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Roosevelt Fountain 34 56 67 33 37 55 78 73 76 68 75 77 35 Tropic World 54 57 58 72 74 59 38 Hamill Family 60 41 42 53 70 Regenstein Wolf Hamill Family Play 69 Feathers and Scales 40 Mary Ann 61 71 MacLean Nature Plaza Conservation The Swamp 52 62 Leadership 63 Center Formal Pool 45 Bramsen 39 43 50 51 Animal 66 65 Ambassador 44 46 64 Pavilion Hamill Family 47 49 Wild Encounters Rice First Aid Center Police The Living Coast Reptiles and Birds Lost & Found 48 South Gate @2020 Zoological Society Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 1 Location: Origin: Native Butterflies! This hybrid is well known for Common Name: Latitude: its yellow which bloom Magnolia “Butterflies” 41.834518 in spring. Scientific Name: Longitude: Magnolia acuminata -87.834114 ‘butterflies’

2 Location: Origin: , Manchuria, Australia House Japan Common Name: Latitude: A short trunk and a spreading Amur Corktree 41.834561 crown can make this fast- Scientific Name: Longitude: growing China native popular -87.835023 as a shade tree, but it can also Phellodendron amurense be invasive.

3 Location: Origin: Native Camels Unrivaled summer flowering Common Name: Latitude: shrub that has a superb foliage Bottlebrush Buckeye 41.834641 effect. Broad and spreading, Scientific Name: Longitude: will in light shade. Aesculus parviflora -87.835067

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 4 Location: Origin: Southern , Australia House Southeastern Common Name: Latitude: The range,o sugar-filled Persimmon 41.834641 of this slow-growing riverbank Scientific Name: Longitude: tree ripens after the first frost -87.835245 in autumn. The tree’s is Diospyros virginiana used to make golf club heads and pool cues.

5 Location: Origin: Native Australia House When the bark of this tree Common Name: Latitude: is steeped in water until the Common Hackberry 41.834546 fibers separate, thread for Scientific Name: Longitude: making ropes and matting is the result. Celtis occidentalis -87.835535

6 Location: Origin: Native Australia House A staple food for Native Common Name: Latitude: Americans, nuts are Shagbark Hickory 41.834024 deliciously sweet and fragrant. Scientific Name: Longitude: The wood is also used in -87.835157 and for making Carya ovata baseball bats.

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 7 Location: Origin: and China Australia House The Paulownia is a fast- Common Name: Latitude: growing tree that is well- Paulownia 41.834045 known for its foxglove-like Scientific Name: Longitude: flowers which are pinkish- -87.834651 lavender colored with dark purple spotting and creamy yellow striping.

8 Location: Origin: China, Japan Pachyderms This fast-growing tree was Common Name: Latitude: introduced from Asia into Golden Raintree 41.833957 Illinois, North Carolina, Scientific Name: Longitude: Virginia, and West Virginia. -87.834545 It is one of only a few Koelreuteria paniculata that flower in midsummer in the Northern Hemisphere.

9 Location: Origin: Native Pachyderms Many wildlife species enjoy Common Name: Latitude: this tree’s sweet, edible . Chinkapin Oak 41.833938 This pest-free tree also has Scientific Name: Longitude: strong, moderately fire- -87.83527 resistant wood that makes an Quercus muehlenbergii excellent fuel.

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 10 Location: Origin: China Pachyderms Prolific seed production, rapid Common Name: Latitude: growth, and adaptability make Tree of Heaven 41.833597 this tree a good candidate for Scientific Name: Longitude: urban areas, but it can overrun -87.836076 native vegetation, which is Ailanthus altissima why it has been added to the Illinois invasive species list.

11 Location: Origin: Native Pachyderms This Illinois native is planted Common Name: Latitude: for erosion control along Eastern Cottonwood 41.833351 riverbanks. Its prolific seeds, Scientific Name: Longitude: attached to cottony puffs, -87.836094 are dispersed by wind during Populus deltoides spring.

