Education charts: Florida (3.34230)
Type: Photographic image
Description:An educational chart created by May T. Watts for The Morton Arboretum, depicting a Florida association. A detailed illustration of a single tree leaf is positioned at the center of the chart, surrounded by four vingnettes showing additional flora and fauna found within the ecological community.
Header: FLORIDA
Labels and image from top to bottom, left to right:
- water hyacinth
- American egret
- bald cypress
- alligator
- cabage palm / red maple
Extent: 1 slide
Taxodium distichum (Bald-cypress), bark, twig (3.59633)
Creator: Hedborn Jr., Edward A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (Bald-cypress), bark, twig
Taxodium distichum (Bald-cypress), bark, twig (3.59634)
Creator: Hedborn Jr., Edward A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (Bald-cypress), bark, twig
Evergreen Nature Trail Guide, page 13 illustrations and layout with preliminary sketches (3.24687)
Date: 1940sCreator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Sheet One: Original illustrations and layout for page 13, excluding text, for The Morton Arboretum Evergreen Nature Trail Guide booklet. Key lines included.
Illustrated stumps with numbers indicate points of interest along trail as seen on trail map.
Tree stump #31: 'Evergreens' that are not Evergreen
Tree stump #32: European Larch
Includes illustrated identifying characteristics of needles below.
Tree stump #33: Arbor Vitae
Includes illustrated identifying characteristics of needles and cone below.
Tree stump #34: Bald Cypress
Includes illustrated identifying characteristics of leaves and cone below.
Single cutout illustration depicting cone characteristics originally adhered to board has detached and is no longer present.
Sheet Two: Preliminary sketch of green-colored illustrations.
Extent: 2 sheets
The Deciduous Conifers (3.24623)
Date: 1945Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Illustrations of two conifer species, created to accompany "The Evergreen Trees" article featured in Morton Arboretum Bulletin of Popular Information. Illustrations include two full trees with two illustrations of leaves underneath. The identifying text "needles in tufts drooping twigs" is glued on separate piece of paper to the surface, top right. The remaining identifying text originally adhered to the board has detached and is no longer present.
[Original header (not included with art): THE DECIDUOUS CONIFERS]
Trees depicted from left to right:
- Bald cypress -- Taxodium distichum
- European larch -- Larix descidua
Extent: 1 sheet
Uses of Wood Exhibit: Bald-cypress (3.34388)
Date: September 4 1974Creator: Stickney, William S.
Type: Photographic image
Description:A diorama from the Uses of Wood exhibit, depicting an example of how bald-cypress wood is used in items such as shutters and siding.
Extent: 1 slide
Uses of Wood Exhibit (3.34367)
Date: September 4 1974Creator: Stickney, William S.
Type: Photographic image
Description:An exhibit featuring wood from 18 different trees and its uses. The display is configured in four concentric circles centered around a spinning cross: the inner circle depicts tree silhouettes, the next circle depicts detailed images of leaves, the third consists of square panels of processed wood, and the outer circle consists of dioramas depicting how each type of wood is used.
The cross is labeled as follows:
- TREE SHAPE
- LEAF [red arrow]
- WOOD
- USES
- TURN THE RED ARROW TO A LEAF / THE OTHER ARMS WILL POINT TO: / the shape of the tree / a piece of wood from the tree / some uses for the wood
- WHITE ASH
- ARBOR VITAE
- WHITE SPRUCE
- SWEET GUM
- SUGAR MAPLE
- AMERICAN LINDEN
- CHERRY
- TULIP TREE
- BALD CYPRESS
- IRONWOOD
- WHITE PINE
- BLACK WALNUT
- AMERICAN ELM
- SHAGBARK HICKORY
- WHITE OAK
- RED OAK
- EASTERN HEMLOCK
- PONDEROSA PINE
Extent: 1 slide
Bald cypress = [graphic] Taxodium distichum / N.S. Hart. (3.24419)
Date: 1996Creator: Hart, Nancy
Type: Drawing
Extent: 1 drawing : pen and ink, b&w 38 x 30 cm.
1997/06/17: Jeffrey R. Short Jr. to Dr. Christopher Dunn (3.57412)
Date: June 17 1997Creator: Short Jr., Jeffrey R.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Jeffrey R. Short, Jr. to Dr. Christopher Dunn providing his thoughts on the success or failure of various tree species received from the Morton Arboretum. Included with the letter are two completed Members' Cooperative Research Program evaluation forms from Jeffrey Short listing when the trees were purchased from the Arboretum and their current condition. Dr. George Ware is cc'd in the letter.
