Fell Arboretum

The '''Fell Arboretum''' is an [[arboretum]] located across the campus of [[Illinois State University]] in [[Normal, Illinois]]. The arboretum began in 1867 when [[Jesse W. Fell]], the university's founder, obtained $3,000 from the state legislature for campus landscaping. He planted 1,740 trees on campus that year and 107 trees the following year. An enthusiastic tree planter, Fell wished the campus to contain every tree native to [[Illinois]]. In 1995 the campus was formally registered as an arboretum and named in Fell's honor. [[File:FellHall3ISU.jpg|thumb|right|A variety of species of trees grace the walk to Fell Hall, seen here in early spring.]] The arboretum contains over 4,000 trees representing over 100 varieties, including ''[[Abies]] concolor'', ''[[Acer (genus)|Acer]] ginnala'', ''[[Acer (genus)|Acer]] griseum'', ''[[Acer (genus)|Acer]] platanoides'', ''[[Acer (genus)|Acer]] rubrum'', ''[[Acer (genus)|Acer]] saccharum'', ''[[Aesculus]] glabra'', ''[[Aesculus]] x carnea'', ''[[Alnus]] glutinosa'', ''[[Amelanchier]] arborea'', ''[[Aralia]] spinosa'', ''[[Betula]] alleghaniensis'', ''[[Betula]] nigra'', ''[[Betula]] populifolia'', ''[[Broussonetia]] papyrifera'', ''[[Carpinus]] caroliniana'', ''[[Carya]] illinoensis'', ''[[Castanea]] mollissima'', ''[[Catalpa]] speciosa'', ''[[Celtis]] occidentalis'', ''[[Cercidiphyllum]] japonicum'', ''[[Cercis]] canadensis'', ''[[Cladrastis]] kentukea'', ''[[Cornus (genus)|Cornus]] mas'', ''[[Cotinus]] obovatus'', ''[[Crataegus]] crusgalli'', ''[[Crataegus]] mollis'', ''[[Crataegus]] monogyna'', ''[[Diospyros]] virginiana'', ''[[Eucommia]] ulmoides'', ''[[Beech|Fagus]] sylvatica'', ''[[Fraxinus]] americana'', ''[[Fraxinus]] pennsylvanica'', ''[[Ginkgo biloba]]'', ''[[Gleditsia]] triacanthos'', ''[[Gymnocladus]] dioicus'', ''[[Halesia]] carolina'', ''[[Juglans]] nigra'', ''[[Juniperus]] virginiana'', ''[[Larix]] decidua'', ''[[Liquidambar]] styraciflua'', ''[[Liriodendron]] tulipifera'', ''[[Magnolia]] acuminata'', ''[[Magnolia]] stellata'', ''[[Magnolia]] x soulangiana'', ''[[Malus]] coronaria'', ''[[Malus]] cultivar'', ''[[Malus]] ioensis'', ''[[Malus]] sargentii'', ''[[Morus]] alba'', ''[[tupelo|Nyssa]] sylvatica'', ''[[Phellodendron]] amurense'', ''[[Picea]] abies'', ''[[Picea]] glauca'', ''[[Picea]] pungens'', ''[[Pinus]] mugo'', ''[[Pinus]] nigra'', ''[[Pinus]] resinosa'', ''[[Pinus]] strobus'', ''[[Pinus]] sylvestris'', ''[[Platanus]] occidentalis'', ''[[Poplar|Populus]] alba'', ''[[Prunus]] padus'', ''[[Prunus]] serotina'', ''[[Pseudotsuga]] menziesii'', ''[[Pyrus]] calleryana'', ''[[Quercus]] alba'', ''[[Quercus]] bicolor'', ''[[Quercus]] coccinea'', ''[[Quercus]] hybrid'', ''[[Quercus]] imbricaria'', ''[[Quercus]] macrocarpa'', ''[[Quercus]] palustris'', ''[[Quercus]] rubra'', ''[[Sassafras]] albidum'', ''[[Taxodium]] distichum'', ''[[Tilia]] americana'', ''[[Tilia]] cordata'', ''[[Tsuga]] canadensis'', ''[[Viburnum]] prunifolium'', and ''[[Zelkova]] serrata''. Each tree is numbered, marked, and mapped. == External links == * [http://www.ilstu.edu/depts/arboretum/ Fell Arboretum] * [http://www.ilstu.edu/map/treemap/images/treemap.pdf Fell Arboretum Tree Map] {{coord missing|Illinois}}