Minnesota's Forest Treasures

Learn how trees are different from other plants, the main parts of a tree, ways to measure a tree, or what the rings of a tree can tell us about its past growth, and much more.

Learn about Minnesota's native trees by selecting a tree below.

posterBlack AshEastern White PineShagbark HickoryRed MapleBlack CherryWhite SpruceJack PineEastern CottonwoodBalsam PoplarAmerican ElmTamarackSilver MapleBlack WillowBur OakRed PineAmerican BasswoodButternutSugar MapleBig AspenWhite AshBlack WalnutQuaking AspenEastern Red CedarBalsam FirWhite OakBox ElderPaper BirchBitternut HickoryHackberryYellow BirchNorthern White CedarGreen AshBlack SpruceHoneylocustNorthern Red Oak

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