How Do You Identify Trees In Michigan By Their Leaves?
With more than 18 million forested acres, Michigan is a place where you will encounter plenty of trees. More than 100 kinds of trees grow in Michigan, so it could be difficult to identify each species. Many people use leaves to make an accurate identification. You can learn what some of Michigan’s trees are by their leaves as well if you know what traits to look for. Recognize the yellow poplar by the shape of its leaves. Also called a tulip tree, the yellow poplar has leaves that look like the outline of a tulip flower, with four distinct lobes. The shape of the leaves also make them susceptible to fluttering in a slight wind, since they are wide and have long stems. Distinguish a boxelder from other maples by its compound leaves. This is the only maple of Michigan with compound leaves, meaning that multiple leaflets are attached to a stem that forms each separate leaf. In boxelder, these leaflets number three on mature trees and five or more on younger trees. The leaflets have shallo