12 Location: Origin: Japan Pachyderms This tree is very adaptable as Common Name: Latitude: long as it is planted in well- Japanese Yew 41.833146 drained soil. Unlike many Scientific Name: Longitude: evergreens, this yew does well -87.836129 in shade and can be pruned Taxus cuspidata into hedges.

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14 Location: Origin: Native Habitat Africa! Natural strands of this Common Name: Latitude: graceful native evergreen have Eastern White Pine 41.83346 been largely depleted due to Scientific Name: Longitude: disease and its commercial harvest. Pinus strobus -87.836316

15 Location: Origin: Central United States Habitat Africa! This tree has a thin, lacy Common Name: Latitude: canopy, permitting diffuse Thornless Honeylocust 41.833719 light pass through and grass to Scientific Name: Longitude: grow up to the trunk. This is a thornless variety. Gleditsia triacanthos var. inerm -87.836276

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 16 Location: Origin: China Habitat Africa! This tree’s showy, bee- Common Name: Latitude: pollinated clusters of flowers Chinese 41.834538 and young seed pods (“green Scientific Name: Longitude: beans”) are edible. It is more -87.836046 susceptible to frost damage Catalpa ovata than the native northern catalpa.

17 Location: Origin: Cultivated Habitat Africa! Named after a Dutch scientist Common Name: Latitude: who helped identify Dutch Buisman Elm 41.834539 elm disease, this tree has been Scientific Name: Longitude: clonally propagated for its disease resistance. Ulmus carpinifolia ‘Christine -87.836128 Buisman’

18 Location: Origin: Native Hoofed Animals This tree retains its crabapple- Common Name: Latitude: like , which feed wildlife, Cockspur Hawthorn 41.834628 through winter. Its dense Scientific Name: Longitude: branches and prominent thorns attract birds for shelter. Crataegus crus-galli -87.836173

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 19 Location: Origin: Eurasia Habitat Africa! This tree’s flutter in the Common Name: Latitude: wind, sparkling as they twist. White Poplar 41.834514 A cross section of its stems Scientific Name: Longitude: reveal a star-shaped pith. Populus alba -87.836495

20 Location: Origin: Native Habitat Africa! This tough tree succeeds Common Name: Latitude: in poorly drained or Shining Willow 41.834509 intermittently flooded soils. Scientific Name: Longitude: Its fresh bark contains salicin, a close relative to aspirin. Salix lucida -87.837992

21 Location: Origin: Native Habitat Africa! This very large shade tree is Common Name: Latitude: sometimes called “camouflage American Sycamore 41.833669 tree” because of its patterned Scientific Name: Longitude: bark, which resembles army fatigues. Platanus occidentalis -87.838113

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 22 Location: Origin: China, Korea, Japan Habitat Africa! This unique tree has thorns, Common Name: Latitude: clusters of showy flowers one Castor-Aralia 41.833689 to two feet across, and large, Scientific Name: Longitude: palmately lobed leaves. It also -87.8384 has no major pest or disease Kalopanax pictus concerns. ‘septemlobus’

23 Location: Origin: Southeastern United Habitat Africa! States Common Name: Latitude: Clusters of leaves at this Umbrella Magnolia 41.833861 magnolia’s branch tips form Scientific Name: Longitude: an umbrella-like shape, giving the tree its common name. Magnolia tripetala -87.839165

24 Location: Origin: Europe to Western Habitat Africa! Asia Common Name: Latitude: Small tree or shrub with European Euonymus 41.833813 attractive .5” orange colored Scientific Name: Longitude: fruit in the fall. Euonymus europaeus -87.839153

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 25 Location: Origin: Cultivated Habitat Africa! Creating year-round interest Common Name: Latitude: with its unusual shape, this Weeping European 41.833488 weeping European beech Scientific Name: Longitude: cultivar has graceful branches that sweep toward the Earth. ‘Pendula’ -87.83835

26 Location: Origin: Eastern United States Habitat Africa! Hardiest of the native tree Common Name: Latitude: magnolias, the cucumbertree Cucumbertree 41.833384 has two-inch-long, green, Scientific Name: Longitude: cucumber-shaped fruits that turn bright red when ripe. Magnolia acuminata -87.838123

27 Location: Origin: Native Habitat Africa! This tree’s yellow, -like Common Name: Latitude: flowers bloom in fall, after the Common Witchhazel 41.833034 foliage drops. Scientific Name: Longitude: Hamamelis virginiana -87.838209

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 28 Location: Origin: Native Swan Lake This tree’s pendulous clusters Common Name: Latitude: of white flowers bloom in Black Locust 41.832567 late spring. Its native range is Scientific Name: Longitude: eastern North America, but it -87.839302 has become invasive elsewhere Robinia pseudoacacia due to its adaptability.

