Trees included in Tree Identification Expert
CONIFERS (softwoods)
- Cedar, northern white
- Cedar, red (juniper)
- Fir, balsam
- Hemlock
- Pine, jack
- Pine, red (Norway pine)
- Pine. white
- Spruce, black
- Spruce, white
- Tamarack (American larch)
DECIDUOUS TREES (hardwoods)
- Ash, black
- Ash, green
- Ash, white
- Ash, mountain
- Aspen, large-tooth
- Aspen, quaking
- Balm of Gilead (balsam poplar)
- Basswood (linden)
- Beech
- Bluebeech (hornbeam)
- Birch, paper
- Birch, river
- Birch, yellow
- Box Elder
- Butternut
- Cherry, black
- Cherry, choke
- Cherry, pin
- Cottonwood, Eastern
- Elm. American
- Elm, rock
- Elm, slippery
- Hackberry
- Hickory, bitternut
- Hickory, shagbark
- Ironwood (Hop hornbeam)
- Juneberry (service berry)
- Locust, black
- Locust, honey
- Maple, red (soft)
- Maple, silver (soft)
- Maple, sugar (hard)
- Oak, black
- Oak, bur
- Oak, chinkapin
- Oak, Northern pin(hills oak or jack oak)
- Oak, Red
- Oak, Swamp White
- Plum, wild
- Walnut, black
- Willow
Trees above have full information; other trees are identified as well: hawthorn, norway spruce, mulberry, dogwood, norway maple.
Trees attacked by Emerald Ash Borer
You can identify the ash species which the ash borer invades easily with the Tree Identification Expert.
Ash species attacked by emerald ash borer include green (Fraxinus pennsylvanica),
white (F. americana), black (F. nigra), and blue (F. quadrangulata), as well as
horticultural cultivars of these species. Green and white ash are the most commonly
found ash species in the Midwest with blue ash being rare. While other woody plants,
such as mountainash and pricklyash, have “ash” in their name, they are not true
ash, or Fraxinus species. Only true ash are susceptible to attack by emerald ash
borer.
Tree Species resembling ash trees
Boxelder (Acer negundo) Exhibits opposite branching and compound leaves. However,
has 3 to 5 leaflets (instead of 5 to 11) and the samaras are always in pairs instead
of single like the ash.
European Mountainash (Sorbus aucuparia) Leaves are compound with alternate (staggered)
branching. Tree bears clusters of creamy white flowers in May. Fruits are fleshy,
red-orange berries.
Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) Leaves are compound with 5 to 7 leaflets, but the
plant has an alternate branching habit. Fruit are hard-shelled nuts in a green husk
Elm (Ulmus species) Branching is alternate and the leaves are simple with an unequal
leaf base
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) Leaves are compound with 9 to 15 leaflets, but the
plant has an alternate branching habit. Fruit is a large dark brown nut inside a
green husk.
From: Michigan State Extension Bulletin E-2942