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Diameter growth typically ranges from 7.6 to 15.2 cm (3 to 6 in) per decade. [3] Bark: The name 'cherrybark' comes from its similarity to the bark of black cherry. The bark is gray and has scaly, narrow ridges. [3] Close-up view of stellate hairs on leaf underside.
The northernmost population of Garry oak can be found just below 50°N on Savary Island, in the northern stretches of the Strait of Georgia. [11] The Garry oak is the only oak native to British Columbia, and one of only two oaks (along with the bur oak) native to western Canada. [12]
Quercus alba (White oak) Quercus bicolor (Swamp white oak) Quercus coccinea (Scarlet oak) Quercus ellipsoidalis (Northern pin oak) Quercus garryana (Garry oak) Quercus ilicifolia (Bear oak) Quercus imbricaria (Shingle oak) Quercus macrocarpa (Bur oak) Quercus montana (Chestnut oak) Quercus muehlenbergii (Chinquapin oak) Quercus palustris (Pin oak)
The Evans Cherry also sold under the name 'Bali', is a sour cherry (Prunus cerasus) cultivar rediscovered in an old orchard near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Cherries had not been considered viable in the harsh climate of the Canadian prairies , yet the specimen, discovered by Ieuan Evans, had been growing there since the 1920s.
Lacerte, V. Forest vegetation simulator model calibration for Ontario (FVS Ontario). Natural Resources Canada Canadian Forest Service, Quebec. Information Report LAU-X-132. 91p. [9] Natural Resources Canada Canadian Forest Service, Quebec. Information Report LAU-X-132. 91p. CropPlanner: Type: Ontario: Boreal: Eastern SPF: Even-aged
Today, less than 1% of Canada's forests are affected by logging each year. [2] Canada is the 2nd largest exporter of wood products, and produces 12.3% of the global market share. [6] Economic concerns related to forestry include greenhouse gas emissions, biotechnology, biological diversity, and infestation by pests such as the mountain pine beetle.
Quercus agrifolia, the California live oak, [3] or coast live oak, is an evergreen [4] live oak native to the California Floristic Province.Live oaks are so-called because they keep living leaves on the tree all year, adding young leaves and shedding dead leaves simultaneously rather than dropping dead leaves en masse in the autumn like a true deciduous tree. [5]
The forests of Canada are located across much of the country. Approximately half of Canada is covered by forest, totaling around 2.4 million km 2 (0.93 million sq mi). [ 1 ] Over 90% of Canada's forests are owned by the public ( Crown land and Provincial forest ).