29 Location: Origin: Southeastern Swan Lake United States Common Name: Latitude: This tree has large, distinctive Osage Orange 41.833602 fruit with a brain-like surface Scientific Name: Longitude: and a citrus smell. A milky sap -87.840254 appears when leaves or thorns Maclura pomifera are removed from stems, which can cause dermatitis.

30 Location: Origin: Native Swan Lake Rapid growth in youth and Common Name: Latitude: purple spring flowers make Redbud 41.833814 this a popular ornamental. Scientific Name: Longitude: No more than 30 feet tall, -87.84057 this tree fits nicely into most Cercis canadensis landscapes.

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 31 Location: Origin: Native Swan Lake Native Americans scattered Common Name: Latitude: leaves of this tree throughout Black 41.833831 their homes as a way to dispel Scientific Name: Longitude: fleas. Chemicals produced -87.841578 by this valuable timber tree inhibit other from invading its “space” (meaning its allelopathic).

32 Location: Origin: Southern Illinois, Swan Lake Appalachia Common Name: Latitude: This rare native tree has Yellowwood 41.832309 fragrant and beautiful summer Scientific Name: Longitude: flowers. Yellowwood is -87.84067 named after the tree’s yellow Cladrastis kentukea ‘lutea’ heartwood, which can be made into yellow dye.

33 Location: Origin: Asia Swan Lake This elastic wood is mainly Common Name: Latitude: used for hockey sticks and Mulberry 41.832289 tennis rackets. The tree’s fruits Scientific Name: Longitude: resemble blackberries and are edible but messy. Morus alba -87.839856

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 34 Location: Origin: Native Swan Lake A graceful member of the Common Name: Latitude: birch family, with vertically Ironwood 41.832333 shredded bark and clusters Scientific Name: Longitude: that look like hops, this tree -87.839395 is accustomed to partial shade Ostrya virginiana and woodlands.

35 Location: Origin: Native Great Bear The brittle wood of this Common Name: Wilderness fast-growing maple causes Silver Maple Latitude: branches to break off and split Scientific Name: 41.831944 in storms. Acer saccharinum Longitude: -87.838058

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Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 37 Location: Origin: Native Great Bear Aspirin is derived from Common Name: Wilderness salicylates in the bark of this Quaking Aspen Latitude: tree. Pioneers used the bark to Scientific Name: 41.833462269 make hats, and deer rub their antlers on this soothing tree. Populus tremuloides Longitude: -87.836777

38 Location: Origin: China Great Bear This small, hardy tree leafs out Common Name: Wilderness in early spring. It is easy to Amur Maple Latitude: transplant and fairly pest-free, Scientific Name: 41.831883 and it has a scarlet fall color. It can be invasive. Acer ginnala Longitude: -87.837166

39 Location: Origin: Cultivated Feathers and Scales Reaching up to 25 feet in Common Name: Latitude: height, this magnolia has large, Dr. Merrill Magnolia 41.831467 white, fragrant blossoms and Scientific Name: Longitude: can withstand colder northern temperatures. Magnolia loebneri ‘Dr. Merrill’ -87.837308

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 40 Location: Origin: Greece, Albania Formal Pool The showy, white flowers Common Name: Latitude: of this tree appear at its Horsechestnut 41.831767 branch tips in spring, but by Scientific Name: Longitude: midsummer, blotch causes -87.837183 leaves to brown and fall from Aesculus hippocastanum the tree early.

