Tree-mendous Facts
This process allows trees to turn sunlight into engery.
What is photosynthesis?
The Morton Arboretum was founded in this year.
What is 1922?
These large rodents are known for their impressive dam-building skills and can sometimes be spotted near water areas.
What are beavers?
The Arboretum’s Center for Tree Science is dedicated to this type of research.
What is tree science or scientific study of trees?
If someone can’t stop talking about the Arboretum, they might be called this.
What is "tree-mendously enthusiastic?
The Morton Arboretum is home to more than this many different tree species.
What is over 4,000 species?
The Arboretum's founder also created this famous household product company.
What is Morton Salt?
This small, spotted bird, the state bird of Illinois, can be found in the Arboretum’s meadows.
What is the northern cardinal?
The Arboretum is part of this global network that tracks and conserves rare tree species.
What is the Global Tree Conservation Partnership?
In the first Guardians of the Galaxy, this hero sacrifices himself to save his friends, leaving only a small sapling behind.
What is Groot?
This tree is known for its brilliant orange-red fall color and is a Midwest favorite.
What is a sugar maple?
Before becoming the Morton Arboretum, much of the land was part of Joy Morton’s family estate, which he named this.
What is Thornhill?
Monarch butterflies rely on this plant species found in the Arboretum’s prairies to lay their eggs.
What is milkweed?
The Arboretum helps lead this worldwide database that identifies tree species at risk of extinction.
What is the Global Tree Assessment?
This classic children’s book by Shel Silverstein tells the story of a generous tree.
What is The Givng Tree?
The tallest trees in the world, native to California, can also be found growing at the Arboretum.
What are coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens)?
The Arboretum was created by Joy Morton to honor the legacy of his father, who started this historic event.
What is Arbor Day?
The Arboretum’s lakes and ponds are home to this amphibian known for its croaking calls.
What is a frog?
This term describes the process of storing and preserving seeds for future reforestation efforts.
What is seed banking?
If you’re feeling this way, you might say, ‘I’m pining for the Arboretum.
What is homesick?
This term describes trees that lose their leaves each fall
What is deciduous?
The Arboretum's first formal landscape plan was designed by this landscape architect known for naturalistic design.
What is O.C. Simonds?
This elusive mammal, sometimes caught on Arboretum trail cameras, is Illinois’s largest native feline.
What is a bobcat?
This Arboretum-led coalition unites more than 200 partners—from municipalities to park districts—to improve tree health and equity across the region.
What is the Chicago Region Trees Initiative?
This became an important symbol of hope and a new beginning in the movie The Shawshank Redemption.
What is the Oak Tree?