Before village , Michigan was a heavily forested area , with wide expanses of deciduous and evergreen forest . Despite urbanization , about 50 percent of Michigan is still forested . Over 100 kinds of trees are native . you’re able to identifydeciduous treesin wintertime by their wood and buds and in summertime by the shapes and sizes of their leaves . habituate leaf from mature trees , since adolescent foliage can have dissimilar characteristics . To reassert recognition , look at a tree ’s barque , flowers , fruit and forking habits .
Evergreen Leaves
Identify conifer leaf at any clock time of the year , since the trees are evergreen . Conifers have leaves that are slim needles or flattened scales . Pine tree ( Pinus spp . ) have bundles of needle . blank pine ( Pinus strobus ) , grow in U.S. Department of Agriculture flora hardiness zones 3 through 8 , has five needles per bundle and other Michigan true pine have two needles per megabucks . Jack pine ( Pinus banksiana ) , dauntless in USDA zones 2 through 7 , and Scotch pine ( Pinus sylvestris ) , hardy in USDA zones 2 through 8 , have needle brusk than 2 inches . Growing in USDA geographical zone 3 through 7 , carmine pine tree ( Pinus resinosa ) has needle 3 to 4 in long . If you find a coniferous tree with flattened , scaly leave , it ’s northerly lily-white true cedar ( Thuja occidentalis ) , brave in USDA zones 2 through 8 .
Triangular Leaves
aspen have triangular leave that quake in the wind , giving a comfort sound to woodland and garden . tremble aspen ( genus Populus tremuloides ) has bright white bark and smooth - margined parting . It is unfearing in USDA zones 1 through 7 . Bigtooth aspen ( Populus grandidentata ) leave have silvern undersides and coarsely toothed margin . Growing 50 to 70 feet tall , it is audacious in USDA zones 3 through 5 or 6 .
Palmate Leaves
When leaf lobes radiate out from the base of the plant to resemble a hand with outstretched finger’s breadth , it ’s ring a palmate leaf . Some of fall ’s most spectacular scarlet color comes from palmate sugar maple leaves ( Acer saccharum ) . This 60- to 75 - foot - magniloquent tree grows in USDA zones 3 through 8 . Another case is silver maple ( Acer saccharinum ) with silvern undersurface on green summertime leaves . tree show yellowish decline colouring , growing in USDA zones 3 through 9 .
Heart-Shaped Leaves
Two large tree diagram with heart - shaped leaves are northern catalpa ( Catalpa speciosa ) and American basswood ( Tilia americana ) . Catalpa is sturdy in USDA zone 4 through 8 , bearing large clusters of showy white flowers in former spring . American lime tree grows in USDA zones 3 through 8 with fragrant , xanthous natural spring flowers . A smaller tree diagram with pinkish flower that appear before the leaves , redbud ( Cercis canadensis , hardy in USDA zona 4 through 9 ) has heart - shaped leaves with young farewell often colour with purple .
Lobed Leaves
oak tree trees ( Quercus spp . ) have the leaf margins incised to form lobe of varying depths . The leaf margins can be smooth or have tooth toward the lobe final stage . Michigan has five specie of oak . An example of an oak leaf with fluid border is blanched oak ( Quercus alba ) , a tree diagram of imposing dimension hardy in USDA zones 3 through 9 . The northern red-faced oak ( Quercus rubra ) , grow in USDA zone 3 through 8 , has teeth on the lobes and delivers crimson fall color .
Compound Leaves
Some leaf are divided into legion small leaflets , cry pinnately chemical compound leaves , that resemble a feather . model are beloved locust ( Gleditsia triacanthos ) and American mountain ash tree ( Sorbus americana , dauntless in USDA zones 2 through 6 ) . Honey locust contributes yellow fall leaf colour in USDA zones 4 through 9 . Wild trees have sharp thorns . American mountain ash bear showy clusters of white bound flowers , cherry to yellow fall coloring and reddened berries .
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