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In 1867, Jesse Fell obtained $3,000 from the state legislature for campus landscaping. [1] Fell planted 1,740 trees on campus that year and 107 trees the following year. An enthusiastic tree planter, Fell wished the campus to contain every tree native to Illinois. In 1995 the campus was formally registered as an arboretum and named in Fell's honor.
This is a list of U.S. state, federal district, and territory trees, ... State federal district or territory Common name Scientific name ... Illinois: White oak ...
In the United States, the forest cover by state and territory is estimated from tree-attributes using the basic statistics reported by the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program of the Forest Service. [2] Tree volumes and weights are not directly measured in the field, but computed from other variables that can be measured. [3] [4]
Pages in category "Individual trees in Illinois" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Illinois' ecology is in a land area of 56,400 square miles (146,000 km 2); the state is 385 miles (620 km) long and 218 miles (351 km) wide and is located between latitude: 36.9540° to 42.4951° N, and longitude: 87.3840° to 91.4244° W, [1] with primarily a humid continental climate.
White oak has served as the official state tree of Illinois after selection by a vote of school children. [28] There are two "official" white oaks serving as state trees, one located on the grounds of the governor's mansion, and the other in a schoolyard in the town of Rochelle. The white oak is also the state tree of Connecticut [29] and Maryland.
At the same time, the area where the modern University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign stands was home to the Mahomet River. At that time the Mississippi River flowed through Bureau and Henry counties. The Mahomet River joined it near Havana. [17] Illinois experienced its main periods of glaciation over the past 1.8 million
Acer rubrum, the red maple, also known as swamp maple, water maple, or soft maple, is one of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern and central North America. The U.S. Forest Service recognizes it as the most abundant native tree in eastern North America. [ 4 ]