JACK PINE

In the northern Lower Peninsula, oak-hickory species become fewer, and upland pin oak is often the dominant species on sandy soils. Dry, sandy sites that have been heavily disturbed are dominated by red maple, bigtooth and quaking aspen, and some pines (both red and jack), but recurrent fires eradicated the pines on some sites. Extensive jack-pine plains characterize sandy sites that have been burned less often or those sites that are excessively dry.

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Source:  Photograph by Randy Schaetzl, Professor of Geography - Michigan State University


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Source:  Photograph by Randy Schaetzl, Professor of Geography - Michigan State University


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Source:  Photograph by Randy Schaetzl, Professor of Geography - Michigan State University


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Source:  Photograph by Randy Schaetzl, Professor of Geography - Michigan State University


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Source:  Photograph by Randy Schaetzl, Professor of Geography - Michigan State University


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Source:  Photograph by Randy Schaetzl, Professor of Geography - Michigan State University


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