Tree ID Common Name Scientific Name Comments LITTLE ROCK ZOO 1 American Holly Ilex opaca Beautiful red berries 2 Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum Grows in wet areas 3 Blackjack Oak Quercus marilandica Grows on poor, dry soil 4 Bottle Brush Buckeye Aesculus parviflora White flowers in spring 5 Callery Pear "Bradford" Pyrus calleryana Used for browse 6 Catalpa Catalpa speciosa Unusual large leaves 7 Chalk Maple Acer leucoderme Grows on streambanks 8 Chinaberry Melia azedarach Also called "rosary tree" 9 Crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia indica Beautiful summer color 10 Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana Good for wildlife food 11 Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis Beautiful spring flowers 12 Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida Beautiful spring color 13 Fringe Tree Chionanthus virginicus Fruits look like olives 14 Hackberry Celtis occidentalis Used for browse 15 Hickory Carya spp Good for wildlife food 16 Holly Ilex spp Many different varieties 17 Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos Unusual large seed pods 18 King Maya Palm Chamaedorea hooperiana Tropical tree 19 Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda Fragrant year round 20 Mediterranean Fan Palm Chamaerops humilis Cold hardy palm tree 21 Mulberry Morus spp Used for browse 22 Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra Bright red in fall 23 Pecan Carya illinoiensis Delicious edible nuts Important Part of Our Environment 24 Post Oak Quercus stellata Grows on poor, dry soil Trees provide many environmental bene ts such as 25 Purple Leaf Plum Prunus cerasifera Edible purple fruit moderating climate, improving air quality, conserving Photo by water, and harboring wildlife. 26 River Birch Betula nigra Grows on streambanks Karen Caster 27 Sawtooth Oak Quercus acutissima Unusual large acorns Valuable Resource to the Zoo 28 Shortleaf Pine Pinus echinata Produces small cones Trees are used to: 29 Silver Maple Acer saccharinum Fast growing shade tree • Provide natural habitats for the animals • Supply enrichment and browse to the animals and 30 Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora Large fragrant flowers Arkansas’s only AZA accredited Zoo located on 37 acres in a park-like setting in wildlife in the park 31 Sugarberry Celtis laevigata Used for browse • Improve water quality in our community by ltering the Natural State’s capitol city. Beautiful fall color run-o water 32 Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua • Protect soil from erosion 33 Texas Palmetto Sabal mexicana Cold hardy palm tree • Create windscreens to deect and direct wind ow 34 Tulip Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera Fast growing shade tree • Provide shade for our guests • Display the beauty that our “natural state” is known for 35 Washington Hawthorn Crataegus phaenopyrum White flowers in spring • Create a park-like setting to be enjoyed by young and 36 Water Oak Quercus nigra Grows on wet sites old alike 37 White Oak Quercus alba Large shade tree 38 Willow Salix spp Used for browse This brochure has been made possible in part by an Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Grant through a cooperative 39 Willow Oak Quercus phellos Good urdan shade tree agreement with the U. S. Forest Service, the Arkansas Forestry #1 Zoo Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205 Commission, Regional Recycling, and the Little Rock Zoo. 40 Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria Used for windscreen www.LittleRockZoo.com

07/29/14 Be Aware of Threats to Trees ZOOVENTURE ACCESSIBLE ROUTES TREEATM (in Café KEY Africa) LOST & FOUND EDUCATION I N T E R S TAT E 6 3 0 W E S T - E X I T 4 F APAR I R KB LV D. DRINKING FOUNTAIN VENDING MEMBERSHIPS CENTER Habitat Destruction Flowering – Dicotyledons KIWANIS RESTROOMS TOKEN MACHINE INFORMATION Fruits/Berries/Nuts – Dicotyledons PLAYGROUND ANIMAL Human activities such as logging, agriculture, and CONCESSIONS CHANGE MACHINE STAFF ONLY HOLDING 21 WATER FOWL BUTTERFLY residential construction can destroy habitats. When MISTINGPine/Cypress/Cedar STATION FISH FEEDING – GymnospermsAED DEVICE 38 2 GARDEN 39 LR CENT PROJECT 27 forests are turned into parking lots and strip malls, the PleasePalms notify a staff – personMonocotyledons if you need First Aid. (Arecaceae) 8 28 FLAMINGO 38 C Commemorative Trees 39 31 2 24 24 HORSE original native trees , as well as the animals speci c to 25 28 15 24 CHICKEN ANIMAL BROWSE ORCHARD forest habitats, could be lost forever. 14 FARM 39 24 GORILLA GOOSE GREAT 39 39 39 39 39 RINGTAIL GOAT 28 RABBIT 26 DONKEY ADMINISTRATION APES 39 TORTOISE Introduced Pests and Diseases Flossie’s 1 COMPLEX ANIMAL ANIMAL ENRICHMENT Funnel Cakes WASH COATIMUNDI1 BROWSE (SEASONAL) Our native trees often have no defense against insect GARDEN DISPLAY 29 STATION PRAIRIE 3 23 1 30DOG GORILLA 2 6 28 28 20 1 pests and diseases from other parts of the world. ORANGUTAN 2 33 24 TRAIN SERVAL FAMILY 31 RAIN WATER STATION CLOUDED COLLECTION SYSTEM ASIAN 1 LEOPARD When these organisms are accidentally introduced, the AND GARDEN 10 26 19 NEW TRAIN 10 ELEPHANTS COMING SOON CABYBARA ecological and economic damage can be enormous. 34 27

