Minnesota's Forest Treasures

Learn how trees are different from other plants, the main parts of a tree, ways to measure a tree, or what the rings of a tree can tell us about its past growth, and much more.

Learn about Minnesota's native trees by selecting a tree below.

posterBlack AshEastern White PineShagbark HickoryRed MapleBlack CherryWhite SpruceJack PineEastern CottonwoodBalsam PoplarAmerican ElmTamarackSilver MapleBlack WillowBur OakRed PineAmerican BasswoodButternutSugar MapleBig AspenWhite AshBlack WalnutQuaking AspenEastern Red CedarBalsam FirWhite OakBox ElderPaper BirchBitternut HickoryHackberryYellow BirchNorthern White CedarGreen AshBlack SpruceHoneylocustNorthern Red Oak

Minnesota's Forest Treasures Poster

This brightly colored poster (available in 20 x 30 in. or 11 x 17 in.) features 35 of Minnesota's 52 native tree species. The front illustrates the leaf, seed, and tree form. The back of the poster includes information about tree parts, tree measurements, tree planting, and much more. The poster is on heavy paper, shipped folded.

Download the full size 20 x 30 in. poster and back panels. To print, select your desired paper size and automatically resize the poster.

To order a free poster, contact the DNR Information Center and request:

  • Large-sized (20 x 30 in) Minnesota Forest Treasures poster for your classroom or office wall, or

  • Smaller-sized (11 x 17 in) Minnesota Forest Treasures poster for your class or event. Packaged in sets of 30.

Front of poster

Front of Minnesotas Forest Treasure poster showing Minnesota native tree species.

Click to enlarge

Student handouts:

Back of poster

showing infromation panels from the back of the Forest Treasure poster

Click to enlarge

Back to top