North America – Forest Species

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.

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

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.