History
Early plans for the arboretum began in 1858 when Jesse W. Fell, founder of Illinois State University, contacted landscape designer William Saunders (botanist). Saunders planned a layout for what would eventually become The Quad for the university's campus. In 1867, Jesse Fell obtained $3,000 from the state legislature for campus landscaping. 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 toSamples
The arboretum contains over 4,000 trees representing over 100 varieties. Each tree is numbered, marked, and mapped. species represented include: * '' Abies concolor'' * '' Acer ginnala'' * '' Acer griseum'' * '' Acer platanoides'' * '' Acer rubrum'' * '' Acer saccharum'' * '' Aesculus glabra'' * '' Aesculus x carnea'' * '' Alnus glutinosa'' * '' Amelanchier arborea'' * '' Aralia spinosa'' * '' Betula alleghaniensis'' * '' Betula nigra'' * '' Betula populifolia'' * '' Broussonetia papyrifera'' * '' Carpinus caroliniana'' * '' Carya illinoensis'' * '' Castanea mollissima'' * '' Catalpa speciosa'' * '' Celtis occidentalis'' * '' Cercidiphyllum japonicum'' * '' Cercis canadensis'' * '' Cladrastis kentukea'' * '' Cornus mas'' * '' Cotinus obovatus'' * '' Crataegus crus-galli'' * '' Crataegus mollis'' * '' Crataegus monogyna'' * '' Diospyros virginiana'' * '' Eucommia ulmoides'' * '' Fagus sylvatica'' * '' Fraxinus americana'' * '' Fraxinus pennsylvanica'' * '' Ginkgo biloba'' * '' Gleditsia triacanthos'' * '' Gymnocladus dioicus'' * '' Halesia carolina'' * '' Juglans nigra'' * '' Juniperus virginiana'' * '' Larix decidua'' * '' Liquidambar styraciflua'' * '' Liriodendron tulipifera'' * '' Magnolia acuminata'' * '' Magnolia stellata'' * '' Magnolia x soulangiana'' * '' Malus coronaria'' * '' Malus cultivar'' * '' Malus ioensis'' * '' Malus sargentii'' * ''See also
* List of botanical gardens in the United StatesNotes
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