#413 most planted
Acer macrophyllum
Bigleaf maple · also Oregon maple, Pacific maple, Big-leaved maple
Deciduous
2,474
trees mapped
0.02%
of all named trees
12
cities
17 in
median trunk (42 cm, 2,415 measured)
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Acer macrophyllum is a large deciduous tree native to western North America. It is characterized by its large, lobed leaves and winged fruits (samaras). It typically grows in riparian areas and mixed-evergreen forests.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,2160.66%—23 in
- 1,0052.9%—13 in
- 1861.2%3.0 yr12 in
- 310.02%—10 in
- 100.00%35 yr12 in
- 70.01%8.4 yr9.3 in
- 50.00%—3.3 in
- 40.00%—3.9 in
- 40.00%—3.0 in
- 30.00%—21 in
- 20.00%—11 in
- 10.00%—1.9 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 30–80 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30–50 ft
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 17 in, mean 20 in, 90th percentile 39 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Alberta-British Columbia foothills forests
- British Columbia coastal conifer forests
- Central British Columbia Mountain forests
- North Cascades conifer forests
- Northern California coastal forests
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- California coastal sage and chaparral
- California interior chaparral and woodlands
- California montane chaparral and woodlands
Other Acer in the catalogue
50 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
