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| Riddle Elementary School |
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| Mattoon, Illinois |
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The information on this page provides a catalog of trees that are found in the Riddle Elementary School Arboretum located in Mattoon, Illinois. By clicking on each name, you will be able to access additional information that will help you identify each tree that is found in the arboretum. Click on the link for the description, some discussion about the tree, distribution, and additional pictures of the important parts of the tree.
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2006 Image | LOCATION | TREE CIRCUMFERENCE | TREE HEIGHT |
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Post #1 Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor |
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N39º28.895' |
17 cm |
5-26-04 |
3.26 m |
5-26-04 |
Donated by Riddle Elementary School PTA 2003/2004 |
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#2 Liriodendron tulipifera |
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N39º28.877' W088º24.809' |
6 cm | 5-26-04 | 2.44 m | 5-26-04 |
Donated in memory of Harriet Mother of Dr. Marylin Lisowski Planted on 3-19-2004 |
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#3 American Plum Prunus americana |
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N39º28.889' W088º24.807' |
3 cm 4 cm |
5-26-04 11-23-04 |
0.54 m 0.60 m |
5-26-04 11-23-04 |
Donated by Douglas-Hart Nature Center Planted on 4-9-2004 |
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#4 Clump River Birch Betula nigra |
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N39º28.884' W088º24.800' |
5.8 cm | 5-26-04 | 2.41m | 5-26-04 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 4-8-2004 |
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#4 River Clump Birch Betula nigra |
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N39º28.893 W088º24.786' |
5.8 cm | 5-26-04 | 2.41m | 5-26-04 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 4-8-2004 |
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#5 Taxodium distichum |
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N39º28.885' W088º24.791' |
8.5 cm | 5-26-04 | 1.37 m | 5-26-04 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 4-8-2004 |
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#6 Whitespire Clump Birch Betula platyphlla var. japonica 'Whitespire' |
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N39º28.888' W088º24.796 |
6.5 cm | 5-26-04 | 2.41m | 5-26-04 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 4-9-2004 |
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#7 Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa |
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N39º28.895' 088º24.802' |
11
cm 12 cm |
5-26-04 11-23-04 |
2.69 m 2.72 m |
5-26-04 11-23-04 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 4-9-2004 |
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#8 White Ash Fraxinus americana |
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N39º28.895' W088º24.807' |
3 cm | 5-26-04 | 1.00 m | 5-26-04 |
Donated by Douglas-Hart Nature Center Planted on 4-9-2004 |
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#9 Pin Oak Quercus palustris |
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N39º28.895' W088º24.807' |
7.5 cm | 5-26-04 | 2.50 m | 5-26-04 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 4-9-2004 |
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#10 Corkscrew Willow Salix matsudana var. tortuosa |
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N39º28.904' W088º24.800' |
2.38 m | 11-23-04 | Planting donated by MHS foreign exchange student Planted in Spring of 2005 |
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#11 Red Oak Quercus rubra |
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N39º28.904' W088º24.808' |
6 cm | 5-26-04 | 2.30 m | 5-26-04 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 4-9-2004 |
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#12 Silver Maple Acer saccharinum |
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N39º28.909' W088º24.806' |
5.5 cm | 5-26-04 | 1.87 m | 5-26-04 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 4-9-2004 |
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#13 Red Maple Acer rubrum |
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N39º28.914' W088º24.808' |
7 cm | 5-26-04 | 1.87 m | 5-26-04 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 4-8-2004 |
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#14 Oklahoma Redbud Cercis canadensis ssp. retisus |
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N39º28.922' W088º24.807 |
3 cm | 5-26-04 | 1.63 m | 5-26-04 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 4-9-2004 |
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#15 Flowering Red Dogwood Cornus florida |
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N39º28.921' 088º24.803' |
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5-26-04 11-23-04 |
0.90 m
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5-26-04 11-23-04 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 4-9-2004 |
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#16 Cercis canadensis |
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N39º28.919' |
Donated by the family of Ed Bitting in his memory. Planted on Spring-2007 |
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#17 Cercis canadensis |
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N39º28.923' |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted in Fall of 2005? |
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#18 Prairiefire Crabapple Malus hybrids |
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N39º28.924' W088º24.793' |
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#19 Cockspur Hawthorn Crataegus mollis |
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N39º28.924' W088º24.789' |
16 cm | 11-23-04 | 2.38 m | 11-23-04 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant
Planting donated by Planted on 11-22-2004 |
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#20 Quercus alba |
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N39º28.919' W088º24.776' |
Tree and planting donated by Higgins Tree Farm Planted on 12-15-2005 |
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#21 Honey Locust (Thornless) Gleditsia triocanthus var. inernis |
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N39º28.911' W088º24.781' |
35 cm | 11-23-04 | 4.16 m | 11-23-04 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant
Planting donated by Planted on 11-22-2004 |
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#22 Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
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N39º28.903 W088º24.780' |
28 cm | 11-23-04 | 4.28 m | 11-23-04 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant
Planting donated by Planted on 11-22-2004 |
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23 Autumn Purple Ash Fraxinus americana |
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N39º28.896' W088º24.809' |
