Butler Campus Tree Walk
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Welcome to the Butler Campus Tree Walk. The Butler University campus is a wooded oasis in an urban setting. A variety of natural areas that are remnants of plant communities characteristic of presettlement central Indiana still remain. The following pages describe 30 tree species of interest on campus and provides a map for a tour. Each page features photographs and information about the tree to aid in identification. Maps and brochures may also be obtained by calling the Herbarium at 940-9413 or 940-8302 or e-mail a request to mmoore@butler.edu. Photos of tree walk by Marcia Moore, Friesner Herbarium Assistant. Photographs may not be copied or used in any other manner without obtaining permission from the photographer.
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Index to Trees on the Butler Tree Walk
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Honey locust (Gleditsia tricanthos) Oaks Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) Osage orange, Hedge apple (Maclura pomifera) Sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) - This tree is a native to China and is considered highly invasive. It grows very quickly and produces many seeds thus it is illegal now to plant it in Indianapolis. Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) White ash (American ash) (Fraxinus americana)
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