SH Forest Type

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

UPPER PENINSULA SWAMP HARDWOODS 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 Swamp Hardwoods Stands of the U.P. The U.P.'s 3rd Most Diverse Forest Type in Terms of Tree Species and 6th Most Common in Terms of Acres
10 Most Common Trees	Other Tree Associates
Red Maple Black Ash Northern White Cedar Balsam Fir Quaking Aspen Yellow Birch Paper Birch Hemlock White Spruce Sugar Maple 88% of all type volume	Balm-of-Gilead Black Spruce White Pine Green Ash American Elm Silver Maple White Ash Tamarack Black Cherry Basswood Bigtooth Aspen	Northern Red Oak Beech Boxelder Jack Pine Slippery Elm Bur Oak E. Cottonwood Black Willow Apple Ironwood
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.