Conifer Upland forest type

image of the Conifer Upland forest type.

The Conifer Upland forest type is dominated by black and White Spruce, Jack Pine and Balsam Fir, often with a component of Poplar and White Birch. It occurs on upland or well drained to shallow sites, and is most commonly found in the Boreal forest.

Map of Conifer Upland forest type

map of the Conifer Upland forest type with a range of relative occurrence from beige for low and army green for high.

Area within the Conifer Upland forest type (area in hectares)

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Total AOU Area 2016 6,607,795 551,295 502,920 7,662,009

Total area by seral stage–Conifer Upland forest type (area in hectares)

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Pre-Sapling 437,487 2,800 7,592 447,878
Sapling 983,218 27,922 25,192 1,036,332
Immature 1,482,170 82,264 109,976 1,674,409
Mature 2,423,566 284,402 289,131 2,997,099
Late Successional 1,281,353 153,907 71,029 1,506,290
Totals 6,607,795 551,295 502,920 7,662,009

Conifer Upland forest type by seral stage

horizontal bar chart of Conifer Upland forest type area by seral stage including pre-sapling, sapling, immature, mature, and late successional. Forest types include light green for Crown, green for parks and protected areas, and grey for other.

Total growing stock volume–Conifer Upland forest type (volume in thousands of cubic metres)

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Gross Total Volume 930,710 97,525 91,251 1,119,485
Net Merchantable Volume 556,528 59,944 54,422 670,894
Current Annual Increment 8,254 611 726 9,591

Total growing stock volume by dominant species–Conifer Upland forest type (volume in thousands of cubic metres)

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Black Spruce 478,697 44,843 16,326 539,865
Jack Pine 157,645 14,721 4,518 176,885
Poplar 93,134 7,980 13,451 114,566
Balsam Fir 71,013 9,069 18,470 98,553
White Birch 42,436 5,851 4,061 52,348
All Others 87,784 15,059 34,425 137,268
Totals 930,710 97,525 91,251 1,119,485

Conifer Upland forest type area by age class

vertical bar chart of the confier upland forest type area by age class, ranging from beige for 2001, light green for 2006, dark green for 2011 and charcoal for 2016.

Species in Conifer Upland forest type

pie chart of species in the Conifer Upland forest type including neon green for Jack Pine, green for spruce, yellow for other conifers, beige for Poplar, and grey for White Birch.