Jack Pine forest type

image of the jack White Pine forest type.

The Jack Pine forest type is dominated by homogenous, even-aged stands, often on well drained sandy sites. It can be associated with Poplar and spruce on some sites, but is generally almost pure Jack Pine. It is most commonly found in the Boreal forest, especially in northwest °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû.

Map of Jack Pine forest type

map of the Jack Pine forest type indicating a low level of occurrence through beige and army green as high.

Area within the Jack Pine forest type (area in hectares)

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Total AOU Area 2016 2,485,958 267,707 49,512 2,803,176

Total area by seral stage –Jack Pine forest type (area in hectares)

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Pre-Sapling 191,512 4,315 421 196,249
Sapling 630,568 27,384 10,748 668,701
Immature 881,723 102,153 17,990 1,001,866
Mature 693,287 119,684 19,608 832,579
Late Successional 88,867 14,169 744 103,781
Totals 2,485,958 267,707 49,512 2,803,176

Jack Pine forest type area by seral stage

bar graph of Jack Pine forest type area by seral stage. Seral stages include pre-sapling, sapling, immature, mature, and late succesional. Crown land is indicated with light green, parks and protected areas in dark green and other in grey.

Total growing stock volume–Jack Pine forest type (volume in thousands of cubic metres)

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Gross Total Volume 286,630 34,701 5,969 327,299
Net Merchantable Volume 180,583 22,988 4,139 207,710
Current Annual Increment 3,974 374 55 4,402

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

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Jack Pine 233,217 28,580 4,813 266,610
Black Spruce 26,977 3,263 426 30,665
Poplar 21,006 2,048 531 23,585
White Birch 3,863 530 79 4,472
Balsam Fir 505 68 26 599
All Others 1,063 213 93 1,369
Totals 286,630 34,701 5,969 327,299

Jack Pine forest type by area by age class

bar graph of the Jack Pine forest type area by age class, ranging from beige for 2001, light green for 2005, dark green for 2011 and charcoal for 2016.

Species in Jack Pine forest type

pie chart of species in Jack Pine forest type inclduing light green for Jack Pine, dark green for spruce, beige for Poplar, and grey for White Birch.