41 Location: Origin: Cultivated Formal Pool This fast-growing, popular Common Name: Latitude: street tree tolerates urban Greenspire Linden 41.831766 conditions well. It develops a Scientific Name: Longitude: symmetrical, conical-shaped crown that casts deep shade. Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’ -87.836392

42 Location: Origin: Native Conservation This large, tree can Common Name: Learning Center reach over 150 feet tall and has Tulip Tree Latitude: tulip-like flowers that produce Scientific Name: 41.831732 enough nectar to yield four pounds of honey on a 20 year Liriodendron tulipifera Longitude: -87.836007 old tree.

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 43 Location: Origin: Native Conservation This majestic tree was nearly Common Name: Learning Center wiped out by Dutch elm American Elm Latitude: disease. It is differentiated Scientific Name: 41.831399 from other elms by alternating buff and red bark layers. Ulmus americana Longitude: -87.835853

44 Location: Origin: Southeastern, South- South of Central United States Common Name: Conservation This highly adaptable tree Fringe Tree Learning Center has white, showy, ribbon-like Scientific Name: Latitude: flowers that hang downward, 41.831273 evoking an old man’s beard. Chionanthus virginicus Longitude: -87.83599

45 Location: Origin: Cultivar of Native Hamill Family trees Common Name: Nature Plaza A cultivar of a native tree, Princeton Elm Latitude: this fast growing tree shows Scientific Name: resistance to Dutch elm disease and is tolerant of adverse site Ulmus americana ‘Princeton’ Longitude: conditions.

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 46 Location: Origin: Native Rice Center This tree’s midsummer fruits Common Name: Latitude: taste like sweet blueberries. Serviceberry 41.831265 Its foliage turns a brilliant Scientific Name: Longitude: crimson in autumn. Amelanchier arborea -87.835579

47 Location: Origin: Native Rice Center A summer flowering shrub Common Name: Latitude: that looks good in every Oakleaf Hydrangea 41.83128 season. Scientific Name: Longitude: Hydrangea quercifolia -87.835439

48 Location: Origin: Central and Southern South Gate Europe Common Name: Latitude: A narrow growing tree with Dawyck Purple Leaved 41.830900 purple foliage reaching a Beech Longitude: diameter of less than 10 feet. Scientific Name: -87.833075 Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck Purple’ Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 49 Location: Origin: China Peacock Cafe This tree’s bark exfoliates Common Name: Latitude: during winter peeling to reveal China Snow Pekin Lilac 41.831283 coppery-bronze bark. In late Scientific Name: Longitude: spring to early summer, there -87.834438 are showy plumes of fragrant Syringa pekinensis creamy white flowers.

50 Location: Origin: Native The Swamp Adapted to swamps, this tree Common Name: Latitude: also grows well in urban areas. Bald Cypress 41.831405 Its “knees” extrude above Scientific Name: Longitude: ground to help bring in oxygen to waterlogged roots. Taxodium distichum -87.833943

51 Location: Origin: Europe The Swamp This commonly planted tree Common Name: Latitude: has become a weedy invasive, Norway Maple 41.831555 but our zoo animals love it as Scientific Name: Longitude: part of their diet. Acer platanoides -87.83378

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 52 Location: Origin: Native The Swamp Although native to southern Common Name: Latitude: Illinois, this tree thrives in Black Gum 41.831889 the north. Spectacular red, Scientific Name: Longitude: purple, and orange fall color -87.833864 and blue fruits dress this tree Nyssa sylvatica in autumn.

53 Location: Origin: Japan The Swamp The Katsura tree grows in Common Name: Latitude: a pyramidal form when it Katsura Tree 41.831818 is young. Its leaves begin as Scientific Name: Longitude: reddish purple which slowly -87.834406 turn to blue-green in summer Cercidiphyllum japonicum and then yellow to apricot color in fall.

54 Location: Origin: Native Tropic World Spiny, golf-ball-size fruits are Common Name: Latitude: exposed after the brilliantly American Sweetgum 41.831987 colored leaves drop in autumn. Scientific Name: Longitude: The bark was used in World -87.834177 Wars I and II as a base for Liquidambar styraciflua soap, drugs, and adhesives.

