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

 

UPPER PENINSULA NORTHERN WHITE CEDAR 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 Northern White Cedar Stands of the U.P.
The U.P.'s 4th Most Diverse Forest Type in Terms of Tree Species
and 3rd Most Common in Terms of Acres

5 Most Common Trees

Other Tree Associates

 

Northern White Cedar
Balsam Fir
Paper Birch
Black Spruce
Red Maple

83% of all type volume

White Pine
White Spruce
Balm-of-Gilead
Tamarack
Quaking Aspen
Yellow Birch
Black Ash
Hemlock
Sugar Maple
Bigtooth Aspen
Red Pine
White Ash
American Elm
Black Cherry
Basswood
Green Ash
Scotch Pine
Silver Maple
Northern Red Oak
Sweet Birch
Mountain Maple
Bur Oak
Am. Mountain Ash
Beech
Ironwood
Pin Cherry

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.