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Home>Native Plant Resource Center>Upper Peninsula Native Plants>Native Trees

Native Trees

Kirtland's Warbler on Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana) [Click here to view full size picture]

Trees are important components of many native ecosystems, such as woodlands, savannas, and swamps. Deciduous trees provide a significant amount of humus for the soil with their yearly leaf fall. All tree types shade the ground and moderate its temperature, reducing moisture loss.

Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis)
American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea)
Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera)
Basswood (Tilia americana)
Bigtooth Aspen (Populus grandidentata)
Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra)
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
Black Spruce (Picea mariana)
Box Elder (Acer negundo)
Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
Ironwood (Ostrya virginiana)
Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana)
Larch Tamarack (Larix laricina)
Mountain Maple (Acer spicatum)
Northern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)
Pin Cherry (Prunus pensylvanica)
Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
Red Pine (Pinus resinosa)
Red or Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
Shadblow Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)
Striped Maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
White Ash (Fraxinus americana)
White Pine (Pinus strobus)
Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis)