Fell Arboretum


The Fell Arboretum is an arboretum located across the campus of Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.

History

Early plans for the arboretum began in 1858 when Jesse W. Fell, founder of Illinois State University, contacted landscape designer William [Saunders (botanist)]. Saunders planned a layout for what would eventually become The Quad for the university's campus.
In 1867, Jesse Fell obtained $3,000 from the state legislature for campus landscaping. Fell planted 1,740 trees on campus that year and 107 trees the following year. An enthusiastic tree planter, Fell wished the campus to contain every tree native to Illinois. In 1995 the campus was formally registered as an arboretum and named in Fell's honor.
The arboretum is an ArbNet Level II accredited arboretum.

Samples

The arboretum contains over 4,000 trees representing over 100 varieties. Each tree is numbered, marked, and mapped. species represented include:Abies concolorAcer ginnalaAcer griseumAcer platanoidesAcer rubrumAcer saccharumAesculus glabraAesculus x carneaAlnus glutinosaAmelanchier arboreaAralia spinosaBetula alleghaniensisBetula nigraBetula populifoliaBroussonetia papyriferaCarpinus carolinianaCarya illinoensisCastanea mollissimaCatalpa speciosaCeltis occidentalisCercidiphyllum japonicumCercis canadensisCladrastis kentukeaCornus masCotinus obovatusCrataegus crus-galliCrataegus mollisCrataegus monogynaDiospyros virginianaEucommia ulmoidesFagus sylvaticaFraxinus americanaFraxinus pennsylvanicaGinkgo bilobaGleditsia triacanthosGymnocladus dioicusHalesia carolinaJuglans nigraJuniperus virginianaLarix deciduaLiquidambar styracifluaLiriodendron tulipiferaMagnolia acuminataMagnolia stellataMagnolia x soulangianaMalus coronariaMalus cultivarMalus ioensisMalus sargentiiMorus albaNyssa sylvaticaPhellodendron amurensePicea abiesPicea glaucaPicea pungensPinus mugoPinus nigraPinus resinosaPinus strobusPinus sylvestrisPlatanus occidentalisPopulus albaPrunus padusPrunus serotinaPseudotsuga menziesiiPyrus calleryanaQuercus albaQuercus bicolorQuercus coccineaQuercus hybridQuercus imbricariaQuercus macrocarpaQuercus palustrisQuercus rubraSassafras albidumTaxodium distichumTilia americanaTilia cordataTsuga canadensisViburnum prunifolium