Leaf blades consisting of one unit.

Leaves consisting of a single undivided blade; not compound.

Unbranched, not compound.

leaves having a single blade attached to the twig by a petiole

A single leave stem is the same as the midrib. Most of our U.P. tree species have simple leaves. The leaf margins, however, have a wide variety of shapes that help identify trees. [To return to previous page, click your browser's BACK button then scroll through the page to your last location