B Z TREE GUIDE C Z S North Main Parking Lot 110 Main 111 Entrance North Gate 31st Street Hoofed Animals 108 105 3 106 Guest 18 107Relations 2 20 19 17 16 1 4 Butteries! Discovery Discovery Center 5 Australia Center Seasonal 104 Parking Lot Dragonf ly Marsh Clouded The Fragile Leopard Pinniped Point 6 7 Desert Rain Forest 31 30 23 8 90 21 Habitat Africa! The Savannah 9 102 The Carousel 24 103 Big Cats 87 88 98 89 29 22 91 Pachyderms 10 86 Swan Lake 15 101 Habitat Africa! The Forest 25 99 Entrance Entrance 85 26 The Pavilions 14 11 The Nature 94 Seven Seas Stage Dolphin Arena 95 96 93 92 83 Playground 12 82 27 97 80 81 79 84 32 28 Forest Preserve Nature Trail Great Bear Wilderness West East Mall Mall 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 Woods Hamill Family Play Zoo 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 Chicago 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 flowers which bloom Magnolia “Butterflies” 41.834518 in spring. Scientific Name: Longitude: Magnolia acuminata -87.834114 ‘butterflies’ 2 Location: Origin: China, 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 flower in light shade. Aesculus parviflora -87.835067 Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 4 Location: Origin: Southern Illinois, Australia House Southeastern United States Common Name: Latitude: The range,o sugar-filled fruit Persimmon 41.834641 of this slow-growing riverbank Scientific Name: Longitude: tree ripens after the first frost -87.835245 in autumn. The tree’s wood 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, hickory nuts are Shagbark Hickory 41.834024 deliciously sweet and fragrant. Scientific Name: Longitude: The wood is also used in -87.835157 smoking meats and for making Carya ovata baseball bats. Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 7 Location: Origin: Europe 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 Paulownia tomentosa 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 trees 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 acorns. 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. Click for MAP Brookfield Zoo TREE GUIDE Chicago Zoological Society 13 TBD 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 Catalpa 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 fruits, 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 leaves 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 Beech 41.833488 weeping European beech Scientific Name: Longitude: cultivar has graceful branches that sweep toward the Earth. Fagus sylvatica ‘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, spider-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