Forest Trees of Illinois

About this eBook

Author

Mohlenbrock, Robert H., 1931-

Title

Forest Trees of Illinois (Third Edition)

Credits

Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

QK: Science: Botany

Subject

Forest plants -- Illinois -- Identification

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 65705

Release Date

June 26, 2021

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Forest Trees of Illinois
2. 2.TABLE OF CONTENTS
3. 3.Acknowledgments
4. 4.Introduction
5. 5.Illustrated Glossary
6. 6.Key to the Trees of Illinois in Spring, Summer, and Fall — GROUP A — GROUP B — GROUP C — GROUP D — GROUP E — GROUP F
7. 7.Key to Illinois Trees in Winter — GROUP G — GROUP H
8. 8.Trees of Illinois — SOUTHERN SUGAR MAPLE Acer barbatum Michx. — BOX ELDER Acer negundo L. — BLACK MAPLE Acer nigrum Michx. — RED MAPLE Acer rubrum L. — SWAMP RED MAPLE rubrum L. var. drummondii (H. & A.) Sarg. — SILVER MAPLE Acer saccharinum L. — SUGAR MAPLE Acer saccharum Marsh. — RED BUCKEYE Aesculus discolor Pursh — OHIO BUCKEYE Aesculus glabra Willd. — TREE-OF-HEAVEN Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle — BLACK ALDER Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. — SHADBUSH Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern. — SMOOTH SHADBUSH Amelanchier laevis Wieg. — HERCULES’ CLUB Aralia spinosa L. — PAWPAW Asimina triloba Dunal. — YELLOW BIRCH Betula lutea Michx. — RIVER BIRCH Betula nigra L. — PAPER BIRCH Betula papyrifera Marsh. — PAPER MULBERRY Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) Vent. — BLUE BEECH Carpinus caroliniana Walt. — WATER HICKORY Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt. — BITTERNUT HICKORY Carya cordiformis (Wang.) K. Koch — PIGNUT HICKORY Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet — PECAN Carya illinoensis (Wang.) K. Koch — KINGNUT HICKORY Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) Loud. — SWEET PIGNUT HICKORY Carya ovalis (Wang.) Sarg. — SHAGBARK HICKORY Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch — BLACK HICKORY Carya texana Buckl. — MOCKERNUT HICKORY Carya tomentosa (Poir.) Nutt. — CHESTNUT Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. — COMMON CATALPA Catalpa bignonioides Walt. — CATALPA Catalpa speciosa Engelm. — SUGARBERRY Celtis laevigata Willd. — HACKBERRY Celtis occidentalis L. — DWARF HACKBERRY Celtis tenuifolia Nutt. — REDBUD Cercis canadensis L. — YELLOWWOOD Cladrastis lutea (Michx. f.) K. Koch — ALTERNATE-LEAVED DOGWOOD Cornus alternifolia L. — ROUGH-LEAVED DOGWOOD Cornus drummondii Meyer — FLOWERING DOGWOOD Cornus florida L. — OTHER DOGWOODS — COCK-SPUR THORN Crataegus crus-galli L. — RED HAW Crataegus mollis (Torr. & Gray) Scheele — PRUINOSE HAW Crataegus pruinosa (Wendl.) K. Koch — OTHER HAWTHORNS — PERSIMMON Diospyros virginiana L. — BEECH Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. — SWAMP PRIVET Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir. — WHITE ASH Fraxinus americana L. — BLACK ASH Fraxinus nigra Marsh. — RED ASH Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. — GREEN ASH Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh var. subintegerrima (Vahl) Fern. — BLUE ASH Fraxinus quadrangulata Michx. — PUMPKIN ASH Fraxinus tomentosa Michx. f. — WATER LOCUST Gleditsia aquatica Marsh. — HONEY LOCUST Gleditsia triacanthos L. — KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch — SILVER BELL Halesia carolina L. — WITCH HAZEL Hamamelis virginiana L. — SWAMP HOLLY Ilex decidua Walt. — BUTTERNUT Juglans cinerea L. — BLACK WALNUT Juglans nigra L. — RED