List of forest-inventory conifers in Canada

trunk of a large tree in the forest
The Red Creek Fir

Canada's national forest inventory includes many native conifer species.[1][a] All except the larches are evergreens.[3] Most are in the pine family, except for yews (in the yew family) and junipers, Alaska cedars and thuja cedars (in the cypress family).[4][5][6][b]

Softwood from North American conifers has a variety of commercial uses. The sturdier timber is used for plywood, wood veneer and construction framing, including structural support beams and studs. Milled logs can be fashioned into posts, poles and railroad ties. Less sturdy timber is often ground and processed into pulpwood, principally for papermaking. Resins from sap yield pine tar, turpentine and other terpenes.[7]

  1. ^ CNFI, Tree Species List.
  2. ^ POWO.
  3. ^ National Plant Data Team 2023, Characteristics, Leaf Retention.
  4. ^ National Plant Data Team & Stevens 2023, Thuja occidentalis': Plant Guide; Characteristics.
  5. ^ Johnston 1991, pp. 580, 587.
  6. ^ POWO, Taxus, Juniperus, Callitropsis, Thuja.
  7. ^ National Plant Data Team 2023, Help Document.


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