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 55 Location: Origin: Japan Tropic World This tree is an alternative Common Name: Latitude: to American elm due to its Japanese Zelkova 41.832018 tolerance of urban conditions Scientific Name: Longitude: and Dutch elm disease. Its -87.834342 fall color is a mix of yellow, Zelkova serrata bronze, dark red, and purple.

56 Location: Origin: Northern Iran Tropic World This decidious tree grows Common Name: Latitude: 30-40 feet tall. It is most Persian Ironwood 41.832203 attractive during the winter Scientific Name: Longitude: due to the peeling of the bark -87.834291 leaving gray, green, white and Parrotia persica brown patches.

57 Location: Origin: Cultivated Hamill Family Aesthetically pleasing, this Common Name: Play Zoo European beech cultivar has Copper Beech Latitude: shiny purple spring leaves and Scientific Name: 41.831881 copper fall color. Fagus sylvatica ‘Atropunicea’ Longitude: -87.832805

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 58 Location: Origin: Eastern United States Hamill Family This beautiful understory tree Common Name: Play Zoo flowers in May. Large white Flowering Dogwood Latitude: bracts surround a cluster of Scientific Name: 41.831831 tiny yellow-green flowers, forming what appears to be Cornus florida Longitude: -87.832569 one large flower.

59 Location: Origin: Balkan Peninsula Hamill Family This threatened five-needled Common Name: Play Zoo pine from Macedonia is a rare Macedonian Pine Latitude: find. Its conical form and Scientific Name: 41.831904 winter hardiness make it a desirable ornamental. Pinus peuce Longitude: -87.832248

60 Location: Origin: Southeastern Europe Hamill Family It is rare to find this tree, even Common Name: Play Zoo in its native habitat in the Serbian Spruce Latitude: Balkans. Scientific Name: 41.836886 Picea omorika Longitude: -87.832206

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 61 Location: Origin: Native Hamill Family Jack pine cones open only Common Name: Play Zoo after fire. Natural stands help Jack Pine Latitude: stabilize watersheds, produce Scientific Name: 41.831739 acidic soils good for growing blueberries, and provide food Pinus banksiana Longitude: -87.832131 and shelter for wild game.

62 Location: Origin: Europe Hamill Family Introduced for charcoal Common Name: Play Zoo production, this tree is used European Black Alder Latitude: in land reclamation and for Scientific Name: 41.831694 tanning leather a hard red color. It can be invasive. Alnus glutinosa Longitude: -87.83207

63 Location: Origin: Cultivated Hamill Family In the 1820s, this cultivated Common Name: Play Zoo species emerged as an accident Saucer Magnolia Latitude: in a French garden from two Scientific Name: 41.831678 Chinese magnolias. Magnolia x soulangiana Longitude: -87.832164

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 64 Location: Origin: Northwestern North Hamill Family America Common Name: Play Zoo This tree naturally sprouts White Spruce Latitude: in mine spoils, benefiting Scientific Name: 41.831407 restoration of disturbed and logged areas. Picea glauca Longitude: -87.832284

65 Location: Origin: Cultivated Hamill Family Developed by the Morton Common Name: Play Zoo Arboretum, this vase-shaped Accolade Elm Latitude: tree is reminiscent of the Scientific Name: 41.831403 American elm but without the problems. Ulmus japonica x wilsoniana Longitude: ‘Morton’ -87.832693

66 Location: Origin: Southeastern North Hamill Family America Common Name: Play Zoo This nice ornamental has Silverbell Latitude: white, pendulous, bell-shaped Scientific Name: 41.831397 flowers that bloom in spring Longitude: and unique four-winged fruits Halesia tetraptera var. in fall. tetraptera -87.832744

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 67 Location: Origin: Cultivated East Mall Existing in fossil records Common Name: Latitude: dating back five million years, Dawn Redwood 41.832328 this ancient tree was found in Scientific Name: Longitude: a remote area in China in 1946 -87.83248 and now exists worldwide due Metasequoia glyptostroboides to cultivation.