CEDAR Juniperus virginiana L. — EUROPEAN LARCH Larix decidua Mill. — AMERICAN LARCH Larix laricina (DuRoi) Koch — SWEET GUM Liquidambar styraciflua L. — TULIP TREE Liriodendron tulipifera L. — OSAGE ORANGE Maclura pomifera Schneid. — CUCUMBER MAGNOLIA Magnolia acuminata L. — NARROW-LEAVED CRAB APPLE Malus angustifolia (Ait.) Michx. — PRAIRIE CRAB APPLE Malus coronaria (L.) Mill. — IOWA CRAB APPLE Malus ioensis (Wood) Britt. — WHITE MULBERRY Morus alba L. — RED MULBERRY Morus rubra L. — TUPELO GUM Nyssa aquatica L. — SOUR GUM Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. — HOP HORNBEAM Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch — PRINCESS TREE Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Steud. — JACK PINE Pinus banksiana Lamb. — SHORTLEAF PINE Pinus echinata Mill. — RED PINE Pinus resinosa Ait. — WHITE PINE Pinus strobus L. — SCOTCH PINE Pinus sylvestris L. — LOBLOLLY PINE Pinus taeda L. — WATER ELM Planera aquatica Gmel. — SYCAMORE Platanus occidentalis L. — WHITE POPLAR Populus alba L. — COTTONWOOD Populus deltoides Marsh. — BIG-TOOTH ASPEN Populus grandidentata Michx. — SWAMP COTTONWOOD Populus heterophylla L. — QUAKING ASPEN Populus tremuloides Michx. — WILD PLUM Prunus americana Marsh. — WILD GOOSE PLUM Prunus hortulana Bailey — OTHER WILD PLUMS — WILD BLACK CHERRY Prunus serotina Ehrh. — CHOKE CHERRY Prunus virginiana L. — WAFER ASH Ptelea trifoliata L. — WHITE OAK Quercus alba L. — SWAMP WHITE OAK Quercus bicolor Willd. — SCARLET OAK Quercus coccinea Muench. — HILL’S OAK Quercus ellipsoidalis E. J. Hill — SPANISH OAK Quercus falcata Michx. — SHINGLE OAK Quercus imbricaria Michx. — OVERCUP OAK Quercus lyrata Walt. — BUR OAK Quercus macrocarpa Michx. — BLACKJACK OAK Quercus marilandica Muench. — SWAMP CHESTNUT OAK Quercus michauxii Nutt. — YELLOW CHESTNUT OAK Quercus muhlenbergii Engelm. — CHERRYBARK OAK Quercus pagodaefolia Ell. — PIN OAK Quercus palustris Muench. — WILLOW OAK Quercus phellos L. — ROCK CHESTNUT OAK Quercus prinus L. — NORTHERN RED OAK Quercus rubra L. — SHUMARD’S OAK Quercus shumardii Buckl. — POST OAK Quercus stellata Wang. — BLACK OAK Quercus velutina Lam. — CAROLINA BUCKTHORN Rhamnus caroliniana Walt. — COMMON BUCKTHORN Rhamnus cathartica L. — SHINING SUMAC Rhus copallina L. — SMOOTH SUMAC Rhus glabra L. — STAGHORN SUMAC Rhus typhina L. — POISON SUMAC Rhus vernix L. — BLACK LOCUST Robinia pseudoacacia L. — PEACH-LEAVED WILLOW Salix amygdaloides Anders. — CAROLINA WILLOW Salix caroliniana Michx. — SANDBAR WILLOW Salix interior Rowlee — BLACK WILLOW Salix nigra Marsh. — SASSAFRAS Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees — BALD CYPRESS Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. — BASSWOOD Tilia americana L. — WHITE BASSWOOD Tilia heterophylla Vent. — WINGED ELM Ulmus alata Michx. — AMERICAN ELM Ulmus americana L. — SIBERIAN ELM Ulmus pumila L. — SLIPPERY ELM Ulmus rubra Muhl. — ROCK ELM Ulmus thomasii Sarg. — SWEET VIBURNUM Viburnum lentago L. — BLACK HAW Viburnum prunifolium L. — RUSTY NANNYBERRY Viburnum rufidulum Raf.
9. 9.Special Places to Study Trees — The Morton Arboretum — Illinois Natural History Survey — Southern Illinois University, Carbondale — DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — Shawnee National Forest — White Oak, the State Tree of Illinois — DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION DIVISION OF FORESTRY — ILLINOIS BIG TREE CHAMPIONS
10. 10.Index to Common and Scientific Names
11. 11.NOTES
12. 12.DISTRICT FORESTERS
13. 13.Transcriber’s Notes

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