Brockman Memorial Tree Tour

University of Washington

Begin Tree Tour

Dedication
Introduction
Clickable Map of UW Main Campus Tree Tour
Common and Latin Names for Trees in the Tour
Acknowledgements
Tree Care at the UW

Dedication

This tour is dedicated to the memory of Professor C. Frank Brockman (1902-1985), who capped an influential, productive career in forestry and outdoor recreation by producing in 1980 the original University of Washington tree tour. Edited by Louise M. Hastie, that eight-page publication featured 81 campus trees, and had to be reprinted by popular demand. Along with the tour, Brockman authored five articles about campus trees for the U.W. Arboretum Bulletin. In 1968, the year he retired from the U.W. College of Forestry, his best-selling "Golden Guide" to Trees of North America was released. Brockman's enthusiasm and love of sharing knowledge suggests he surely would welcome this new campus tree tour.

Introduction

About 480 different kinds of trees beautify the U.W. Only twenty-eight are species native on campus. Since before the turn of the century, forestry professors, botanists, gardeners and landscape architects have planted native and non-native trees for decoration and education. The campus community views trees as valuable resources, studies their ecological roles, and admires their fascinating variations and seasonal transformations. This tour is an online adaptation of the original tour designed by Suzanne Hellmuth and Jock Reynolds. It introduces you to the great green realm of a campus renowned for its lovely landscape. Use the map, or the list of trees below the map to jump to small articles about each tree on the tour. May you gain information and inspiration.

Clickable Map of UW Main Campus Tree Tour

Common and Latin Names for Trees in the Tour

(Line numbers correspond to the numbers on the map above.)

1. Deodar Cedar (Cedrus Deodara)
2. Pacific Dogwood (Cornus Nuttallii)
3. Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata)
4. European Larch (Larix decidua)
5. China-Fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata)
6. Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukeaa.k.a. C. lutea)
7. Carrière Hawthorn (Crataegus x Lavallei)
8. Japanese Snowbell Tree (Styrax japonicus)
9. Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
10. Bigcone Pine (Pinus Coulteri)
11. Lawson Cypress (Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana)
12. Kwanzan Cherry (Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan')
13. English Elm (Ulmus procera)
14. Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)
15. Eastern Dogwood (Cornus florida)
16. Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
17. American White Elm (Ulmus americana)
18. Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis)
19. Globe Hornbeam (Carpinus Betulus 'Globosa')
20. Silk Tree (Albizia Julibrissin)
21. Pindrow Fir (Abies Pindrow)
22. Cork Oak (Quercus Suber)
23. Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis)
24. Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera)
25. Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga Menziesii)
26. Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata)
27. Norway Spruce (Picea Abies)
28. Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica)
29. Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
30. Copper Beech (Fagus sylvatixa f. purpurea)
31. Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
32. Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)
33. Swedish Whitebeam (Sorbus intermedia)
34. Pink Beauty Crabapple (Malus 'Pink Beauty')
35. Katsura (Ceridiphyllum japonicum)
36. Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)
37. Weeping European White Birch (Betula pendula 'Tristis')
38. English Maple (Acer campestre)
39. Horse Chestnut (Aesculus Hippocastanum)
40. Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)
41. Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis)
42. English Holly (Ilex Aquifolium)
43. Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani)
44. Sweetgum (Liquidambar Styraciflua)
45. Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis = B. lutea)
46. Japanese Red Pine (Pinus densiflora)
47. Water Oak (Quercus nigra)
48. Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum)
49. Red Hickory (Carya ovalis)
50. Monkey Puzzle (Araucaria araucana)
51. Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
52. Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
53. Hybrid Planetrees/Sycamore (Platanus x hybrida)
54. Digger Pine (Pinus Sabiniana)
55. Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
56. Western White Pine (Pinus monticola)
57. Purpleleaf Plum (Prunus cerasifera 'Pissardii')
58. Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)
59. Shumard Red Oak (Quercus Shumardii)
60. Hisakura Cherry (Prunus serrulata 'Choshu-hisakura')
61. Northern Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)
62. Shore Pine (Pinus contorta)
63. Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
64. Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata)
65. Lombardy Poplar (Populus nigra 'Italica')
66. Carmine Crabapple (Malus x atrosanguinea)
67. Evergreen Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
68. European Chestnut (Castanea sativa)
69. Hybrid Holly (Ilex altaclerensis 'Camelliifolia')
70. Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
71. Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
72. Crab Apple Trees (Malus species and hybrids)
73. Cucumber Tree (Magnolia acuminata)
74. Sweet Bay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)
75. Hawthorn Trees (Crataegus species and hybrids)
76. Sierra Redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
77. Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
78. Irish Yew (Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata')
79. Chinese Juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
80. Oregon White Oak (Quercus Garryana)

Acknowledgements

University of Washington Begin Tree Tour

Tree Care at the UW