BW Forest Type

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

UPPER PENINSULA PAPER BIRCH FOREST TYPE
Introductory paragraph(s) from forest type sheet
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Tree Species Found in Paper Birch Stands of the U.P. The U.P.'s 6th Most Diverse Forest Type in Terms of Tree Species and 9th Most Common in Terms of Acres
10 Most Common Trees	Other Tree Associates
Paper Birch Red Maple Quaking Aspen Balsam Fir Northern White Cedar Sugar Maple White Spruce White Pine Bigtooth Aspen Balm-of-Gilead Northern Red Oak 92% of all type volume	Black Spruce Red Pine Hemlock Jack Pine Yellow Birch Black Ash Tamarack Basswood Black Cherry Bur Oak Beech Green Ash American Elm Am. Mountain Ash White Ash Ironwood Striped Maple
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.