Black willows are part of a large family of trees and shrubs that usually grow along streams and in other moist places.
Trees have importance culturally, economically, and historically. Get up-close and personal with the megaflora of our state.
People use this tree for woodwork in their homes, hope chests, closets, for lead pencils, posts, and poles.
In the winter, birch are also easy to identify by the dangling flower clusters in small bunches.
The red pine stands tall in the forest (80-120 feet) with a narrow trunk measuring only 2-3 feet in diameter.
The sugar maple was selected as the state tree by school children in a statewide vote in 1893.
The tamarack is NOT an evergreen because an evergreen tree is one that is never totally without leaves.
While you were playing in the hot sun during summer vacation the trees on the streets, in the parks, and it the forests were working hard to keep you cool. They need a rest!
Armed with a flexible measuring tape and a ruler, big tree hunters are searching Wisconsin's cities and countryside for champion trees.
Tell-tale smooth, peeling bark that looks like paper with small horizontal lines is a sure sign of a yellow birch.