Over the decades some of the trees natural to Northern climates, like the black spruce and paper birch, have disappeared.
The 12 sites will include a country-style garden built around a Moorish-style pool and seven paper birches.
Forests of white spruce, paper birch, and alder cover the low hills along the major rivers.
Native Americans also boiled the sap of paper birch to make a syrup.
But the largest of nearly 800 other species are listed, including the paper birch (Betula papyrifera) shown above.
Near an old stone railroad reservoir, there is a stand of paper birches.
A paper birch lunged white against a perfect blue sky.
In some cases, this sorting is easy, particularly with the paper birch and its glistening clean white bark.
Larger hardwoods include the sugar maple, paper birch, and basswood.
Aspen and paper birch are also common on the upland sites.