Suitability of Asian Poplars in No-Choice Gypsy Moth Feeding Studies (3.100856)
Type: Document
Description:A table of information on asian populars and gypsy moth feeding including: larval longevity, % survival, % pupation, pupal weight, % adult emergence and frassweights; no information on the source is included
Extent: 2 sheets
A Proposed Field Site for the Annual ILCA Field Day at The Morton Arboretum (3.6468)
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Map
Extent: 1 sheet
Proposed Piping for Cistern Water (3.6916)
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Note on back: "Proposed green hse cistern piping"
Extent: 1 sheet
A. J. McMaster (3.113772)
Creator: Jensen, Jens
Type: Plan
Description:detailed landscape/planting plan
Extent: 1 sheet
East Lawn Alternate Plan - Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wahlgren (3.97812)
Creator: Johnson, Marshall L.
Type: Plan
Description:Meadow Road
Winnetka, Illinois
Extent: 1 sheet
Lincoln Memorial Garden (3.7299)
Creator: Jensen, Jens
Type: Plan
Description:No title on drawing; names - John T. Shoud and Mary T. McTaggart - shown on left area of drawing (survey map)
Extent: 1 sheet
Biographical Information on Hooker, (Sir) Joseph Dalton (3.85208)
Type: Document
Description:Biographical sketch of Hooker.
Extent: 1 sheet
University of Wisconsin (3.7336)
Creator: Jensen, Jens
Type: Plan
Description:Topography between buildings - entrance on Park St
Extent: 1 sheet
Trees of Panama: A complete checklist with every geographic range (3.85998)
Creator: Condit, Richard
Type: Article
AABGA Report of Plant Testing Institutions (3.64947)
Type: Document
Description:Report indicates institutions that are cooperating with the AABGA to help with plant testing.
Extent: 3 pages
Suggested Lecture Topics (3.60558)
Type: Document
Description:A handwritten list of eight suggested lecture topics including urban trees, landscapes, conifers, Quercus, and Ulmus.
Extent: 1 sheet
Guide Map of The Morton Arboretum The Morton Arboretum: Joy Morton, Founder, Lisle, Illinois (3.101913)
Type: Document
Description:An undated four-page folder with background information on The Morton Arboretum, likely to be given to a visitor, and a 2-page map, with handwritten notes. 1) General Information: includes the founding, 832 acres, administration, plantings and their arrangement, and label information. 2) Outstanding features: plants, their season and locations, Rose Garden, Hedge Garden, Ground Cover Collection, Three Nature Trails (Forest, Evergreen and Thornhill). 3) Buildings: Administration, including Library and Herbarium; the Thornhill Building, built in 1942 on the site of the Joy Morton Residence. 4) Publications: The Bulletin of Popular Information, Nature Trail Worksheets, Colored Map of the Arboretum, Picture PostCards, and Stationery. 5) Location: Roads and trains. Rules during visits. 6) Board of Trustees and three employees. 7) Guide Map of The Morton Arboretum. This copy has handwritten notes indicating various locations and paths to visit.
Extent: 6 sheets
A New Look at Old Friends: Some Ecological Considerations for Tree Selection (draft 1) (3.114619)
Creator: Ware, George
Type: Article
Description:This paper discusses the ecological attributes of trees from naturally occurring populations and how that information can help to assess the suitability of trees planted along streets, in parks and in other man-modified situations.
Note: there are four iterations of this paper, what appears to be a final copy and 3 draft versions.
Extent: 6 pages
Map of tree locations in Naperville Cemetery - 1 of 3 (3.104349)
Type: Document
Description:A hand-drawn map of tree locations at Naperville Cemetery with species name and other information created by Michael Spravka.
Extent: 7 sheets
A Gate Bracket Detail for The Morton Arboretum (3.6511)
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Plan, side, and end views.
