Poplar forest type

image of the Poplar forest type.

The Poplar forest type is dominated by trembling Aspen (Poplar), and is often associated with White Birch, spruce, Jack Pine and Balsam Fir. It occurs primarily on deep, fresh upland sites in the Boreal forest.

Map of Poplar forest type

map of the Poplar forest type indicating low (beige), moderate (green), and high (dark green) levels of Poplar forest relative occurrence.

Area within the Poplar forest type (area in hectares)

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
total AOU area 2016 2,667,347 222,039 667,768 3,557,154

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

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Pre-sapling 204,178 1,693 3,625 209,496
Sapling 328,103 14,336 45,041 387,480
Immature 574,893 28,577 155,741 759,211
Mature 1,132,472 117,299 430,171 1,679,942
Late successional 427,701 60,135 33,189 521,025
Totals 2,667,347 222,039 667,768 3,557,154

Poplar forest type aera by seral stage

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

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

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Gross Total Volume 448,729 44,095 115,402 608,226
Net Merchantable Volume 270,819 26,433 73,011 370,263
Current Annual Increment 3,885 237 966 5,088

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

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Poplar 357,364 34,085 91,410 482,859
White Birch 31,367 3,157 6,832 41,356
Black Spruce 22,254 1,934 2,317 26,505
Balsam Fir 10,407 1,128 5,390 16,924
Jack Pine 12,884 1,339 1,187 15,410
All Others 14,453 2,452 8,266 25,172
Totals 448,729 44,095 115,402 608,226

Poplar forest type area by age class

vertical bar chart of the Poplar forest type area by age class including beige for 2001, light brown for 2006, green for 2011, and charcoal for 2016.

Species in Poplar forest type

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