Post 15
Pawpaw Tree
Asimina triloba
LocationN39º28.xxx'
W088º24.xxx' |
Date PlantedNovember 5, 2014
By the students of Mrs. Tera Stewart's 5th Grade Class |
Post 15
Flowering Red Dogwood
Cornus florida
The original tree, planted in 2004 did not survive the Winter of 2012-2013.
LocationN39º28.921'
W088º24.803' |
Date PlantedApril 9, 2004
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This tree was donated by funds from the Lumpkin Foundation Grant and planted by Ms. Webb's Fifth Grade Class.
Tree located at
Hawthorne Elementary School 2405 Champaign Avenue Mattoon, Illinois |
Tree DescriptionThis tree grows to heights of 15 to 40 feet with a rounded bushy crown.
HabitatPrefers rich, moist, well-drained soils, but does well even in dry ones.
RangeOver most of the eastern U.S. above southern Florida, up to Vermont and Michigan, down to Texas, and in northern Mexico.
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Leaf DescriptionSimple, deciduous; opposite; usually oval with a pointed apex; thick and firm, with upwardly curving impressed veins on the upper surface; green and smooth or with some fuzziness on the upper side, pale and finely hairy or sometimes smooth on the lower side, turning scarlet in autumn.
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Bark DescriptionSmooth, reddish brown on young trees; at maturity, nearly black with small, scaly blocks.
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Fruit DescriptionBright red, black-tipped; growing in clusters, with each ovoid fruit berry with shiny, mealy flesh covering a single small seed.
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