68 Location: Origin: Europe East Mall This is one of few deciduous Common Name: Latitude: conifers. Its hard, orange- European Larch 41.832139 brown, rot-resistant wood is Scientific Name: Longitude: used for building log houses. Larix decidua -87.832595

69 Location: Origin: Europe, North Africa, Hamill Family Western Asia Common Name: Wild Encounters Ships were made from the English Oak Latitude: strong, pale brown wood of Scientific Name: 41.831851 the English oak. Wine and spirits are still aged in casks Quercus robur Longitude: -87.831882 made from its wood.

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 70 Location: Origin: Native Hamill Family The wood of this evergreen Common Name: Wild Encounters has good insulating properties Eastern Arborvitae Latitude: and resists decay. Colonial Scientific Name: 41.83184 explorers used its vitamin C-rich foliage to treat scurvy. Thuja occidentalis Longitude: -87.831697

71 Location: Origin: China Hamill Family This large shrub produces Common Name: Wild Encounters white flowers in late summer. Seven-Son Flower Latitude: After the petals fall, the pink Scientific Name: 41.831864 sepals remain giving the appearance that the plant is in Heptacodium miconioides Longitude: -87.832092 flower again.

72 Location: Origin: Cultivated Hamill Family This is a columnar tree with Common Name: Wild Encounters two-toned leaves that tolerates Regal Prince® Ware’s Oak Latitude: a wide range of conditions. Scientific Name: 41.831985 Quercus robur x bicolor ‘Long’ Longitude: -87.831917

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 73 Location: Origin: China East Mall Motor Introduced from China, this Common Name: Safari Station drought-tolerant, pest free Hardy Rubber Tree Latitude: ornamental has latex-like sap Scientific Name: 41.832129 that can be turned into rubber. Eucommia ulmoides Longitude: -87.831034

74 Location: Origin: Native East Mall Motor Pioneers roasted the seeds of Common Name: Safari Station this tree for a coffee substitute. Kentucky Coffee Tree Latitude: Today, this tree is used in Scientific Name: 41.832083 urban plantings because it tolerates pollution, salt, and Gymnocladus dioicus Longitude: -87.830831 drought.

75 Location: Origin: Native East Mall Motor This long-lived, adaptable oak Common Name: Safari Station can reach over 100 feet tall Bur Oak Latitude: at maturity. It provides food, Scientific Name: 41.832212 cover, and nesting sites for many birds and mammals. Quercus macrocarpa Longitude: -87.830542

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 76 Location: Origin: Native East Mall Motor The white oak is the state Common Name: Safari Station tree of Illinois. It can live to White Oak Latitude: be hundreds of years old and Scientific Name: 41.832214 is found in every county of Illinois. Quercus alba Longitude: -87.830538

77 Location: Origin: Native East Mall Motor This fast-growing oak has a Common Name: Safari Station handsome winter silhouette Red Oak Latitude: and russet-red, yellow, and tan Scientific Name: 41.832206 autumn foliage. Quercus rubra Longitude: -87.83053

78 Location: Origin: Native East Mall This short-lived, weak- Common Name: Latitude: structure tree is used in paper Box Elder 41.832311 manufacturing. Its branches Scientific Name: Longitude: give off an acrid smell when -87.831553 broken, yet animals find them Acer negundo tasty.

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 79 Location: Origin: Mid-Atlantic USA East Mall This disease-resistant buckeye Common Name: Latitude: has attractive palmate leaves, Yellow Buckeye 41.833063 yellow spring flowers, and Scientific Name: Longitude: a leathery fruit capsule -87.832306 containing two bitter, Aesculus flava (octandra) poisonous seeds.

80 Location: Origin: Japan East Mall This slow-growing small- Common Name: Latitude: statured tree from Japan has Full Moon Maple 41.833137 deeply cut, light green leaves Scientific Name: Longitude: that turn an array of reds, yellows, and oranges in fall. Acer japonicum -87.831993

81 Location: East Mall Origin: Native Latitude: If given an adequate amount Common Name: 41.833168 of space, this stately tree grows American Beech Longitude: almost twice as wide as it does Scientific Name: -87.831548 tall.

