Minnesota Tree Minnesota Tree LeavesLeaves

Green AshGreen Ash Pinnate compound Pinnate compound

leaf, 5-9 leaflets, leaf, 5-9 leaflets,

White colored wood White colored wood used to make used to make baseball bats, skis.baseball bats, skis.

Silver MapleSilver Maple

Lobed (pointed), Lobed (pointed), oppositely attached, oppositely attached, 4-6 inches long.4-6 inches long.

Found in floodplains Found in floodplains along rivers typically.along rivers typically.

American ElmAmerican Elm Simple, oval shaped, Simple, oval shaped,

toothed, 4-6 inches.toothed, 4-6 inches.

Tree once lined many Tree once lined many streets in U.S.streets in U.S.

Wiped out due to Wiped out due to Dutch Elm’s Disease Dutch Elm’s Disease (Fungus introduced in (Fungus introduced in the 1920s)the 1920s)

Bur OakBur Oak

Lobed, alternately Lobed, alternately attached, 7-9 rounded attached, 7-9 rounded lobes.lobes.

Often found between Often found between prairie and prairie and woodlands.woodlands.

Sugar MapleSugar Maple

Lobed and oppositely Lobed and oppositely attachedattached

Source of maple Source of maple syrup and maple syrup and maple sugar.sugar.

Takes 40 gallons of Takes 40 gallons of sap to make one sap to make one gallon syrup.gallon syrup.

GingkoGingko

Simple fan shaped Simple fan shaped leafleaf

Once was thought Once was thought extinct until found in extinct until found in late 1700s in Chinalate 1700s in China

CatalpaCatalpa

Simple heart-shaped Simple heart-shaped leaves, very large.leaves, very large.

Fruit – long bean Fruit – long bean shaped, turns green shaped, turns green to brown.to brown.

Among largest leaves Among largest leaves in the state.in the state.

Blue SpruceBlue Spruce

Single needle about Single needle about ½ inch long.½ inch long.

When needles are When needles are crunched, smell crunched, smell reminds some of a reminds some of a skunkskunk

BasswoodBasswood

Simple heart-shaped Simple heart-shaped leaf. 3-7 inches long. leaf. 3-7 inches long. Alternately attached Alternately attached and toothed.and toothed.

Very soft wood, used Very soft wood, used for carving.for carving.

BirchBirch Leaf simple, Leaf simple,

oval/triangular in oval/triangular in shape, 2-4 inches.shape, 2-4 inches.

Flower called catkin.Flower called catkin.

Native Americans Native Americans used tree to build used tree to build canoes, baskets, etc.canoes, baskets, etc.

Eastern White CedarEastern White Cedar

Scaly needles, 1-2 Scaly needles, 1-2 inches, needles inches, needles overlap.overlap.

Common tree of bogs Common tree of bogs and swamps.and swamps.

Red PineRed Pine Needles in bundles of Needles in bundles of

two, 4-6 inches long.two, 4-6 inches long. Cone is egg shaped, Cone is egg shaped,

about 2 ½ inches about 2 ½ inches long.long.

Official state Tree of Official state Tree of Minnesota.Minnesota.

Eastern Red CedarEastern Red Cedar Not a true cedar, Not a true cedar,

actually a form of actually a form of juniper.juniper.

Typically has a Typically has a brownish tint in the brownish tint in the winterwinter

Northern Red OakNorthern Red Oak Lobed (pointed), 4-9 Lobed (pointed), 4-9

inches long, inches long, alternately attached.alternately attached.

Found in eastern half Found in eastern half of the state, wood is of the state, wood is reddish-brown.reddish-brown.

White PineWhite Pine

Clustered needles, 5 Clustered needles, 5 per bundle, 3-5 per bundle, 3-5 inches long.inches long.

Largest conifer in Largest conifer in Minnesota.Minnesota.

Quaking AspenQuaking Aspen Simple, nearly round Simple, nearly round

leaves, 1-3 inches leaves, 1-3 inches long. Finely toothed long. Finely toothed and alternately and alternately attached.attached.

Name refers to the Name refers to the leaves that shakes in leaves that shakes in the wind.the wind.

Most widely Most widely distributed tree in N. distributed tree in N. AmericaAmerica