Trees Native To Michigan Hardwood

Hickory chips are used to cure and barbecue meats.

Trees native to michigan hardwood.

Michigan is home to the shagmark bitternut and pignut species of hickory trees which will grow anywhere there is moist organically enriched soil. You can easily identify a hardwood from a conifer. Of all the native conifers calling eastern north america home this tree is the tallest. We grow these trees from seeds that have been collected in michigan usually within 30 miles of our farm in dexter.

Michigan made it theirs in 1955. This is part 1 in a two part series on native trees and shrubs for the michigan landscape. In addition to the many native species several other trees have been introduced into the statae and can be found in many locations. A majestic large tree white oak is found in sites with well drained soils in dry and moist wooded areas.

Beyond the popular array of easy to find exotic plants there are many native plants that can provide natural beauty and enhanced habitat for wildlife. Most common hardwoods unlike the conifers or softwood firs spruce and pines hardwood trees have evolved into a broad array of common species. More than 100 different species of trees grow in the state. The state is home to one of the largest populations of sugar maple trees three times more than vermont the largest producer of maple syrup in the.

Beautiful landscapes begin with a strong foundation of woody trees and shrubs. Michigan is one of the best states for trees. From genus carya the hickory tree is comprised of dense shock proof wood that is used to make wheels bows skis and carts. Over 100 kinds of trees are native.

You can identify deciduous trees in winter by their wood and buds and in summer by the shapes and sizes of their leaves. Eastern white pine is the state tree of several states. The wood from hardwood trees tends to be harder because the trees grow at a slower rate giving the wood its greater density. Not all trees are present in all locations reflecting species preferences for differing sites and environments.

Its relatively short trunk and thick wide spreading branches display spring leaves that are red turning silvery until summer when they turn blue green and then burgundy in the fall. It most likely used to grow even taller and older before the colonist arrived. It towers at 150 feet and lives as long as 450 years sometimes longer. This tree was once the dominant tree of washtenaw county.

Despite urbanization about 50 percent of michigan is still forested. Michigan s forests are diverse. Before settlement michigan was a heavily forested area with broad expanses of deciduous and evergreen forests. We now have an online catalog with full details.

Read part 2 shrubs.