Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.
Rabindranath Tagore
Some of the native trees growing here:
- Balsam Fir – Abies balsamea
- Black Spruce – Picea mariana
- Large tooth Aspen – Populus grandidentata
- Mountain Ash – Sorbus americana (Rowan)
- Red Maple (Swamp or Soft Maple) – Acer rubrum
- Red Spruce – Picea rubens
- Speckled Alder – Alnus rugosa
- Sugar Maple (Rock or Hard Maple) – Acer saccharum
- Tamarack (Larch) – Larix laricina
- White Birch – Betula papyrifera
- White Pine – Pinus strobus
- White Spruce – Picea glauca
- Yellow Birch – Betula alleghaniensis
For more information concerning trees in Nova Scotia, see
http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/extension/woodlot/
The Eastern Native Tree Society (ENTS) is another excellent resource:
