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Table 1. Forest Regions and Principal Tree Species by Ecozone


List of Ecozones


Forest Regions and Principal Tree Species by Ecozone
Ecozone Forest Regions Principal Tree Species
Taiga Cordillera Tundra not available
Boreal - forest and barren White spruce, black spruce, tamarack
Boreal Cordillera Tundra not available
Subalpine Engelmann spruce, alpine fir, lodgepole pine
Coast Western red cedar, western hemlock, Sitka spruce, Douglas-fir
Boreal - predominantly forest White spruce, black spruce, balsam fir, jack pine, white birch, trembling aspen
Pacific Maritime Tundra not available
Coast Western red cedar, western hemlock, Sitka spruce, Douglas-fir
Subalpine Engelmann spruce, alpine fir, lodgepole pine
Montane Cordillera Tundra not available
Subalpine Engelmann spruce, alpine fir, lodgepole pine
Montane Douglas-fir, lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine, trembling aspen
Grasslands Trembling aspen, willow, bur oak
Columbian Western red cedar, western hemlock, Douglas-fir
Boreal Plains Boreal - forest and barren White spruce, black spruce, tamarack
Boreal - predominantly forest White spruce, black spruce, balsam fir, jack pine, white birch, trembling aspen
Taiga Plains Tundra not available
Boreal - forest and barren White spruce, black spruce, tamarack
Boreal - predominantly forest White spruce, black spruce, balsam fir, jack pine, white birch, trembling aspen
Prairies Boreal - forest and grass Trembling aspen, willow
Grasslands Trembling aspen, willow, bur oak
Taiga Shield Tundra not available
Boreal - forest and barren White spruce, black spruce, tamarack
Boreal - predominantly forest White spruce, black spruce, balsam fir, jack pine, white birch, trembling aspen
Boreal Shield Boreal - predominantly forest White spruce, black spruce, balsam fir, jack pine, white birch, trembling aspen
Boreal - forest and barren White spruce, black spruce, tamarack
Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Red pine, eastern white pine, eastern hemlock, yellow birch, maple, oak
Hudson Plains Boreal - forest and barren White spruce, black spruce, tamarack
Boreal - predominantly forest White spruce, black spruce, balsam fir, jack pine, white birch, trembling aspen
Mixedwood Plains Deciduous Beech, maple, black walnut, hickory, oak
Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Red pine, eastern white pine, eastern hemlock, yellow birch, maple, oak
Boreal - predominantly forest White spruce, black spruce, balsam fir, jack pine, white birch, trembling aspen
Atlantic Maritime Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Red pine, eastern white pine, eastern hemlock, yellow birch, maple, oak
Boreal - predominantly forest White spruce, black spruce, balsam fir, jack pine, white birch, trembling aspen
Acadian Red spruce, balsam fir, maple, yellow birch
Southern Arctic Tundra not available
Boreal - forest and barren White spruce, black spruce, tamarack
Northern Arctic Tundra not available
Arctic Cordillera Tundra not available
Source: Canadian Forest Services, Natural Resources Canada.
Date Modified: 2009-03-18

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