17 cm | 11-23-04 | 4.15 m | 11-23-04 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant
Planting donated by Planted on 11-22-2004 |
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#24 Whitespire Birch Betula platyphlla var. japonica 'Whitespire' |
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N39º28.893' W088º24.786 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 4-9-2004 |
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#25 Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloidesPopulus tremuloides |
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N39º28.893' W088º24.796' |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 11-18-2004 |
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#26 Kentucky Coffee Tree Gymnocladus dioicus |
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N39º28.888' W088º24.784' |
3 cm | 5-26-04 | 0.74 m | 5-26-04 |
Donated by Douglas-Hart Nature Center Planted on 4-9-2004
Lost in summer of 2006 |
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#27 Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoides |
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N39º28.883' W088º24.786' |
Volunteer that grew from old Cottonwood Tree that grew on the east lawn of Riddle Elementary School Trimmed to a tree 6-2008. |
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#28 Blackgum Nyssa sylvatica |
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N39º28.885' W088º24.775' |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 11-91-2007 |
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#29
Autumn Brilliance Amelanchier x grandiflora |
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N39º28.888' W088º24.770' |
Donated in memory of Joyce Salmon Fourth Grade Teacher
Planted on 5-19-2008 |
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#30 Pin Oak Quercus palustris |
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N39º28.885' W088º24.759' |
Planting donated by Higgins Tree Farm Planted on 5-20-2008 |
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#31 Persimmon Diospyros virginiana |
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N39º28.883' W088º24.754' |
Planting donated by Higgins Tree Farm Planted on Spring-2007 |
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#32 Pinus strobus |
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N39º28.889' W088º24.754' |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 04-07-05 |
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#33 Yellow Buckeye Aesculus octandra (Aesculus flava) |
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N39º28.892' W088º24.744' |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on -4-28-08 |
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Post #34 Liguidambar styraciflua |
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N39º28.886' W088º24.773' |
6.5 cm | 5-26-04 | 1.92 m | 5-26-05 | Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant | |||
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#35 Dwarf Red Buckeye Aesculus pavi |
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N39º28.882' W088º24.729' |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on - 4-28-08 |
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#36 Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa |
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N39º28.882' W088º24.725' |
Planting donated by Higgins Tree Farm Planted on 5-20-2008 |
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#37 American Sycamore Platanus occidentalis |
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N39º28.879' W088º24.752' |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted in Fall of 2005 |
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#38 Ohio Buckeye Aesculus glabra |
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N39º28.877' W088º24.762' |
Planting donated by Ryan Ghere Planted on XX-XX-200X |
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#39 Blue Beech Carpinus caroliniana |
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N39º28.879' W088º24.764' |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 5-25-2006 |
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#40 Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba |
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N39º28.873' W088º24.763' |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted in Fall of 2005 |
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#41 Pinus strobus |
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N39º28.874' W088º24.769' |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 04-07-05 |
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#42 Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor |
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N39º28.877' W088º24.772' |
Planting donated by Higgins Tree Farm Planted on 5-20-2008 |
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#43 Pinus strobus |
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N39º28.873' W088º24.776' |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant
Planting donated by Planted on 11-22-2004 |
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#44 Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides |
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N39º28.879' W088º24.782' |
10.5 cm 13 cm |
5-26-04 11-23-04 |
2.23 m | 5-26-04 11-23-04 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 4-8-2004 |
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#45 Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana |
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N39º28.873' W088º24.785' |
Planting donated by Higgins Tree Farm Planted on 5-20-2008 |
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#46 Norway Spruce Abies pinagene |
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N39º28.873' W088º24.792' |
Planting donated by Higgins Tree Farm Planted on 5-20-2008 |
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#47 Taxodium distichum |
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N39º28.879' W088º24.795' |
8.5 cm | 5-26-04 | 1.37 m | 5-26-04 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant Planted on 4-8-2004 |
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#48 River Clump Birch Betula nigra |
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N39º28.878' W088º24.800' |
5.8 cm | 5-26-04 | 2.41m | 5-26-04 |
Donated by Douglas-Hart Nature Center Planted on 11-18-2004 |
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Butterfly Garden |
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N39º28.872 W088º24.806 |
Purchased with funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant
First Plantings on 9-21-2005 |
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| Prairie Plot SW Illini |
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Planted on 6-4-2007 |
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| Prairie Plot SE Coles |
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| Prairie Plot NE Mattoon |
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contact us at:
ProjectRESCUE@hotmail.com or rlgher@mattoon.k12.il.us or nbrach@mattoon.k12.il.us |
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