![]() Mixed upland hardwoods cover 2.1 million acres of Michigan’s forest, or about 10 percent of the area.2 Nearly 70 percent of mixed upland hardwood area occurs in the Lower Peninsula, with the largest portion in the northern half of the L.P. In the southern L.P., several tree species that are more common to the central hardwood region extend their ranges into Michigan, such as black walnut, sassafras, black locust, yellow poplar and black gum. mixed upland hardwoods, a combination of 29 minor species represent less than 4 percent of the volume.1ġ Relative volumes of species are derived from the USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis Data, available at In some stands, red maple is an aggressive species that might be discriminated against if a landowner is managing for oak, pine or northern hardwoods. The mixed upland hardwood stands in the southern Lower Peninsula, dominated by red maple and black cherry, have twice the number of tree species as those farther north. The fewest species occur in the Upper Peninsula the greatest number, in the southern Lower Peninsula. ![]() Forest type composition varies widely across Michigan. Red maple is the most common tree among mixed upland hardwoods (34 percent of volume), followed by white pine, black cherry, paper birch and red pine (each making up 5 percent to 10 percent of volume), and more than 50 other tree species. (Northern hardwoods are described in E3202 Bulletin 2). ![]() The mixed upland hardwood forest type excludes northern hardwoods (sugar maple-beech-basswood-yellow birch) because of the size and importance of the northern hardwood types. For the most part, these types are recovering from significant disturbance and often have a history of mismanagement. It’s a diverse forest type group, a bit of a catch-all, with many variations and management opportunities. ![]() The mixed upland hardwoods forest type is a combination of 17 U.S. ![]()
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