Acer macrophyllum
Native to the Pacific Northwest (PNW), bigleaf maple has the largest leaves of all maples. It is the only large maple native to British Columbia.
Bigleaf maple
Acer griseum – paperbark maple
Acer griseum – paperbark maple
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo biloba– Ginkgo tree or maidenhair tree
The Ginkgo tree is native to Asia. Like the dawn redwood, it is considered a living fossil.
The ginkgo is more closely conifers than it is to flowering trees. To me, the form is similar to a larch.
Nyssa sylvatica – tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica – tupelo
The tupelo tree is native to the Eastern United States. It’s a great medium size tree without many insect or disease problems in Vancouver.
Dense lateral branches are perpendicular to the trunk.
Where to find Nyssa sylvatica:
In Vancouver:
- Gravely Street on the east side of Nanaimo St.
In Burnaby:
- the parking lot of Costco on Still Creek Road,
- near Gilmore Skytrain Stn. on Dawson St. East of Gilmore
Acer pseudoplatanus – Sycamore maple
Acer pseudoplatanus commonly called the sycamore maple is native to Europe and Western Asia, and can reach heights up to 30m.
Bears some resemblance to trees in the genus Platanus, which is where the Latin name pseudoplatanus comes from.
Acer cappadocicum – Cappadocian maple
Acer cappadocicum, commonly known as the Cappadocian maple is a native to the Caucasas, Himalayas and China can reach 20-25m in height.
Metasequoia glyptostroboides – Dawn redwood
Quercus frainetto – Hungarian oak
Quercus acutissima – Sawtooth oak
Quercus robur – English oak
