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Many white explorers made special note of the vast stands of trees in the Pacific Northwest. The extent of the forests and the height of the trees amazed them. Aboard the Discovery, British explorer George Vancouver traveled along the southern shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca in and described the landscape as"luxurious.""The whole had the appearance of a continued forest extending as far north.

W elcome to the tree identification Home Page at Oregon State University! The purpose of this site is to help you identify common conifers and broadleaves in the Pacific Northwest. Feel free to skip through the pages to learn more about specific genera, or to try your hand at identifying a tree specimen with a user-friendly dichotomous key. Jun 29, This iconic Pacific Northwest tree can usually be identified by the bark alone.

On large trees, the thick bark is gray to brown and deeply furrowed. On its branches, the green needles are approx. one inch long with a blunt tip. Look for woody cones. Bigleaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum.

Bigleaf maple is one of our most common deciduous Pacific northwest trees in the forests of western Washington. They grow very large and are often covered in moss – a beautiful sight to see and a classic image of Washington. They.