Extent: 3 sheets
Taxodium distichum (Bald-cypress), cone, immature (3.59638)
Date: October 11 2003Creator: Hedborn Jr., Edward A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (Bald-cypress), cone, immature
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), knees (3.73021)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), knees are pointed or domelike outgrowths from the roots rising above the water level, they only occur near water or in exceedingly wet soils, they are not necessary for gaseous exchange
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), branches (3.73014)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), leaves are spirally arranged on the branchlets 2-ranked on the deciduous shoots (branchlets) linear-lanceolate apiculate 1/3-3/4" long 1/16-1/12" wide bright yellow green in spring soft sage green in summer and rich orange to pumpkin brown in fall
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), bark (3.73032)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), bark is rather attractive reddish brown fibrous
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), fall color (3.73025)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), fall color is russet or soft brown to a mellow orangish brown
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), fall color (3.73018)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), fall color is russet or soft brown to a mellow orangish brown
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), growth habit, deciduous tree form, early fall color (3.73035)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Franklin, Jeff
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), habit is lofty deciduous conifer of slender pyramidal form almost columnar in youth with a stout straight trunk buttressed at the base and short horizontal branches ascending at the ends with the lateral branchlets pendulous sometimes becoming irregular flat-topped and picturesque in old age, early fall color
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), leaves (3.73029)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), leaves are spirally arranged on the branchlets 2-ranked on the deciduous shoots (branchlets) linear-lanceolate apiculate 1/3-3/4" long 1/16-1/12" wide bright yellow green in spring soft sage green in summer and rich orange to pumpkin brown in fall
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), fall color, Lake Jopamaca in background (3.73022)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), scenic view with swamp in background, habit is lofty deciduous conifer of slender pyramidal form almost columnar in youth with a stout straight trunk buttressed at the base and short horizontal branches ascending at the ends with the lateral branchlets pendulous sometimes becoming irregular flat-topped and picturesque in old age
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), leaves (3.73015)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), leaves are spirally arranged on the branchlets 2-ranked on the deciduous shoots (branchlets) linear-lanceolate apiculate 1/3-3/4" long 1/16-1/12" wide bright yellow green in spring soft sage green in summer and rich orange to pumpkin brown in fall
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), growth habit, deciduous tree form, fall color (3.73038)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Franklin, Jeff
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), habit is lofty deciduous conifer of slender pyramidal form almost columnar in youth with a stout straight trunk buttressed at the base and short horizontal branches ascending at the ends with the lateral branchlets pendulous sometimes becoming irregular flat-topped and picturesque in old age, fall color is russet or soft brown to a mellow orangish brown
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), fall color (3.73026)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), fall color is russet or soft brown to a mellow orangish brown
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), knees (3.73019)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), knees are pointed or domelike outgrowths from the roots rising above the water level, they only occur near water or in exceedingly wet soils, they are not necessary for gaseous exchange
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), bark (3.73036)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Franklin, Jeff
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), bark is rather attractive reddish brown fibrous
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), branch (3.73030)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), branch, leaves are spirally arranged on the branchlets 2-ranked on the deciduous shoots (branchlets) linear-lanceolate apiculate 1/3-3/4" long 1/16-1/12" wide bright yellow green in spring soft sage green in summer and rich orange to pumpkin brown in fall
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), growth habit, deciduous tree form, Lake Jopamaca in foreground (3.73023)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), scenic view with swamp in foreground, habit is lofty deciduous conifer of slender pyramidal form almost columnar in youth with a stout straight trunk buttressed at the base and short horizontal branches ascending at the ends with the lateral branchlets pendulous sometimes becoming irregular flat-topped and picturesque in old age
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), growth habit, deciduous tree form (3.73016)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), habit is lofty deciduous conifer of slender pyramidal form almost columnar in youth with a stout straight trunk buttressed at the base and short horizontal branches ascending at the ends with the lateral branchlets pendulous sometimes becoming irregular flat-topped and picturesque in old age
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), fall color (3.73033)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Franklin, Jeff
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), fall color is russet or soft brown to a mellow orangish brown
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), fruit (3.73027)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), fruit (cones) are globular or obovoid short-stalked about 1/2" to 1" across green to purple and resinous when young brown at 1 year maturity, soccer-ball-like
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), knees (3.73020)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), knees are pointed or domelike outgrowths from the roots rising above the water level, they only occur near water or in exceedingly wet soils, they are not necessary for gaseous exchange
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), tree form (3.73013)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress)
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), fall color (3.73037)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Franklin, Jeff
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), fall color is russet or soft brown to a mellow orangish brown
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), growth habit, deciduous tree form (3.73031)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), habit is lofty deciduous conifer of slender pyramidal form almost columnar in youth with a stout straight trunk buttressed at the base and short horizontal branches ascending at the ends with the lateral branchlets pendulous sometimes becoming irregular flat-topped and picturesque in old age
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), growth habit, deciduous tree form, Lake Jopamaca in foreground (3.73024)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), scenic view with swamp in foreground, habit is lofty deciduous conifer of slender pyramidal form almost columnar in youth with a stout straight trunk buttressed at the base and short horizontal branches ascending at the ends with the lateral branchlets pendulous sometimes becoming irregular flat-topped and picturesque in old age
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), knees (3.73017)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), knees are pointed or domelike outgrowths from the roots rising above the water level, they only occur near water or in exceedingly wet soils, they are not necessary for gaseous exchange
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), early fall color (3.73034)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Franklin, Jeff
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), fall color is russet or soft brown to a mellow orangish brown
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), fruit, fall color (3.73028)
Date: 2005 – 2012Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (bald-cypress), fruit (cones) are globular or obovoid short-stalked about 1/2" to 1" across green to purple and resinous when young brown at 1 year maturity, soccer-ball-like, fall color is russet or soft brown to a mellow orangish brown