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 82 Location: Origin: China East Mall Native to China, this relatively Common Name: Latitude: pest-free ornamental has Paperbark Maple 41.833209 brilliant red fall color and Scientific Name: Longitude: “appealing” cinnamon-brown bark. Acer griseum -87.831403

83 Location: Origin: Europe East Mall This small maple tolerates Common Name: Latitude: urban conditions well. It was Hedge Maple 41.833056 used during the Middle Ages Scientific Name: Longitude: in Europe as hedgerow and to make musical instruments. Acer campestre -87.831441

84 Location: Origin: China East Mall This graceful yet durable Common Name: Latitude: tree is resistant to Dutch Chinese Elm 41.833027 elm disease, and it also has Scientific Name: Longitude: colorful, jigsaw-like bark. Ulmus parvifolia -87.831375

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 85 Location: Origin: Native Pinniped Point This tree’s new foliage is dark Common Name: Latitude: green above, with white bands Eastern Hemlock 41.833584 of lenticels below. Deer like to Scientific Name: Longitude: browse this slow-growing tree, -87.830671 which can live up to 1,000 Tsuga canadensis years.

86 Location: Origin: Native Seven Seas This evergreen grows rapidly Common Name: Latitude: and provides for excellent Green Giant Arborvitae 41.833691 shade. It has rich green foliage Scientific Name: Longitude: and grows in a pyramidal-form in a wide variety of soils. Thuja plicata ‘Green Giant’ -87.830379

87 Location: Origin: Western Coast of Pinniped Point North America Common Name: Latitude: Native Americans of the Western Arborvitae 41.833743 Pacific Northwest used Scientific Name: Longitude: this tree extensively for -87.830447 items ranging from rope to Thuja plicata insecticide. Today, we use resilient red cedar shakes. Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 88 Location: Origin: Western North Seven Seas America Common Name: Latitude: Bracts that look like a mouse’s Douglas Fir 41.83385 tail and legs stick out from Scientific Name: Longitude: between the scales on the -87.830379 cone of this tree. The wood Pseudotsuga menziesii is exceptionally strong and is used for log cabins.

89 Location: Origin: Rocky Mountain Pinniped Point Region Common Name: Latitude: Native Americans used the White Fir 41.833825 bark of this tree to make a tan Scientific Name: Longitude: dye for buckskin. Reaching -87.831304 heights of 50 feet, this tree Abies concolor is a great alternative to the overplanted Colorado blue spruce.

90 Location: Origin: Europe Widely cultivated for its Common Name: Rain Forest adaptability and rapid growth, Norway Spruce Latitude: this European native is Scientific Name: 41.833924 commonly used as a Christmas tree. Picea abies Longitude: -87.83143

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 91 Location: Origin: Native Clouded Leopard Fast growing to heights up Common Name: Rain Forest to 70 feet, this tree has rot- Northern Catalpa Latitude: resistant wood, showy panicles Scientific Name: 41.833746 of flowers, and long, cigar-like fruits that stay on the tree Catalpa speciosa Longitude: -87.831383 through winter.

92 Location: Origin: Native East Mall Hummingbirds pollinate this Common Name: Latitude: tree, which attracts wildlife Red Buckeye 41.833216 with its salmon-red spring Scientific Name: Longitude: flowers. Aesculus pavia -87.831225

93 Location: Origin: Native East Mall This native tree typically Common Name: Latitude: doesn’t reach heights taller Ohio Buckeye 41.833279 than 30 feet. It produces a Scientific Name: Longitude: large, poisonous seed within -87.831223 a spiny husk. Its glabrous, Aesculus glabra palmate leaves are attractive but give off a fetid odor when crushed. Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 94 Location: Origin: Asia Big Cats Not a desired tree due to its Common Name: Latitude: weak branch structure and Siberian Elm 41.833284 being prone to damage during Scientific Name: Longitude: storms. Ulmus pumila -87.831282

95 Location: Origin: Atlantic Coastal East Mall Plains Common Name: Latitude: This tree grows moderately Shumard Oak 41.833356 fast and produces acorns every Scientific Name: Longitude: 2 to 4 years. The acorns are -87.831772 egg shaped which fall in either Quercus shumardii September or October of the following year.

