U.P. TREE  IDENTIFICATION  KEY
from Michigan State University Extension

CONIFER ID KEY

You selected:  "Single" needles
that are flattened with white lines.

  4.  Are the needles about a half-inch long,
        with a tiny stem attaching
        the needle to the twig? 
        If so, try eastern hemlock.

           or

  4.  Are the needles 3/4 to 1-1/4 inch long 
        without a short stem attaching
        the needle to the twig?
        If so, try balsam fir?

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CAREFULLY read each option
on the right.  Pick the one
that is closest to your sample
or describes what you
remember from where you
saw the tree.  Click on the
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next set of choices.