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| Big Leaf Maple |
The big leaf maple from a foresters point of view is a real nuisance tree in the lower elevations of the Oregon Coast range. It grows prolifically and is difficult to kill. If you saw it down or chop it down, the stumps just sprout out and it grows out with a dozen sprouts instead of a single trunk. It is generally unwanted even for pulp wood. It is particularly troublesome to utilities trying to maintain wire clearance, because it will grow 10 feet a year and trimming it seems to stimulate growth which heads straight for the open spot. They seem to thrive the best at lower elevations, but grow at higher elevations as well.