The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 02 No. 01 (3.34508)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1966Type: Serial
Description:
- After Elms - What? (1-7)
- European Alder, Black Alder. Alnus glutinosa: Birch Family (Betulaceae) (8-9)
- An Imported Problem: Dutch Elm Disease, 1918 to 1966 (10-12)
- Christmas Bird Census, 1965 (13-15)
- Climatological Summary (14)
- Arboretum News and Notes (16)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 09 No. 01 (3.34581)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1973Type: Serial
Description:
- Shall we Have an Out-of-Doors or an Indoor Civilization? : Shall we Plant Trees or Build Buildings? (1-6)
- Trees Are Forever—We Hope (7-9)
- Planting the Centennial Grove (10-11)
- At the Feeder (12-13)
- Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana: Ebony Family (Ebenaceae) (14-15)
- Arboretum News and Notes (16)
- Climatological Summary (16)
Extent: 16 pages
Street trees in Millennium Park, downtown Chicago (3.36283)
Date: 2007Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Photographic image
Description:Streets trees in Millennium Park in downtown Chicago, looking southeast from pedestrian overpass on Columbus Drive
Street trees on Randolph Street in downtown Chicago (3.36292)
Date: 2014Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Photographic image
Description:Street trees in planter boxes lining Randolph Street in downtown Chicago in the early spring
Street trees in suburban Chicago (3.36313)
Date: 2015Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Photographic image
Description:Trees arching over a suburban Chicago street in the summer
Staff from The Morton Arboretum measuring street trees for the tree census (3.36330)
Date: August 10 2010Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Photographic image
Description:Staff from The Morton Arboretum measuring street trees in a northern Illinois community and recording their results for the tree census
Tree-lined path in Mexico City, Mexico (3.37100)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A tree-lined dirt or gravel path in Mexico City, Mexico. The bottoms of the tree trunks are painted white.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
1987/04/08: Joe W. White to George Ware (3.38290)
Date: April 8 1987Creator: White, Joe W.
Type: Document
Description:Set of two letters
First letter from Joe W. White of Friends of the Barnwell Center to George Ware inviting him to present a program on the selection, planting, and management of urban trees at the Barnwell Center in Shreveport, Louisiana on February 24, 1988.
Second letter from George Ware to Joe W. White agreeing to present at the Barnwell Center on February 24, 1988.
Extent: 2 sheets
1981/03/03: Jeff Dawson to George Ware (3.38659)
Date: March 3 1981Creator: Dawson, Jeffrey O.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Jeff Dawson, Assistant Professor of Forestry at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to George Ware discussing an outline of proposed research concerning the low soil oxygen tolerance (with mention of ethanol and flood tolerance) of maple and oak trees.
Enclosed with letter
An Ethanol Tree-Seedling Assay: A Potential Method to Screen Trees for Tolerance to Low Soil Oxygen Conditions Resulting from Soil Compaction and Paving. Review of current literature and proposal for two experiments to examine oxygen deficiency and ethanol tolerance in tree seedling roots. The results would be used in the creation of an tree survivability index which would be of use in flood prone areas or compacted urban and recreational sites.
Extent: 7 sheets, 1 envelope
1992/06/29: George Ware to Jan Schmidt Barkley (3.47445)
Date: June 29 1992Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Jan Schmidt Barkley of the J. Frank Schmidt Family Charitable Trust reporting on progress and adversities encountered while researching characteristics that contribute to the success and vitality of urban trees.
Extent: 1 sheet
1996/10/04: George Ware to Dirk Lohan (3.47518)
Date: October 4 1996Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Dirk Lohan discussing Arthurn Nolan Jr.'s interest in the elm hybrid Danada. Mr. Ware states that he will make available 15 Danada elms for the spring planting season.
Extent: 1 sheet
1996/05/03: George Ware to Robert E. Schutzki (3.55936)
Date: May 3 1996Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Fax cover sheet and plant breeding abstract from George Ware to Dr. Robert E. Schutzki of Michigan State University concerning elm breeding and improvement at The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 2 sheets
2000/02/02: George Ware to Hans Heybroek (3.56102)
Date: February 2 2000Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Hans Heybroek of The Netherlands discussing the growth habits and potential applications of both Ulmus parvifolia and Ulmus pumila.
Extent: 2 sheets
1991/10/04: George Ware to Suzanne Malec (3.56304)
Date: October 4 1991Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Facsimile of an abstract and research paper sent to Suzanne Malec of the Open Land Project. The paper, Trees for Restricted Spaces was written by George Ware and discusses the genetic, topographic, and edaphic factors to take into consideration when selecting urban trees.
Extent: 8 sheets
Trees are Cool; Shade Trees for Chicago - Exhibit Layout [full plans] (3.6230)
Date: November 15 1995Creator: Mehaffey, Scott A.
Type: Plan
Description:Design for the Morton Arboretum and City of Chicago Department of Environment, 1996 Flower and Garden Show - Navy Pier, March 9-17. Garden house structure in STRU:A. Sheet 3 is paper copy showing final design revisions.
Extent: 3 sheets
Trees are Cool; Shade trees for Chicago - Exhibit Layout [human concept drawing] (3.6234)
Date: November 15 1995Creator: Mehaffey, Scott A.
Type: Plan
Description:Design for the Morton Arboretum and City of Chicago Department of Environment, 1996 Flower and Garden Show - Navy Pier, March 9-17. This version contains a drawing of what the exhibit will look like with people interacting with it.
Extent: 1 sheet
Trees are Cool; Shade Trees for Chicago - Exhibit Layout [color copy with brochure] (3.6235)
Date: November 15 1995Creator: Mehaffey, Scott A.
Type: Plan
Description:Design for the Morton Arboretum and City of Chicago Department of Environment, 1996 Flower and Garden Show - Navy Pier, March 9-17. Garden house structure in STRU:A. Sheet 3 is paper copy showing final design revisions.
Copy 3 is a reduced color copy of the design (brochure for garden attached).
Extent: 1 sheet plus brochure
Tree Breeding with Joe Rothleutner, trees for cities (3.62428)
Date: 2016Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video