Stewart Woods Tree Trail (script)

by Douglass F. Jacobs, Rosa C. Goodman, and Sally S. Weeks

Introduction

Welcome to Stewart’s Woods. The trail starts in the northwest (NW) corner of the parking lot, just to the right of the sign that says “No Bikes, No horses, Pedestrian use only.” It curves to the right before entering the woods.

Walk along the ridge, and go right when another trail enters from the left. The trail will “Y” next to yellow trail marker “4.” Take a left, and the numbered trees will begin. Press pause now, and resume when you get to the first tree.

1. sugar maple (Acer saccharum) 2. American beech 3. American hornbeam 4. sugar maple 5. sugar maple 6. northern red oak 7. sugar maple 8. red elm 9. sugar maple 10. pignut hickory 11. sugar maple 12. northern red oak 13. sugar maple 14. shagbark hickory 15. shagbark hickory 16. sugar maple 17. white oak 18. northern red oak 19. white oak 20. northern red oak 21. sugar maple 22. white ash stump 23. black cherry 24. American beech 25. northern red oak 26. white oak 27. northern red oak 28. black walnut 29. red elm 30. white ash 31. northern red oak 32. sugar maple 33. tuliptree 34. American beech 35. chinkapin oak 36. northern red oak 37. tuliptree 38. black walnut 39. tuliptree 40. sugar maple 41. red elm 42. tuliptree 43. American elm 44. sugar maple 45. American basswood 46. American basswood 47. white oak 48. American basswood 49. black cherry 50. northern red oak 51. white ash 52. eastern hophornbeam 53. eastern hophornbeam 54. shagbark hickory 55. American basswood 56. white oak 57. sugar maple 58. white ash 59. northern red oak 60. white oak 61. white ash 62. pignut hickory 63. northern red oak 64. American basswood 65. eastern hophornbeam 66. white ash 67. black oak 68. black cherry 69. black oak 70. American basswood 71. chinkapin oak 72. sugar maple 73. chinkapin oak 74. white ash 75. American elm 76. black walnut 77. American elm 78. white oak 79. shagbark hickory 80. white oak 81. sugar maple 82. hackberry 83. black walnut 84. tuliptree 85. white oak 86. bitternut hickory 87. sassafras 88. sugar maple 89. tuliptree 90. American basswood 91. sugar maple 92. northern red oak 93. sassafras 94. red elm 95. bitternut hickory 96. sugar maple 97. eastern hophornbeam 98. sassafras 99. pignut hickory 100. sugar maple 101. sassafras 102. red elm 103. black cherry 104. American basswood 105. tuliptree 106. American beech 107. American beech 108. sugar maple 109. tuliptree 110. red elm 111. black walnut 112. American hornbeam 113. American hornbeam 114. black oak 115. black walnut 116. black walnut 117. hackberry 118. pignut hickory 119. red elm 120. pignut hickory 121. northern red oak 122. sugar maple 123. red elm 124. tuliptree 125. shagbark hickory 126. shagbark hickory 127. pignut hickory 128. sugar maple 129. pignut hickory 130. shagbark hickory 131. American elm 132. American basswood 133. white oak 134. northern red oak 135. shagbark hickory 136. sugar maple 137. white ash 138. chinkapin oak 139. sugar maple 140. sugar maple 141. sugar maple 142. American beech 143. northern red oak 144. red elm 145. American beech 146. sugar maple 147. American beech 148. sugar maple 149. pignut hickory 150. Ohio buckeye 151. Conclusion: EXITING

• Congratulations, you’ve finished the Dendrology tree trail and should now be able to identify over 20 common tree species! • I hope you found an Ohio buckeye fruit, because you may need some luck to return home! • Just kidding, you can backtrack on this small trail (going W), take a left when you hit the main trail, and go left again when the trail Y’s. • We hope that you have enjoyed this educational walk. Please come again, with or without this guided tour, even after you think you know all the wonderful species in Indiana. There is always something new to see and new to learn in the forests!