Mixedwood forest type

image of a Mixedwood forest type.

The Mixedwood forest type is composed of mostly spruce, Poplar, Jack Pine, Balsam Fir, and White Birch. Occurring on a wide variety of sites, Mixedwood stands are commonly found throughout the Boreal forest.

Map of Mixedwood forest type

map of the Mixedwood forest type with relative occurrence ranging from beige for low through to army green for high levels.

Enlarge Map of Mixedwood forest type

Area within the Mixedwood forest type (area in hectares)

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Total AOU Area 2016 5,160,869 464,789 604,653 6,230,310

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

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Pre-Sapling 233,886 1,604 2,845 238,336
Sapling 528,753 13,310 5,384 547,447
Immature 1,352,348 69,992 104,046 1,526,386
Mature 2,411,141 298,765 446,532 3,156,439
Late Successional 634,741 81,116 45,845 761,702
Totals 5,160,869 464,789 604,653 6,230,310

Mixedwood forest type area by seral stage

chart of the Mixedwood forest type 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–Mixedwood forest type (volume in thousands of cubic metres)

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Gross Total Volume 730,299 75,326 102,596 908,220
Net Merchantable Volume 421,777 44,139 60,448 526,364
Current Annual Increment 7,584 538 867 8,989

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

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Poplar 245,809 21,493 38,768 306,070
Black Spruce 154,818 15,281 9,668 179,767
White Birch 114,367 13,996 11,624 139,987
Jack Pine 85,922 6,666 4,720 97,308
Balsam Fir 53,683 6,305 12,989 72,977
All Others 75,699 11,584 24,827 112,110
Totals 730,299 75,326 102,596 908,220

Mixedwood forest type area by age class

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

Species in Mixedwood forest type

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