Trees

Bigleaf Maple Acer macrophyllum Mar – Nov The big maple of low, moist forests near Mt. Hood, with leaves up to a foot across and trunks often thick with… Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Jan – Nov Oregon's state tree and the main big conifer in Mt. Hood's lower forests. Its hanging cones have three-pointed bracts poking out between… Golden Chinquapin Chrysolepis chrysophylla Apr – Nov An evergreen relative of oaks and chestnuts whose leaves are dusted gold underneath and whose spiny burs take two years to ripen. Mountain Hemlock Tsuga mertensiana May – Oct The snow-loving conifer of Mt. Hood's high country, with a drooping tip and short needles crowded all around its twigs. Oregon Oak Quercus garryana Feb – Nov Oregon's native white oak: a slow-growing tree of dry, open slopes that can live about 500 years and feeds a long list… Pacific Silver Fir Abies amabilis May – Oct A shade-loving fir of snowy middle slopes, with smooth gray bark, upright purple cones and needles that are silvery white underneath. Western Hemlock Tsuga heterophylla Jan, Mar – Nov A tall, shade-loving conifer with a drooping top and short, flat needles of two lengths, common in damp forests on Mt. Hood's… Western Redcedar Thuja plicata Jan, Mar – Nov A giant, shade-tolerant conifer of wet ground, with drooping, flat sprays of tiny scale leaves and stringy reddish bark.