This site will be used to display detailed photographs of trees and woody plants. It is my hope that they will be helpful to anyone with a love for, or an interest in trees. Be sure to check the copyright information before using any of the photos in your own projects.
The Comparisons are a helpful feature of this site. - use the comparisons section to compare any 2 plants on the site. Choose a tree for the left side of screen and another for the right side. Then click on the small pictures at the top to see a larger version of each pictures. You might also decide to choose a single tree for both sides and compare the flowers with the fruit or the progression of the tree throughout the year.
| Latin Name - Common Name - Link to Facts and Picture Page | Recent Activity |
| Abies cilicica - Cilician fir | 08-23-2008 NEW !!! |
| Acer cissifolium - Ivy leaved maple | |
| Acer forrestii - Forrest maple | |
| Acer griseum - Paperbark maple | |
| Acer Japonicum - Fullmoon maple | |
| Acer saccharinum - Silver maple | |
| Acer saccharum - Sugar maple | |
| Acer tegmentosum - Manchurian striped maple | |
| Aesculus glabra - Ohio buckeye | 11-06-2008 - updated |
| Ailanthus altissima - Tree of heaven | |
| Asimina triloba - Common pawpaw | |
| Betula nigra "Little King" - Fox Valley ® river birch | |
| Betula papyrifera - Paper birch | |
| Castanea dentata - American chestnut | |
| Catalpa speciosa - Northern catalpa | 11-18-2008 NEW PHOTO |
| Celtis laevigata - Sugarberry | 06-24-2008 text added |
| Cornus alternifolia - Pagoda dogwood | 08-20-2008 NEW PHOTO |
| Cornus florida - Flowering dogwood | |
| Corylus americana - American hazelnut | 11-17-2008 new !!! |
| Euonymus hamiltonianus - Himalayan spindle tree | |
| Juglans cinerea - Butternut | 08-22-2008 New text & pictures |
| Juglans microcarpa - Little walnut | 07-03-2008 Added Plant |
| Juglans nigra - Black walnut | |
| Kalopanax pictus - Castor-leaved aralia | 10-30-2008 new photo |
| Liquidambar styraciflua - Sweet gum | |
| Magnolia tripetala - Umbrella-tree | |
| Metasequoia glyptostroboides - Dawn-redwood | 11-21-2008 NEW!! |
| Pinus cembra - Swiss stone pine | 11-20-2008 NEW!! |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii - Douglas-fir | 06-26-2008 New text & pictures |
| Quercus acutissima - Sawtooth oak | 11-15-2008 NEW!! |
| Quercus alba - White Oak | 10-29-2008 New picture |
| Quercus bicolor - Swamp white oak | |
| Quercus macrocarpa - Bur oak | |
| Quercus robur - English oak | |
| Rhus glabra - Smooth sumac | 06-24-2008 New text & pictures |
| Rhus typhina - Staghorn sumac | 06-24-2008 New text & pictures |
| Sassafras albidum - Sassafras | 11-21-2008 New text & photo |
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Taxodium distichum 'Shawnee Brave' - |
08-28-2008 New Page!! |
| Ulmus Americana - American elm | 10-21-2008 New Page!! |
Silver Maples at Mill Street School PowerPoint
Copyright information. Nearly all of the photographs were taken by the Webmaster of this site, Karren Wcisel, at Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois
Send email to Karrenw@aol.com