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

 

UPPER PENINSULA OAK-HICKORY 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 Oak-Hickory Stands of the U.P.
The U.P.'s 14th Most Diverse Forest Type in Terms of Tree Species
and 14th Most Common in Terms of Acres

5 Most Common Trees

Other Tree Associates
Northern Red Oak
Bigtooth Aspen
Red Maple
Jack Pine
Red Pine

 

81% of all type volume

 White Pine
Paper Birch
Quaking Aspen
Sugar Maple
White Spruce
Balsam Fir
Basswood
Yellow Birch
Bur Oak
Black 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.