Fell Arboretum

Early plans for the arboretum began in 1858 when Jesse W. Fell, founder of Illinois State University, contacted landscape designer William Saunders (botanist). Saunders planned a layout for what would eventually become The Quad for the university's campus. In 1867, Jesse Fell obtained $3,000 from the state legislature for campus landscaping. The arboretum is an ArbNet Level II accredited arboretum. ==Samples==

The arboretum contains over 4,000 trees representing over 100 varieties. Each tree is numbered, marked, and mapped. species represented include: • Abies concolor • Acer ginnala • Acer griseum • Acer platanoides • Acer rubrum • Acer saccharum • Aesculus glabra • Aesculus x carnea • Alnus glutinosa • Amelanchier arborea • Aralia spinosa • Betula alleghaniensis • Betula nigra • Betula populifolia • Broussonetia papyrifera • Carpinus caroliniana • Carya illinoensis • Castanea mollissima • Catalpa speciosa • Celtis occidentalis • Cercidiphyllum japonicum • Cercis canadensis • Cladrastis kentukea • Cornus mas • Cotinus obovatus • Crataegus crus-galli • Crataegus mollis • Crataegus monogyna • Diospyros virginiana • Eucommia ulmoides • Fagus sylvatica • Fraxinus americana • Fraxinus pennsylvanica • Ginkgo biloba • Gleditsia triacanthos • Gymnocladus dioicus • Halesia carolina • Juglans nigra • Juniperus virginiana • Larix decidua • Liquidambar styraciflua • Liriodendron tulipifera • Magnolia acuminata • Magnolia stellata • Magnolia x soulangiana • Malus coronaria • Malus cultivar • Malus ioensis • Malus sargentii • Morus alba • Nyssa sylvatica • Phellodendron amurense • Picea abies • Picea glauca • Picea pungens • Pinus mugo • Pinus nigra • Pinus resinosa • Pinus strobus • Pinus sylvestris • Platanus occidentalis • Populus alba • Prunus padus • Prunus serotina • Pseudotsuga menziesii • Pyrus calleryana • Quercus alba • Quercus bicolor • Quercus coccinea • Quercus hybrid • Quercus imbricaria • Quercus macrocarpa • Quercus palustris • Quercus rubra • Sassafras albidum • Taxodium distichum • Tilia americana • Tilia cordata • Tsuga canadensis • Viburnum prunifolium • Zelkova serrata == See also ==