Forest Cover Types of the U.S.

Mouse-over the color swatches in the map legend to highlight the location of the major forest cover types. Clicking on the swatch will display a photo of the cover type in a new window when one is available in the Treeware library.

Eastern Forests
White-red-jack pine Spruce-fir Longleaf-slash pine Loblolly-shortleaf pine
Oak-pine Oak-hickory Oak-gum-cypress Elm-ash-cottonwood
Maple-beech-birch Aspen-birch
Puerto Rican Forests
Evergreen broadleaf


Western Forests
Douglas fir Hemlock-Sitka spruce
Ponderosa pine Western white pine
Lodgepole pine Larch
Fir-spruce Redwood
Chapparal Pinyon-juniper
Western Hardwood
Hawaiian Forests
Native forest Mixed forest
Alaskan Forests
Spruce-birch Fir-spruce
Hemlock-Sitka spruce

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Source: USGS, NAT'L ATLAS OF US