. Plants of Southern Interior British Columbia. MacKinnon, Andy, Jim Pojar and Ray Coupe. An egg-shaped, terminal bud that is slightly larger than the lateral buds on the branch. Plants of the Western Boreal Forest and Aspen Parkland. Crescent-shaped leaf scars (the mark left on a twig after the leaf has fallen) with three bundle scars. Johnson, Derek, Linda Kershaw, Andy MacKinnon and Jim Pojar. These trees fall under the genus Acer and include small-sized, shrubby trees as well as tall and stately species. British Columbians grow a wide variety of Maple Trees, such as Manitoba Maple and Bigleaf Maple. Catkin-bearing Plants of British Columbia. These include sacred trees like the Cedar Golden Spruce and culturally and nationally symbolic ones like pine, and the Maple species. Royal BC Museum, Victoria.īrayshaw, Christopher. The Tree Book: Learning to Recognize Trees in British Columbia) (BC Ministry of Forests and Rangeīrayshaw, Christopher. Douglas maple (Acer glabrum): Found throughout British Columbia and parts of Alberta this shrub like maple is also called the Rocky Mountain maple as it grows. Planting in shade or semi-shade may reduce the amount of blooms. It blooms in mid- to late-summer with long-lasting white, pink, red, or lavender blooms. The purple osier willow is a shrub that has purple stems and blue-green leaves when the plants are juveniles. trichocarpa (Black Cottonwood)ĭeltoides (Eastern Cottonwood) (Introduced) The Crape Myrtle ( Lagerstroemia) is a tall, beautiful shrub that can stand in as a small tree. Laurocerasus (Cherry Laurel) (Introduced)īalsamifera ssp.
Pseudoplatanus (Sycamore Maple) (Introduced)īetulaceae (Birch Family) (see note below)Ībies balsamea (Balsam Fir) (to be confirmed)Ĭontorta (Lodgepole Pine) (2 varieties in BC) This can make identification challenging, even for expert botanists. This is a result of morphological similarity (e.g. While identification of our tree species might seem simple at first, there are groups that can be difficult to identify. The list is presently under review, and more will be added shortly. The list below aims to provide a quick overview of the tree species of British Columbia, both native and naturalized. In addition, there are several naturalized species (cultivated species that are spreading in the wild) now reported from the province. There are more than fifty species of native trees, and several subspecies and varieties, found in British Columbia. Bigleaf maple is the largest maple tree in Canada and can reach 36 metres in height. It yields attractive wood that can be used for higher-value, appearance-grade products. Serv., Washington, D.C.Big-leaf Maple ( Acer macrophyllum), photo by Kevin Newell Bigleaf maple, the largest maple in Canada, only grows in the southwest corner of BC. Honkala (technical coordinators) Silvics of North America, Vol. More detailed silvics information is given by: Both species are shade-tolerant and their litterfall, like that of bigleaf maple, improves humus form quality.
While the range of vine maple is restricted to the southern coastal mainland, Douglas maple occurs throughout central and southern B.C., except the outer coastal region. There are two other shrub-sized maple species: vine maple ( Acer circinatumPursh) and Douglas maple ( Acer glabrum Torr.), the latter of which may attain small tree size. Considering its wildlife and aesthetic values and soil improvement capacity, it is a useful short-term or even a long-term, minor admixture in coniferous stands, such as common douglas stands, in southwestern B.C. Considering its productivity, easy regeneration, and low risk of being affected by damaging agents, bigleaf maple is a suitable species for intensive management on some coastal sites (for example, skeletal alluvial fans, fragmental colluvial slopes, stream-edge sites, and floodplains). In some individuals of bigleaf maple, the grain patterns are unsurpassed, even by walnut, suggesting a potential for use in furniture. The Norway, Freeman, amur, sugar, and red maple trees have fast, vigorous growth as well, but they usually aren’t quite as brittle either. kimballi Harrar) and Acer macrophyllum Pursh var. The silver maple, bigleaf, and box elder maple are the fastest growing, reaching up to 6 feet per year. Two varieties are recognized: Kimball maple (Acer macrophyllum Pursh var. Geographic range and ecological amplitudes Description
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