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FACTOID!!
The largest known Douglas-fir lives on Vancouver Island, is almost 1,000 years old and is 89 metres (291 feet) tall! The top of this tree is broken but it was believed to be 10 metres (33 feet) taller, which would have it 99 metres (320 feet) tall!


Canadian Tree Guide


There are hundreds of different trees in Canada. You can search for ones you've seen in your neighborhood, or just leaf through the silhouettes and learn to identify the different species.

ALDER
ASH
BASSWOOD
BEECH
BIRCH
BLUE-BEECH
BUCKTHORN
CHERRY AND PLUM
CHESTNUT
COFFEE-TREE
CRAB-APPLE
DOGWOOD
ELDER
ELM
HACKBERRY
HICKORY
HONEY-LOCUST
HOP-HORNBEAM
HOP-TREE
LAUREL
MADRONE
MAGNOLIA
MAPLE
MOUNTAIN-ASH
MULBERRY
OAK
PAWPAW
POPLAR
REDBUD
SUMAC
SYCAMORE
TULIP-TREE
TUPELO
VIBURNUM
WALNUT
WILLOW
WITCH-HAZEL



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