wpe5.jpg (2127 bytes)U.P. TREE  IDENTIFICATION  KEY
from Michigan State University Extension

 

UPPER PENINSULA BALM-of-GILEAD FOREST TYPE
Introductory paragraph(s) from forest type sheet
Headings --- The Tree

How are forest types defined?  Click here for an explanation.

Tree Species Found in Balm-of-Gilead Stands of the U.P.
The U.P.'s 7th Most Diverse Forest Type in Terms of Tree Species
and 10th Most Common in Terms of Acres

10 Most Common Trees

Other Tree Associates

Balm-of-Gilead
Balsam Fir
Northern White Cedar
Quaking Aspen
Paper Birch
White Spruce
Black Ash
Tamarack
Red Maple
Black Spruce

 

96% of all type volume

Sugar Maple
Hemlock
Boxelder
Yellow Birch
White Pine
Black Cherry
Green Ash
Red Pine
American Elm
White Ash
Bigtooth Aspen
Basswood
Apple
Species are listed in order by volume, on a state-wide basis.
Source:  USDA Forest Inventory, 1992
For Michigan-wide species list, click here.

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This site created and maintained by Bill Cook, MSU Extension Forester for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, now retired.  He continues to respond to suggestions, questions, and corrections. Contact him at cookwi@msu.edu.