Tree species compendium
Last updated on January 10, 2024Compendium index
From BC Tree Atlas
"The Distribution and Synopsis of Ecological and Silvical Characteristics of Tree Species of British Columbia" (2000) was used as the basis for the tree species compendium.This compendium is provided for reference and is not the only source of relevant information that may be considered when making decisions about tree species feasibility and suitability.
| Ba | Amabilis fir details | Abies amabilis |
| Bg | Grand fir details | Abies grandis |
| Bl | Subalpine fir details | Abies lasiocarpa |
| Cw | Western redcedar details | Thuja plicata |
| Fd | Douglas fir details | Pseudotsuga menziesii |
| Hm | Mountain hemlock details | Tsuga mertensiana |
| Hw | Western hemlock details | Tsuga heterophylla |
| Jr | Rocky Mountain juniper details | Juniperus scopulorum |
| La | Subalpine larch details | Larix lyallii |
| Lt | Tamarack details | Larix laricana |
| Lw | Western larch details | Larix occidentalis |
| Pa | Whitebark pine details | Pinus albicaulis |
| Pf | Limber pine details | Pinus flexilis |
| Pj | Jack pine details | Pinus banksiana |
| Pl | Lodgepole pine details | Pinus contorta |
| Pw | Western white pine details | Pinus monticola |
| Py | Ponderosa pine details | Pinus ponderosa |
| Sb | Black spruce details | Picea mariana |
| Se | Engelmann spruce details | Picea engelmannii |
| Ss | Sitka spruce details | Picea sitchensis |
| Sw | White spruce details | Picea glauca |
| Tw | Western yew details | Taxus brevifolia |
| Yc | Alaska yellow cedar details | Chamaecyparis nootkatensis |
| Acb | Balsam poplar details | Populus balsamifera |
| Act | Black cottonwood details | Populus trichocarpa |
| At | Trembling aspen details | Populus tremuloides |
| Dr | Red alder details | Alnus rubra |
| Ea | Alaska birch details | Betula neoalaskana |
| Ep | Paper birch details | Betula papyrifera |
| Gp | Western flowering dogwood details | Cornus nuttallii |
| Kc | Cascara sagrada details | Rhamnus purshiana |
| Mb | Bigleaf maple details | Acer macrophyllum |
| Qg | Garry oak details | Quercus garryana |
| Ra | Arbutus details | Arbutus menziesii |
| Vb | Bitter cherry details | Prunus emarginata |
| Xc1 | Mountain alder details | Alnus tenuifolia |
Mountain alder is not assigned a tree code in the BC TREE CODES LIST. It is assigned Xc1 for the purposes of this compendium.