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

 

UPPER PENINSULA WHITE SPRUCE 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 White Spruce Stands of the U.P.
The U.P.'s 11th Most Diverse Forest Type in Terms of Tree Species
and 13th Most Common in Terms of Acres

5 Most Common Trees

Other Tree Associates
White Spruce
Quaking Aspen
Paper Birch
Balsam Fir
White Pine

 

77% of all type volume

 Northern White Cedar
Red Maple
Black Spruce
Balm-of-Gilead
Red Pine
Sugar Maple
Jack Pine
Tamarack
Yellow Birch
 		 Northern Red Oak
Black Ash
American Elm
Black Cherry
Bigtooth Aspen
Hemlock
Green Ash
Basswood
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.