Species codes

Last updated on April 30, 2024

Tree Species Codes are two- or three-letter letter codes assigned to tree species and commonly used in forestry. Note that codes longer than 3 letters are for shrubs and herbaceous species.

Species

Vegetation code

Description 

AC

Poplar

ACT

Black Cottonwood

AT

Trembling Aspen

AX

Poplar Hybrid

BA

Amabilis Fir

BG

Grand Fir

BL

Sub Alpine Fir

BP

Noble Fir

CW

Western Red Cedar

DG

Green/Sitka Alder (N)

DR

Red Alder

EA

Alaska Paper Birch

EP

Paper Birch

FDC

Douglas-Fir (Coast)

FDI

Douglas Fir (Interior)

HM

Mountain Hemlock

HW

Western Hemlock

LA

Alpine Larch

LARIDEC

European larch

Larix decidua

LARIKAE

Japanese larch

Larix kaempferi

LD

Dahurian Larch

LS

Siberian Larch

LT

Tamarack

LW

Western Larch

MB

Bigleaf Maple

PA

Whitebark Pine

PF

Limber Pine

PICEABI

Norway spruce

Picea abies  

PINUSYL

Scotch pine

Pinus sylvestris

PJ

Jack Pine

PLC

Lodgepole Pine (Coast)

PLI

Lodgepole Pine (Interior)

PW

Western White Pine

PY

Yellow Pine

SB

Black Spruce

SN

Norway Spruce

SS

Sitka Spruce

SX

Spruce Hybrid

SXS

Sitka X

Unknown Hybrid

YC

Yellow Cypress

Contact information

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