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

 

UPPER PENINSULA TAMARACK 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 Tamarack Stands of the U.P.
The U.P.'s 12th Most Diverse Forest Type in Terms of Tree Species
and 11th Most Common in Terms of Acres

5 Most Common Trees

Other Tree Associates
Tamarack
Northern White Cedar
Black Spruce
Paper Birch
Balsam Fir

95% of all type volume

 Balm-of-Gilead
White Pine
Quaking Aspen
White Spruce
Red Maple
Red Pine
 		 Jack Pine
Yellow Birch
Black Cherry
Choke Cherry
American Elm 
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.