96 Location: Origin: Native East Mall The scientific name Carya is Common Name: Latitude: Greek for “walnut.” Along Red Hickory 41.833272 with oaks, this relative of Scientific Name: Longitude: grows in dry upland -87.832075 woods in the eastern United States.

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 97 Location: Origin: Southwestern United The Pavilions States Common Name: Latitude: Colorado blue spruce is not Colorado Blue Spruce 41.833308 used as a timber tree but Scientific Name: Longitude: is commonly planted for -87.83259 windbreaks. This sharp- Picea pungens needled evergreen is native to the southern Rocky Mountains.

98 Location: Origin: Native The Pavilions This hybrid is vase-shaped Common Name: Latitude: with arching limbs. It is Danada Charm Elm 41.833925 naturally disease resistant and Scientific Name: Longitude: grows rapidly in nurseries. Ulmus japonica x wilsoniana -87.832701 ‘Morton Red Tip’

99 Location: Origin: Europe The Pavilions In 1759, this tree became one Common Name: Latitude: of the first tree introductions Austrian Pine 41.833763 to the United States. It is Scientific Name: Longitude: tolerant of most growing -87.83263 conditions but is susceptible to Pinus nigra disease.

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 101 Location: Origin: Southeastern Europe Pachyderm & Western Asia Common Name: The Turkish Filbert can grow Turkish Filbert to be 50 feet. It gives crisp, Scientific Name: dark green summer foliage and edible nuts in a coursely Corylus colurna fringed husk.

102 Location: Origin: Native Pachyderm Green Column Black Maple Common Name: Latitude: is considered a columnar Green Column Black Maple 41.833925 tree because of the columnar Scientific Name: Longitude: nature in which it grows -87.833969 with a straight, central trunk Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum and rounded crown. In early spring, it gets green flowers and in the fall the leaves turn a beautiful yellow and orange.

103 Location: Origin: Native Carousel This fast-growing maple Common Name: Latitude: thrives in full sun and is one Red Maple 41.833883 of the first trees to exhibit Scientific Name: Longitude: striking fall color. It is not -87.83365 tolerant of alkaline soils, which Acer rubrum cause yellowing of leaves.

Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 104 Location: Origin: China Butterfly House A beautiful accent plant with Common Name: Latitude: drooping branches that will Weeping Mulberry hang down to the ground. Scientific Name: Longitude: Moras alba ‘Pendula’

105 Location: Origin: Native Stuffed Animal Accustomed to wet sites, this Common Name: Kingdom adaptable member of the birch River Birch Latitude: family evolved fruits that open Scientific Name: 41.834795 in spring to coincide with exposed river shores, perfect Betula nigra Longitude: -87.834087 for seed germination.

106 Location: Origin: Native Australia House The London Planetree is a Common Name: Latitude: hybrid that has a maple-like London Planetree 41.834772 appearance to its leaves. The Scientific Name: Longitude: bark is a smooth brown with -87.834671 green and gray patches. Some Platanus acerifolia claim that it is the best tree to plant in urban places in the United States. Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 107 Location: Origin: Native Stuffed Animal The unusual bark of this Common Name: Kingdom understory tree is irregularly American Hornbeam Latitude: fluted with smooth, sinewy, Scientific Name: 41.834794 muscle-like ripples, hence another common name: Carpinus caroliniana Longitude: -87.834135 musclewood.

108 Location: Origin: Native Stuffed Animal This tree prefers deep, moist Common Name: Kingdom soils but adapts quite well to Swamp White Oak Latitude: landscapes. The undersides of Scientific Name: 41.834933 leaves are white and contrast with the dark green upper Quercus bicolor Longitude: -87.834173 surface.

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Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 110 Location: Origin: Native Main Entrance The pin oak can tolerate acid Common Name: Latitude: rain, but when this tree is Pin Oak 41.835839 planted in alkaline soil, it Scientific Name: Longitude: develops yellowed leaves. -87.834338

111 Location: Origin: Native North Gate Unusual blue flowers with Common Name: Latitude: orange anthers on upright Indigobush spikes in June. A leggy Scientific Name: Longitude: character with bulk of foliage in upper third of the shrub. Amorpha fruticosa

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