Species |
Max. height |
Comments |
| Grand fir, Abies grandis |
100-200 ft |
Part sun. Seeds eaten by birds and
small mammals. |
| Western hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla |
125-200 ft |
Moist soil. Food, nesting, and cover
for birds and mammals. |
| Noble fir, Abies procera |
90-200 ft |
Seeds eaten by birds and small mammals. |
| Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menzies |
75-200 ft |
Seeds eaten by birds and small mammals. |
| Western red cedar, Thuja plicata |
100-175 ft |
Moist soil. Prefers part sun. Food,
nesting, and cover for birds and mammals |
| Red alder, Alna rubra |
40-100 ft |
Moist soil. Fixes nitrogen in soil.
Food for birds and small mammals. |
| Big-leaf maple, Acer macrophyllum |
30-95 ft |
Moist soil. Used by songbirds and
small mammals. Flowers attract bees. |
| Pacific madrone, Arbutus menziesii |
up to 90 ft |
Dry sites. Fairly shade tolerant.
Flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. |
| Oregon white oak, Quercus garryana |
30-70 ft |
Flowers attract hummingbirds. Nuts
eaten by birds and small mammals. |
| Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia |
50-60 ft |
Difficult to grow. Birds eat the
red fruits. |
| Oregon ash, Fraxinus latifolia |
40-60 ft |
Sun. Wet soil. Seeds eaten by songbirds
and small mammals. |
| Bitter cherry, Prunus emarginata |
up to 50 ft |
Moist soil. Used by songbirds and
mammals. |
| Pacific dogwood, Cornus nuttallii |
30-50 ft |
Shade tolerant understory tree. Dry
sites. Used by songbirds. |
| Cascara, Rhamnus purshiana |
20 -35 ft |
Shade tolerant. Fruit eaten by birds,
rodents, and raccoons. |
| Vine maple, Acer circinatum |
5-35 ft |
Shade tolerant. Moist soil. Flowers
attract butterflies and bees. Seeds, buds, flowers eaten by
birds and small mammals. Birds use leaves and seed stalks
in nests. |
| Black hawthorn, Crataegus douglasii |
20-30 ft |
Moist soil. Sun. Flowers attract
butterflies and hummingbirds. Fruit eaten by birds, squirrels,
and other small rodents. |
| Pacific crabapple, Pyrus fusca |
20-30 ft |
Moist soil. Part sun. Food, cover,
and nesting sites. |
| Blue elderberry, Sambucas caerulea |
to 20 ft |
Sun to shade. Drier soil than red
elderberry. Flowers attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and
bees. Fall and winter food for birds and small mammals. |
| Red elderberry, Sambucas racemosa |
8-20 ft |
Sun to shade. Moist soil. Good soil
binder. Provides food and cover. Flowers attract butterflies,
hummingbirds, and bees. Fruit eaten by birds and small mammals. |
| Indian plum, Oemleria cerasiformis |
5-20 ft |
Part shade. Moist to dry soils. Flowers
attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. Fruit eaten by
birds and mammals. |
| Serviceberry, Amelanchier alnifolia |
4-15 ft |
Full to part sun. Moist soil. Used
by birds and small mammals. |
| Beaked hazelnut, Corylus cornuta
californica |
5-12 ft |
Sun to part shade. Moist soil. Nuts
for squirrels and chipmunks. |
