FB Michigan

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from Michigan State University Extension

MICHIGAN BALSAM FIR FOREST TYPE

Tree Species Found in Balsam Fir Stands Michigan's 8th Most Diverse Forest Type in Terms of Tree Species and 8th Most Common in Terms of Acres
5 Most Common Trees	Other Tree Associates
Balsam Fir White Spruce Quaking Aspen Northern White Cedar Paper Birch 64% of all type volume	Red Maple White Pine Black Spruce Balm-of-Gilead Sugar Maple Tamarack Yellow Birch Red Pine Black Ash	Hemlock Black Cherry Bigtooth Aspen Jack Pine Northern Red Oak Basswood Scotch Pine Beech American Elm	Ironwood Green Ash Engelmann Spruce Boxelder White Ash Slippery Elm Pin Cherry Mountain Maple
Species are listed in order by volume, on a state-wide basis. 15 forest types are recognized for Michigan. Source: USDA Forest Inventory, 1992

How are forest types defined? Click here for an explanation.

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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.