White Birch forest type

image of the White Birch forest type.

The White Birch forest type is dominated by White Birch, and is associated with Poplar, spruce and fir. It is often found with spruce/fir understory. This forest type is typically found on fresh to moist sandy sites in the boreal forest.

Map of White Birch forest type

map of the White Birch forest type indicates low (light brown), moderate and high (dark brown) levels of relative occurrence.

Enlarge map of White Birch forest type

Area within the White Birch forest type (area in hectares)

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Total AOU Area 2016 1,735,434 251,257 521,237 2,507,928

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

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Pre-Sapling 55,662 955 3,215 59,832
Sapling 77,334 7,592 10,400 95,326
Immature 220,992 19,856 44,927 285,776
Mature 1,059,578 169,757 384,272 1,613,608
Late Successional 321,868 53,096 78,423 453,386
Totals 1,735,434 251,257 521,237 2,507,928

White Birch forest type area by seral stage

horizontal bar chart of the White Birch forest unit 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–White Birch forest type (volume in thousands of cubic metres)

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Gross Total Volume 249,674 36,069 88,829 374,573
Net Merchantable Volume 151,200 22,080 56,739 230,019
Current Annual Increment 1,812 231 710 2,753

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

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
White Birch 102,328 15,241 18,684 136,252
Poplar 65,605 8,093 24,083 97,782
Red Maple 15,230 2,878 13,991 32,100
Sugar Maple 10,679 1,471 10,101 22,251
Balsam Fir 10,909 1,625 5,693 18,227
All Others 44,922 6,762 16,276 67,961
Totals 249,674 36,069 88,829 374,573

White Birch forest type area by age class

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

Species in White Birch forest type

pie chart of the White Birch forest type - dominant species, including light green for Jack Pine, dark green for Spruce, yellow for other conifers, light brown for Poplar, grey for White Birch and dark brown for Hardwoods.