Trees
Tulip Poplar
Arbor Walk #13, Treekeeper ID #1888
This native tree’s common name comes from its flower that is shaped like a tulip. In 1991, WashU was given this tree as a seedling. It was grown from seed taken from the original Tulip Trees planted by George Washington in 1785 at his Mount Vernon home.
Tulip Tree
Arbor Walk #88, Treekeeper ID #5650
Emerald City® is a commercially developed cultivar of the Missouri native Tulip Tree. J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. created the cultivar to be cold-tolerable and stand straight, making it suitable to city sized landscapes. The trees grow to be 55' tall and 25' wide. The foliage is an attractive glossy dark green. The trunk develops furrowed fissures as they reach maturity. Tree #88 was planted in a triad with two other Emerald City® Tulip trees.
Turkish Filbert
Arbor Walk #127, TreeKeeper ID #6482
While not produced commercially, the Turkish Filbert produces edible nuts that can be eaten after roasting, and provides a dependable urban-tolerant shade tree.
Ware’s Oak ‘Kindred Spirit’
Arbor Walk #79, TreeKeeper ID #2226
Selected from a batch of chance seedlings collected from the campus of University of Missouri Columbia, this cultivar is a cross between the English Oak and the Swamp White Oak. The tree grows to quite a large size with a distinct columnar form.
Water Hickory
Arbor Walk #158, TreeKeeper ID #6073
Native to Missouri's Bootheel Region, the Mississippi River Valley, and much of the Deep South, the Water Hickory is a tree found in rich, wet soils.
White Oak
Arbor Walk #43, Treekeeper ID #2690
The White Oak is one of the most ubiquitous trees in all of the eastern United States. The White Oak is the state tree of Illinois, Connecticut, and Maryland, and numerous trees along the East Coast have stood in towns or cities since before European occupation.
Willow Oak
Arbor Walk #22, Treekeeper ID #1513
This large native tree has a simple, small leaf, and a finer texture than most oak trees. It is considered a medium to large oak, can grow over 100 feet tall, and is native to the Southeastern portion of the United States, including Missouri.
Yellowwood
Arbor Walk #21, Treekeeper ID #1882
This medium sized shade tree has panicles of sweet smelling flowers in early summer and brilliant yellow leaves in the fall.
Yoshino Cherry
Arbor walk #4, Treekeeper ID #4302
The Yoshino Cherry is a beautiful tree with slightly fragrant, pinkish white flowers that appear in early spring. There are numerous Yoshino Cherry Trees that line the stairs by the Olin Law School that form an allée.