Extent: 1 sheet
Undated: Unknown sender to John McDorman (3.84619)
Type: Document
Description:Letter directing John McDorman to follow order given by John Goodell in regard to ditch digging. McDorman and Goodell have differing opinions on the need and size of ditches and reasons are detailed.
Extent: 4 pages
How do climate change experiments alter plot-scale climate? (3.85422)
Creator: Rollinson, Christine R.
Type: Article
A Construction Plan for a Ravine Trail Bridge, The Morton Arboretum (3.6193)
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Plan, side elevation, end elevation construction drawings. A draft on vellum exists at #1640 (3.6855).
Extent: 1 sheet
Undated: Karel [Jacobs] to George Ware (3.44621)
Creator: Jacobs, Karel
Type: Document
Description:Note from Karel [Jacobs] to George Ware asking for information about resistant elm availability so that she is better informed at the Plant Clinic.
Extent: 1 sheet
I'm in Love with Tundra (3.107099)
Creator: Armstrong, Patricia K.
Type: Article
Description:An article written by Patricia Armstrong describing her love and interests for the tundra.
Forest Health Issues 2019: An Overview (3.85456)
Creator: Miller, Fredric D., McMahan, Erin
Type: Article
Tree Portraits: Red Oak (3.31827)
Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Painting
Description:Color silhouette of a red oak tree, including a nature print outline of a leaf. Tab taped to bottom left corner includes descriptive text, a drawing of an acorn, and assigned letter.
Descriptive text in bottom left:
- leaf dull
- e
Extent: 1 sheet
Elm Inventory 1997-1982, Group 7 of 7 (3.104817)
Type: Document
Description:An inventory list of plants, mostly Elms, but also includes populus and morus. Pages in this list are headed by bed designation: H, I, J, A, B, C, D,E, F, G and Ulmus parvifolia
Extent: 20 sheets
List of Woody Plants Growing Naturally Within the Boundaries of The Morton Arboretum [historic document] (3.64496)
Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Inventory of naturally growing woody plants in Morton Arboretum
Extent: 2 pages
Northeast Asia Collection (3.47515)
Type: Map
Description:Topographical survey and plant layout of the Northeast Asia Collection on mylar and paper.
No author or date included.
Extent: 2 Sheets
A Parking Plan for the New Crabapple Display Group, The Morton Arboretum (3.6848)
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Proposal for Parking 18 - not built.
Extent: 1 sheet
Remodeled Plan Estate of J. C. Hately Esq. (3.7236)
Creator: Jensen, Jens
Type: Plan
Description:Planting plan
Extent: 1 sheet
United States Department of Agriculture : Traveler's Information Record [George Ware's 1995 expedition to China] (3.62115)
Type: Document
Description:A form issued by the United Stated Department of Agriculture Office of International Cooperation titled Traveler's Information Record for George Ware in preparation for his 1995 expedition to China.
Extent: 1 sheet
A Sketch Plan for The Court - Lincoln School (3.97482)
Creator: Johnson, Marshall L.
Type: Plan
Description:Presentation drawing
Extent: 1 sheet
[The Visitor Center Trail, The Morton Arboretum, without topographic detail] (3.6967)
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:This copy has color pencil on the trail and pencil drawings of benches and trees, and it does not include the topographic detail.
Extent: 1 sheet
Arboretum Flooding Damage (3.108568)
Type: Document
Description:Undated notes on issues related to flooding at The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet
ArbConnect, October 2018 (3.89827)
Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Document
Description:Monthly online newsletter sent to members and guests of The Morton Arboretum with information regarding upcoming events and educational opportunities.
Root, Shoot Ratio Averages (3.81727)
Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Assorted data regarding root and shoot ratios for specimens at the Morton Arboretum. The data includes photocopies of propagation records for specific Ulmus americana and Acer saccharinum specimens started in 1990 and 1993, presumably by Dr. George Ware.
Extent: 24 sheets and one 5 1/4" diskette