Acer macrophyllum
bigleaf maple
Silviculture
(silvics courtesy of Silvics Manual, USFS)
Fire
Effects On
(courtesy of U.S. Forest Service, Fire Effects)
From
Virginia Tech w/Photos
(Big List courtesy of VT Dendrology)
North American Timber Types
(courtesy About Forestry)
The Great American
Hardwood Forest
(courtesy About Forestry)
Recent Champion: 101' height, 90' spread, 419" circumf., Clatsop,
Oregon
National Register of Big
Trees
Buy a
Bigleaf Maple Online
(Nurseries selling seedlings online)
Range Map
-The native range of bigleaf maple, USFS.
Quick Stats
Common Names: broadleaf maple or Oregon maple
Habitat: one of the few commercial hardwood tree species on the Pacific Coast
Description: bigleaf maple usually bears leaves up to 30.5 cm (12 in) across, and
exceptionally large leaves may attain widths of 61 cm (24 in)
Uses: Used for furniture, especially piano frames, and the sap can be made into
syrup.
Back to 100 Trees | Back to Forestry at About.com
