Tree Species

Highlights of Wisconsin's Mixed Hardwood Resource

Mixed Hardwood Map
RegionAcres%Cords%
Northwest2,890,10029.841,513,00030.5
Northeast2,017,30020.833,648,00024.7
Central2,098,90021.624,343,00017.9
Southwest1,828,50018.824,093,00017.7
Southeast879,2009.112,371,0009.1

1996 Acreage Of Mixed Hardwood Forest Type: 9,714,000 Acres

1996 Volume Of Mixed Hardwood Species Growing Stock In All Forest Types: 135,968,000 Cords

Mixed hardwood forest types cover almost ten million acres of Wisconsin and represent over 60 percent of Wisconsin's timberland.Red Maple
Sugar MapleThe maple-basswood forest type constitutes about 40 percent of Wisconsin's hardwood timberland.

Mixed Hardwood forest types:

  • Oak-Hickory
  • Elm-Ash-Soft Maple
  • Maple-Basswood

Mixed Hardwood species are all hardwood species except:

  • Bigtooth Aspen
  • Quaking Aspen
  • Paper Birch
Last Revised: Monday July 30 2007