TREES OF BEATY PARK Red Oak (Quercus falcata) NAME: COMMON – Red Oak BOTANICAL – Quercus falcata FAMILY - Fagaceae DERIVATION: Introduced 1904. Naturalized Virginia to Florida and further west to southern Illinois. GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS: Young trees are typically pyramidal in form,
TREES OF BEATY PARK Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) NAME: COMMON – Southern Magnolia BOTANICAL – Magnolia grandiflora FAMILY - Magnoliaceae DERIVATION: Native to the Deep South GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS: Evergreen, 60’- 90’ tall, 20’ - 40’ wide. Growth rate of 12”-24” per year.
TREES OF BEATY PARK Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) NAME: COMMON – Sugar Maple BOTANICAL – Acer saccharum FAMILY - Aceraceae (also listed as Sapindaceae) DERIVATION: Native to Eastern and Central North America, found from Georgia to Canada. GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS: Sugar Maples may
TREES OF BEATY PARK Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) NAME: COMMON – Sweetgum BOTANICAL – Liquidambar styraciflua FAMILY - Hamamelidaceae DERIVATION: Naturalized deciduous trees range from the East Coast to Florida to the Midwest. Introduced 1681. The name comes from the aromatic gum that
TREES OF BEATY PARK Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) NAME: COMMON – Tulip Poplar BOTANICAL – Liriodendron tulipifera FAMILY - Magnoliaceae DERIVATION: One of the largest native trees in North America, found throughout the Southeast, southern Ontario and central US. GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS: Mature
TREES OF BEATY PARK Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) NAME: COMMON – Willow Oak BOTANICAL – Quercus phellos FAMILY - Fagaceae DERIVATION: A native North American species of deciduous tree in the red oak group of oaks GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS: The willow oak has
