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from Michigan State University Extension

 

UPPER PENINSULA RED PINE 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 Red Pine Stands of the U.P.
The U.P.'s 6th Most Diverse Forest Type in Terms of Tree Species
and 5th Most Common in Terms of Acres

5 Most Common Trees

Other Tree Associates
Red Pine
White Pine
Jack Pine
Quaking Aspen
Paper Birch

90% of all type volume

 Bigtooth Aspen
Red Maple
White Spruce
Balsam Fir
Sugar Maple
Black Spruce
Black Cherry
Northern Red Oak
Scotch Pine
 		 Tamarack
Norway Spruce
Northern White Cedar
Beech
Hemlock
Balm-of-Gilead
Boxelder
Yellow Birch
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.