Species – Forest Species

Prized for its golden, weather-proof timber, native to South and Southeast Asia.

The original “true mahogany” of fine furniture, now protected by international trade rules.

A giant of the rainforest canopy with huge buttress roots and fluffy, floating seed fibre.

The tallest flowering plant on Earth, from the wet mountain forests of southeastern Australia.

Source of maple syrup and the blaze of autumn colour across eastern North America.

Europe’s great oak, supporting more wildlife than almost any other native tree.

The pine with the largest natural range on Earth, from Scotland to eastern Siberia.

A graceful pioneer tree with white bark, and the national tree of Finland.

The tallest tree on Earth, growing in the fog belt of the Pacific coast.

The largest tree on Earth by volume, found in about 70 mountain groves.

A towering conifer of western North America and one of the world’s most important timber trees.

The “tree of life” of the Pacific Northwest Coast, with rot-resistant, fragrant wood.