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Hardwood forest type
Hardwood forest type
The Hardwood forest type consists of a wide range of deciduous species, primarily sugar or Sugar Maple with a lesser component of Yellow Birch, oak, beech, basswood and Ash and White Pine. It is the dominant forest type in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence forest region.
Map of Hardwood forest type
Enlarge map of Hardwood forest type
Area within the Hardwood forest type (area in hectares)
Statistic | Crown | Parks and protected areas | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total AOU area 2016 | 1,195,129 | 172,776 | 995,690 | 2,363,596 |
Total area by seral stage–Hardwood forest type (area in hectares)
Statistic | Crown | Parks and protected areas | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-sapling | 19,362 | 261 | 8,855 | 28,478 |
Sapling | 12,487 | 1,882 | 14,071 | 28,439 |
Immature | 63,017 | 6,651 | 75,402 | 145,070 |
Mature | 669,995 | 92,724 | 771,160 | 1,533,880 |
Late successional | 430,268 | 71,257 | 126,203 | 627,728 |
Totals | 1,195,129 | 172,776 | 995,690 | 2,363,596 |
Hardwood forest type area by seral stage
Total growing stock volume–Hardwood forest type (volume in thousands of cubic metres)
Statistic | Crown | Parks and protected areas | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gross total volume | 234,514 | 33,797 | 214,008 | 482,319 |
Net merchantable volume | 154,944 | 22,407 | 145,855 | 323,206 |
Current annual increment | 1,415 | 176 | 1,709 | 3,301 |
Total growing stock volume by dominant species–Hardwood forest type (volume in thousands of cubic metres)
Statistic | Crown | Parks and protected areas | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sugar Maple | 107,148 | 13,341 | 92,375 | 212,863 |
Yellow Birch | 28,187 | 3,625 | 13,870 | 45,682 |
Red Maple | 15,436 | 2,752 | 17,084 | 35,272 |
Oak | 14,425 | 3,112 | 17,193 | 34,730 |
Poplar | 9,353 | 1,630 | 13,893 | 24,876 |
All Others | 59,965 | 9,337 | 59,593 | 128,895 |
Totals | 234,514 | 33,797 | 214,008 | 482,319 |
Hardwood forest type area by age class
Species in tolerant Hardwood forest type
Updated: November 27, 2023
Published: October 23, 2017