24 SMALL CHIMPANZEE BOBCAT Ozark Chinquapins (Castanea pumila var. ozarkensis), PRIMATES, 28 CARNIVORES FUTURE 24

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American Elms (Ulmus americana) and Butternuts 12 ELEPHANT EXHIBIT RED FOX 11 TRAINING NOCTURNAL (Juglans cinerea) have been virtually eliminated from AREA CARACAL RETICULATED 17 PYTHON Mosi’s 1 Arkansas’s forests by introduced diseases. 25 34 4 CIVITAN 2 Snack Shack 19 1 40 2 SPIDER (SEASONAL) 17 PAVILION 19 26 19 19 LEMUR MONKEY 36 ELEPHANT 24 28 19 19 2 ALLIGATOR 13 The Emerald Ash Borer, 37 PLAYGROUND13 19 40 30 2 ASIAN 28 2 26 24 32 an Asian beetle, has killed C 1 WATERFALL BUSH DOG AMPHITHEATER 26 1 20 11 C 6 13 Snack CAnimal Shows 24 PENGUIN 39 9 19 hundreds of thousands of Shack C 24 5 LORIKEET ANIMAL (SEASONAL) 40 9 9 BROWSE ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) in the Midwest since 2002. In LANDING 40 9 16 GARDEN BEARS 38 13 22 9 24 2008 a population was discovered in Missouri, not far 7 TIGER 11 ZOO BALD24 EXIT 30 EAGLE SARUS CRANE from the Arkansas border. As of 2010, it has not yet 35 WARTHOG 26 OTTERS BEARS BIG CATS GIRAFFE been found in Arkansas. GIFT SHOP 9

24 24 SIAMANG 8 TICKET GIBBON AFTER HOURS HAY BARN AFRICA Invasive Plants VISITOR BOOTH EXIT ONLY SERVICES OFFICE “OVER -THE- JUMPS” Non-native invasive plants can compete with and CAROUSEL JAGUAR LION BLACK RHINO ENTRY displace native species. Well-known invasive plants EAST PARKING LOT MANED WOLF WHITE RHINO K ANTEATER CROWNED R include Kudzu (Pueraria lobata), Privet (Ligustrum spp.) A CRANE P Z O O D R IV E R and Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica). RED RIVER 24 I REAL. LIVE. ENTERTAINMENT. HOG A ANIMAL F Invasive tree species in Arkansas include Chinaberry BROWSE NORTH NAKED GARDEN PARKING LOT MOLE RATS (Melia azrdarach), Chinese Tallow Tree (Sapium CROWNED PORCUPINE ANKOLE CATTLE sebiferum), and Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima). Zoo Hours of Operation: CRANE AFRICAN Daily 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM DIK DIK BLUE CRANE Last Admission 4:00 PM SAVANNAH These trees were originally planted for their 24 ornamental value and have escaped cultivation. Please Exit Zoo by 5:00 PM NO SMOKING CAMEL www.littlerockzoo.com Café Hours 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM OR FIREARMS 501-666-2406 (Kitchen Closes at 4:00 PM) ALLOWED IN ZOO ZEBRA CHEETAH GREATER KUDU GRAPHICS BY TOBY ISBELL Tree Planting Tips Plant native trees. Before you plant a tree, carefully evaluate the site in order to select the best tree. Consider the eventual size of the mature tree: 1. Will the tree’s roots have enough room to grow? 2. Will the tree interfere with nearby roofs, sidewalks or overhead utilities? 3. Is the site mostly sunny or shady? “Plant life-sustaining trees for their beauty, bounty, ornamental characteristics,

The Arkansas Forestry Commission or the University of and the habitat and food they provide for wildlife.” Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension For information on purchasing a commemorative tree as a living legacy Service can help you select the right trees for your contact the Little Rock Zoo Development or Facilities Operations departments at 501-661-7230. property.