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

HARDWOOD
SUMMER ID KEY
 mapleleaves.jpg (4406 bytes)

You selected:  Compound leaves with 5 to 9 leaflets,
each with a stem.  Probably on upland soils.

  5.  The top of the leaf scars are smile-shaped.  wpe15.jpg (1050 bytes)
        The tree probably has nice form.
        If so, try white ash.

          or

  5.  The top of the leaf scar straight across.  wpe15.jpg (1050 bytes)
        Branches tend to droop.
        If so, try green ash.

If you're not sure what the words mean,
click on the wpe15.jpg (1050 bytes) icon to see a picture.

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
"key" icon wpeF.jpg (1022 bytes) to go to the
next set of choices.

To see the entire summer hardwood key on one page, 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.