Part 15

—practicing and demonstrating proper forest management principles on Department lands.

The main objectives of this Division are to promote and achieve on suitable public and private lands the establishment, protection, management, use, and perpetuation of our tree resource for all of the benefits which may be derived from them.

The Division cooperates with and makes full use of federal, state, and private agency programs, efforts and monies to achieve Division objectives and benefit forestry in Illinois. Formal cooperative agreements exist with the United States Forest Service, U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service, Extension Service and other groups, associations and clubs active in forestry and its related fields.

The efforts of the Division are channeled through five disciplines: fire control, forest management, reforestation, marketing and utilization, and urban and community forestry. Each of these sections has technical leadership at state level plus resource specialists for field accomplishments. These five efforts intertwine very strongly at field level where all personnel carry out certain parts of these programs in designated geographic areas.

ILLINOIS BIG TREE CHAMPIONS

The Division of Forestry is cooperating with the American Forestry Association in an attempt to find the biggest trees of each kind in the United States and/or in Illinois. If you know of a tree that you think might qualify, send the following information to the State Forester’s office in Springfield: species, trunk circumference in inches (measured 4½ feet above the ground); total tree height in feet; and, average width of crown in feet. If your candidate appears to be a winner, a state forester will be sent to determine the exact measurements. If it is a winner your name, the kind of tree and its dimension will be placed on our list. You will receive a certificate stating that you have found a “Big Tree Champion.”

Index to Common and Scientific Names

A Acer barbatum 38 negundo 40 nigrum 42 rubrum 44-46 saccharinum 48 saccharum 50 Aesculus discolor 52 glabra 54 Ailanthus altissima 56 Alder Black 58 Alnus glutinosa 58 Amelanchier arborea 60 laevis 62 Apple Iowa Crab 182 Narrow-leaved Crab 178 Prairie Crab 180 Aralia spinosa 64 Ash Black 138 Blue 144 Green 142 Pumpkin 146 Red 140 Wafer 232 White 136 Asimina triloba 66 Aspen Large-toothed 216 Quaking 220

B Basswood 298 White 300 Beech Blue 76 Betula lutea 68 nigra 70 papyrifera 72 Birch Paper 72 River 70 Yellow 68 Box Elder 40 Broussonetia papyrifera 74 Buckeye Ohio 54 Red 52 Buckthorn 274 Carolina 272 Butternut 160

C Carpinus caroliniana 76 Carya aquatica 78 cordiformis 80 glabra 82 illinoensis 84 laciniosa 86 ovalis 88 ovata 90 texana 92 tomentosa 94 Castanea dentata 96 Catalpa 100 bignonioides 98 Common 98 speciosa 100 Cedar Red 164 Celtis laevigata 102 occidentalis 104 tenuifolia 106 Cercis canadensis 108 Cherry Wild Black 228 Choke 230 Chestnut 96 Cladrastis lutea 110 Cock-spur Thorn 120 Coffee Tree Kentucky 152 Cornus amomum 118 alternifolia 112 drummondii 114 florida 116 foemina 118 obliqua 118 racemosa 118 rugosa 118 stolonifera 118 Cottonwood 214 Swamp 218 Crab Apple Iowa 182 Narrow-leaved 178 Prairie 180 Crataegus calpodendron 126 coccinioides 126 crus-galli 120 mollis 122 pruinosa 124 puntata 128 viridis 128 Cypress Bald 296

D Diospyros virginiana 130 Dogwood Alternate-leaved 112 Flowering 116 Gray 118 Rough-leaved 114

E Elder Box 40 Elm American 304 Rock 310 Siberian 306 Slippery 308 Water 208 Winged 302

F Fagus grandifolia 132 Forestiera acuminata 134 Fraxinus americana 136 nigra 138 pennsylvanica 140-142 quadrangulata 144 tomentosa 146

G Gleditsia aquatica 148 triacanthos 150 Gum Sour 190 Sweet 170 Tupelo 188 Gymnocladus dioicus 152

H Hackberry 104 Dwarf 106 Halesia carolina 154 Hamamelis virginiana 156 Haw Black 314 Dotted 128 Green 128 Pruinose 124 Red 122 Scarlet 126 Urn-shaped 126 Hawthorn 120-128 Hercules’ Club 64 Hickory Bitternut 80 Black 92 False Shagbark 87 Kingnut 86 Mockernut 94 Pignut 82 Shagbark 90 Sweet Pignut 88 Water 78 Holly Swamp 158 Hop-tree 232 Hornbeam American 76 Hop 192

I Ilex decidua 158

J Juglans cinerea 160 nigra 162 Juniperus virginiana 164

K Kentucky Coffee Tree 152

L Larch American 168 European 166 Larix decidua 166 laricina 168 Liquidambar styraciflua 170 Liriodendron tulipifera 172 Locust Black 284 Honey 150 Water 148

M Maclura pomifera 174 Magnolia acuminata 176 Cucumber 176 Malus angustifolia 178 coronaria 180 ioensis 182 Maple Black 42 Red 44 Silver 48 Southern Sugar 38 Sugar 50 Swamp Red 46 Morus alba 184 rubra 186 Mulberry Paper 74 Red 186 White 184

N Nannyberry 312 Rusty 316 Nyssa aquatica 188 sylvatica 190

O Oak Basket 252 Black 270 Blackjack 250 Bur 248 Cherrybark 256 Hill’s 240 Overcup 246 Pin 258 Post 268 Red 264 Rock Chestnut 262 Scarlet 238 Shingle 244 Shumard 266 Spanish 242 Swamp White 236 White 234 Willow 260 Yellow Chestnut 254 Orange Osage 174 Ostrya virginiana 192

P Paulownia tomentosa 194 Pawpaw 66 Pecan 84 Persimmon 130 Pine Jack 196 Loblolly 206 Red 200 Scotch 204 Shortleaf 198 White 202 Yellow 198 Pinus banksiana 196 echinata 198 resinosa 200 strobus 202 sylvestris 204 taeda 206 Planera aquatica 208 Platanus occidentalis 210 Plum American 222 Munson’s 226 Narrow-leaved 226 Wild Goose 224 Poplar White 212 Populus alba 212 deltoides 214 grandidentata 216 heterophylla 218 tremuloides 220 Princess Tree 194 Privet Swamp 134 Prunus americana 222 angustifolia 226 hortulana 224 munsoniana 226 serotina 228 virginiana 230 Ptelea trifoliata 232

Q Quercus alba 234 bicolor 236 coccinea 238 ellipsoidalis 240 falcata 242 imbricaria 244 lyrata 246 macrocarpa 248 marilandica 250 michauxii 252 muhlenbergii 254 pagodaefolia 256 palustris 258 phellos 260 prinus 262 rubra 264 shumardii 266 stellata 268 velutina 270

R Red Bud 108 Rhamnus caroliniana 272 cathartica 274 Rhus copallina 276 glabra 278 typhina 280 vernix 282 Robinia pseudoacacia 284

S Salix amygdaloides 286 caroliniana 288 interior 290 nigra 292 Sassafras albidum 294 Shadbush 60 Smooth 62 Silver Bell 154 Sugarberry 102 Sumac Poison 282 Shinning 276 Smooth 278 Staghorn 280 Sycamore 210

T Taxodium distichum 296 Tilia americana 298 heterophylla 300 Tree-of-Heaven 56 Tulip Tree 172

U Ulmus alata 302 americana 304 pumila 306 rubra 308 thomasii 310