TREES
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Native Trees
Native trees can provide shelter, wind breaks, soil stabilization, food, and shade,
GRAND FIR This large, but graceful conifer is easily distinguished from other firs, as the needles grow in two distinct rows.
VINE MAPLE Known as a small deciduous tree or large shrub. Excellent fall colour and compact growth when grown in full sun.
DOUGLAS MAPLE Hardy deciduous tree. Displays bright yellow fall colour. Prefers well draining soil.
Bigleaf Maple Large, quick growing, deciduous maple. Very large leaves, great for shade. Tolerates moist to dry soil conditions.
RED ALDER Quick-growing deciduous tree that grows well under moist conditions. This is a nitrogen fixing tree.
PAPER BIRCH Large deciduous tree with strips of white peeling bark provides winter interest. Quick growing, prefers moist but well draining soil.
YELLOW CEDAR Large, evergreen grows up to 50M tall. WEEPING
BEAKED HAZELNUT Small, deciduous multi-branching tree. Requires well draining soils.
BLACK HAWTHORN Deciduous tree with 3cm long thorns. Small white flowers in spring followed by clusters of red-purple berries enjoyed by birds.
OREGON ASH
PACIFIC CRABAPPLE Deciduous tree with showy fragrant pink-white blossoms, followed by reddish fruits in fall. Fruits are edible, but tart in taste.
GARRY OAK Slow growing deciduous tree. A threatened species. Perfers open areas and well draining soil.
SITKA SPRUCE Blueish needles, this evergreen grows very large. Tolerates a wide range of soils, but doesn't tolerate shade well.
SHORE PINE This native evergreen found from Washington-Alaska usually on exposed rocky slops near the coast. It grows in a contorted or bent manner.
TREMBLING ASPEN Fast growing, hardy deciduous tree. Provides habitat for a variety of wildlife. Good choice to protect against soil erosion.
BLACK COTTONWOOD This fast growing pioneer species is commonly found growing along waterways in a variety of soil conditions.
CHOKECHERRY Deciduous tree, produces small red-black bitter tasting cherries that birds enjoy.
DOUGLAS-FIR Large, fast growing coniferous tree. Most commonly grown as a Christmas Tree.
WESTERN RED CEDAR
WESTERN HEMLOCK