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Tree Species List for the Upper Peninsula TREES FOUND IN THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN Common Name Genus Species Family Timber UP Native? MI Native? Apple, common Pyrus (Malus) malus (sylvestris) Rosaceae No No No Apple, common Malus pumila Rosaceae No No No Apple, prairie or wild crabapple Pyrus (Malus) ioensis Rosaceae No No? Yes Ash, black Fraxinus nigra Oleaceae Yes Yes Yes Ash, green (red) Fraxinus pennsylvanica Oleaceae Yes Yes Yes Ash, mountain, American Sorbus americana Rosaceae No Yes Yes Ash, mountain, European Sorbus aucuparia Rosaceae No No No Ash, mountain, northern Sorbus decora Rosaceae No Yes Yes Ash, white Fraxinus americana Oleaceae Yes Yes Yes Aspen, bigtooth Populus grandidentata Salicaceae Yes Yes Yes Aspen, quaking Populus tremuloides Salicaceae Yes Yes Yes Balm-of-Gilead Populus balsamifera Salicaceae Yes Yes Yes Basswood Tilia americana Tiliaceae Yes Yes Yes Beech, American Fagus grandifolia Fagaceae Yes Yes Yes Birch, European white Betula pendula Betulaceae No No No Birch, mountain paper Betula cordifolia Betulaceae Yes No Yes? Birch, paper Betula papyrifera Betulaceae Yes Yes Yes Birch, river Betula nigra Betulaceae No No Yes Birch, yellow Betula alleghaniensis Betulaceae Yes Yes Yes Boxelder Acer negundo Aceraceae No Yes Yes Butternut Juglans cinerea Juglandaceae Yes Yes Yes Catalpa, northern Catalpa speciosa Bignoniaceae No No No Cedar, northern white Thuja occidentalis Cupressaceae Yes Yes Yes Cherry, black Prunus serotina Rosaceae Yes Yes Yes Cherry, choke Prunus virginiana Rosaceae No Yes Yes Cherry, pin Prunus pensylvanica Rosaceae No Yes Yes Cherry, sweet Prunus avium Rosaceae No No No Cottonwood, eastern Populus deltoides Salicaceae ? Yes Yes Elm, American Ulmus americana Ulmaceae Yes Yes Yes Elm, rock Ulmus thomasii Ulmaceae No Yes Yes Elm, Siberian Ulmus pumila Ulmaceae No No No Elm, slippery (red) Ulmus rubra (fulva) Ulmaceae Yes Yes Yes Fir, balsam Abies balsamifea Pineaceae Yes Yes Yes Fir, Douglas- Pseudotsuga menziesii Pineaceae No No No Fir, white Abies concolor Pinaceae Yes No No Hackberry Celtis occidentalis Ulmaceae Yes? No Yes Hawthorne Crataegus spp. Rosaceae No Yes Yes Hemlock, eastern Tsuga canadensis Pineaceae Yes Yes Yes Hickory, bitternut Carya cordiformis Juglandaceae Yes Yes Yes Hickory, shagbark Carya ovata Juglandaceae Yes No Yes Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos Fabaceae ? No Yes Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Hippocastanaceae No No No Ironwood (hophornbeam) Ostrya virginiana Betulaceae No Yes Yes Juneberry Amelanchier spp. Rosaceae No Yes Yes Larch, European Larix decidua Pineaceae No No No Locust, black Robinia pseudoacacia Fabaceae No No No Maple, black Acer nigrum Aceraceae Yes Yes Yes Maple, mountain Acer spicatum Aceraceae No Yes Yes Maple, Norway Acer platanoides Aceraceae No No No Maple, red Acer rubrum Aceraceae Yes Yes Yes Maple, silver Acer saccharinum Aceraceae Yes No Yes Maple, striped Acer pensylvanicum Aceraceae No Yes Yes Maple, sugar Acer saccharum Aceraceae Yes Yes Yes Maple, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Aceraceae No No No Mulberry, white Morus alba Moraceae No No No Musclewood (hornbeam, blue-beech) Carpinus caroliniana Betulaceae No Yes Yes TREES FOUND IN THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN Common Name Genus Species Family Timber UP Native? MI Native? Oak, bur Quercus macrocarpa Fagaceae ? Yes Yes Oak, northern pin Quercus ellipsoidales Fagaceae Yes Yes Yes Oak, northern red Quercus rubra Fagaceae Yes Yes Yes Oak, white Quercus alba Fagaceae Yes Yes Yes Pear, common Pyrus communis Rosaceae No No No Pine, Austrian (black) Pinus nigra Pineaceae No No No Pine, jack Pinus banksiana Pineaceae Yes Yes Yes Pine, ponderosa Pinus ponderosa Pineaceae No No No Pine, red (Norway) Pinus resinosa Pineaceae Yes Yes Yes Pine, Scots Pinus sylvestris Pineaceae Yes No No Pine, white Pinus strobus Pineaceae Yes Yes Yes Poplar, Lombardy Populus nigra Salicaceae No No No Poplar, white Populus alba Salicaceae No No No Spruce, black Picea mariana Pineaceae Yes Yes Yes Spruce, Colorado blue Picea pungens Pineaceae No No No Spruce, Engelmann Picea engelmannii Pineaceae No No No Spruce, Norway Picea abies Pineaceae Yes No No Spruce, white Picea glauca Pineaceae Yes Yes Yes Tamarack Larix laricina Pineaceae Yes Yes Yes Walnut, black Juglans nigra Juglandaceae Yes No Yes Willow, black Salix nigra Salicaceae ? Yes Yes Willow, weeping Salix babylonica Salicaceae No No No List maintained by Michigan State University District Extension Forester from multiple sources, including personal observations. Please report new information or corrections to Bill Cook, 906-786-1575 or email to [email protected] .
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