Acer macrophyllum - Wikipedia
Acer macrophyllum, the bigleaf maple[ 2] or Oregon maple, [ 3] is a large deciduous tree in the genus Acer. It is native to western North America. In addition to uses by animals, it is of some culinary and woodworking interest. Large Acer macrophyllum leaf in Washington State.
Bigleaf Maple - U.S. National Park Service
Apr 26, 2021 · The bigleaf maple is the tallest maple in North America, reaching over 30 m (100 ft) in some areas. And it stands out in a crowd when it comes to decor. In a streamside mix of hardwood and conifer trees, a mature bigleaf maple will be the one most likely draped in mosses, lichens, and ferns.
Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) | Oregon Wood Innovation …
Bigleaf maple is commonly found across a wide range of climates, from the cool, moist (temperate rain forest) conditions of the Olympic Peninsula to warm, dry (Mediterranean) conditions of southwestern Oregon.
Big-Leaf Maple, Acer macrophyllum | Native Plants PNW
When you see a tree covered with moss, you can be pretty sure it is probably a Big-Leaf Maple! As the moss-layer thickens and begins to decompose enough soil is sometimes created for tree seedlings to germinate.
Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum): History, Cultivars & Other ...
Apr 9, 2024 · The bigleaf maple also referred to as Oregon maple has the largest leaves of any maple. These leaves are the largest of any maple species in North America, measuring up to 12 inches in diameter. They are deeply lobed, with 5 lobes but occasionally 3 lobed.
BIGLEAF MAPLE - ACER MACROPHYLLUM | The UFOR Nursery
Bigleaf maple, or the Oregon maple, is a large shade tree with a broad-round crown that typically grows 40' to 75' tall. It is considered to be one of the most massive of the maple species in North America. Its bark is gray to reddish-brown and deeply furrowed on mature trees.
Bigleaf Maple - Acer macrophyllum - PNW Plants
Bigleaf Maple. A very common Northwest native deciduous tree found from southern Alaska to northern California, on the west side of the Cascades. Often associated with stream banks, and moist canyons. Forms a rounded canopy with ascending limb structure.
Acer macrophyllum - US Forest Service
Bigleaf maple may be a nurse tree for western redcedar, which often establishes in the humus layer beneath bigleaf maple . Bigleaf maple is among the many native species that are alternate, non-oak hosts of Phytophthora ramorum, the pathogen …
Big Leaf Maple - Calscape
Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) is quite a large deciduous tree. Its trunk can get up to 3 feet in diameter. It is native to western North America, mostly near the Pacific coast, from southernmost Alaska south to Southern California.
Acer macrophyllum (Big Leaf Maple, Oregon Maple) | North …
Bigleaf maple is a decidous tree in the Sapindaceae (soapberry) family tree native to moist dry sites on the west coast of North America from Alaska, through British Columbia, and the west coast of the U.S.A.