Our Arboretum’s Trees

Here you will find a list of all the various tree species we have within our Arboretum. The number will also correspond to that specific species of tree at the physical arboretum. There is an accompanying photo of a mature specimen, the tree species name, the specific cultivar (where available), where the species originates, and date (approximated in some cases) added to the arboretum.

Here are two helpful links:

Tree Guide provided by the Arbor Day Foundation

Tree Look Up provided by the Morton Arboretum to offer assistance for any questions related to trees

Tree Guide
Tree Look Up

1. Red Maple

Acer rubrum Eastern North American Added ~1950

2. Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum Eastern North America Added ~1950

3. Silver Maple

Acer Saccharinum Central/Eastern North America Added ~1950

4. Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis North America Added ~1980

5. Spring Snow Crabapple

Malus ‘spring snow’ Northern Hemisphere Added 2016

6. Red Splendor Crabapple

Malus ‘red splendor’ Northern Hemisphere Added 2016

7. Eastern Redbud

Cercis canadensis Central/Eastern North America Added 2017

8. Dog Wood

Cornus florida Eastern North America. Added 2019

9. Purple-leafed Plum

Prunus cerasifera Eurasia Added 2019

10. Black Walnut

Juglans nigra Eastern/Central North America Added 2019

11. Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra Central/Eastern North America Added 2019

12. White Oak

Quercus alba Central/Eastern North America Added 2019

13. Pin Oak

Quercus palustris Central/Eastern North America Added 2019

14. Sassafras

Sassafras albidum Eastern North America Added 2020

15. The Beast(TM) Hazelnut

Corylus avellana x americana North America / Europe Added 2020 and 2021

16. Osage Orange

Maclura pomifera South-central United States Added 2021

17. Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis Central/Eastern North America Added 2021

18. Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides North America Added 2021

19. Olive Tree

Olea europaea 'Arbequina’ Mediterranean Basin Added 2022

20. Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata Central/Eastern United States Added 2022

21. Ohio Buckeye

Aesculus glabra Midwest and Great Plains Added 2022

22. Chestnut Oak

Quercus montana Eastern United States Added 2023

23. Pignut Hickory

Carya glabra Central/Eastern North America Added 2023

24. Bitternut Hickory

Carya cordiformis Eastern North America Added 2023

25. Hybrid American Chestnut

Castanea dentata ‘Hybrid’ Eastern North America Added 2023

26. Black Willow

Salix nigra Central/Eastern North America Added 2023

27. Crepe Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica ‘Pink VelourSouth-eastern Asia Coming Soon Spring 2026

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