{"id":3901,"date":"2013-10-03T14:49:54","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T18:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/?page_id=3901"},"modified":"2017-12-01T18:59:28","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T23:59:28","slug":"glen-providence-park-tree-list","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/about-the-park\/nature\/glen-providence-park-tree-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Tree List"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a list of tree species in Glen Providence Park <\/strong>that we have identified so far while mapping trees on PhillyTreeMap<\/a>. You can see the latest map showing Glen Providence Park on PhillyTreeMap<\/a><\/strong>, which has now been added to the larger OpenTreeMap database. Zoom in on the map and click on any individual tree for details,<\/strong> including its eco-benefits.  You can also locate individual species<\/strong> on PhillyTreeMap using the \u201cSearch by Species\u201d box, to see where that tree species is distributed within the park. Read more about our tree mapping<\/a> <\/strong>we started in 2011… it was also our 2015 Citizen Science project!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Glen Providence Park Tree List!<\/h2>\n

58 species as of December 1, 2017<\/p>\n

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Yew Family:<\/strong>
\nYew,Taxus spp<\/em>  <\/strong><\/p>\n

Pine Family:<\/strong>
\nWhite Pine, Pinus strobus<\/em>
\nRed pine Pinus resinosa<\/i>
\nEastern hemlock,Tsuga canadensis<\/em>
\nNorway spruce, Picea abies<\/em>
\nDouglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii<\/em><\/p>\n

Cypress Family:<\/strong>
\nJuniper, Juniperus spp<\/em><\/p>\n

Laurel & Custard-Apple Families:<\/strong>
\nSassafras, Sassafras albidum<\/em>
\nPawpaw, Asimina triloba<\/em><\/p>\n

Magnolia Family:<\/strong>
\nUmbrella Magnolia, Magnolia tripetala<\/em>
\nSweetbay Magnolia, Magnolia virginiana<\/em>
\nTuliptree, Liriodendron tulipifera<\/em><\/p>\n

Sycamore Family:<\/strong>
\nAmerican Sycamore, Platanus occidentalis<\/em><\/p>\n

Witch Hazel Family:<\/strong>
\nAmerican Witch Hazel, Hamamelis virginiana<\/em><\/p>\n

Sweetgum Family:<\/strong>
\nSweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua<\/em><\/p>\n

Legume Family:<\/strong>
\nBlack Locust, Robinia pseudoacacia<\/em>
\nHoneylocust, Gleditsia triacanthos<\/em>
\nEastern Redbud, Cercis canadensis<\/em><\/p>\n

Walnut Family:<\/strong>
\nBlack walnut, Juglans nigra  <\/em>
\nButternut, Juglans cinerea<\/em>
\nBitternut Hickory, Carya cordiformis<\/em><\/p>\n

Birch Family:<\/strong>
\nAmerican Hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana<\/em>
\nYellow birch, Betula alleghaniensis<\/em>
\nRiver birch, Betula nigra<\/em><\/p>\n

Beech Family:<\/strong>
\nAmerican Beech, Fagus grandifolia<\/em>
\nAmerican Chestnut, Castanea dentata<\/em>
\nJapanese Chestnut, Castanea crenata<\/em>
\nChinkapin Oak, Quercus muehlenbergii<\/em>
\nNorthern Red Oak, Quercus rubra<\/em>
\nEastern Black oak Quercus velutina<\/i>
\nPin Oak, Quercus palustris<\/em>
\nWillow Oak, Quercus phellos<\/em>
\nWhite Oak, Quercus alba<\/em>
\nSwamp White Oak, Quercus bicolor<\/em>
\nChestnut Oak, Quercus montana<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mulberry Family:<\/strong>
\nPaper Mulberry, Broussonetia papyrifera<\/em>
\nOsage Orange, Maclura pomifera<\/em>
\nWhite Mulberry, Morus alba<\/em><\/p>\n

Rose Family:<\/strong>
\nCrabapple, Malus spp<\/em>
\nBlack Cherry, Prunus serotina<\/em>
\nHawthorne, Crataegus spp<\/em>
\nServiceberry, Amelanchier spp<\/em><\/p>\n

Hemp Family:<\/strong>
\nHackberry, Celtis occidentalis<\/em><\/p>\n

Elm Family:<\/strong>
\nSlippery Elm, Ulmus rubra<\/em><\/p>\n

Mallow Family:<\/strong>
\nAmerican basswood,Tilia americana<\/em><\/p>\n

Soapberry Family:<\/strong>
\nNorway Maple, Acer platanoides<\/em>
\nRed Maple,  Acer rubrum<\/em>
\nSugar Maple, Acer saccharum<\/em>
\nSilver maple, Acer saccharinum<\/em>
\nHorsechestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum<\/em>
\nBoxelder Acer negundo<\/i><\/p>\n

Quassia Family:<\/strong>
\nTree of heaven, Ailanthus altissima<\/em><\/p>\n

Dogwood Family:<\/strong>
\nPagoda dogwood, Cornus alternifolia<\/em>
\nFlowering Dogwood, Cornus florida<\/em><\/p>\n

Tupelo Family:<\/strong>
\nBlack Tupelo, Nyssa sylvatica<\/em><\/p>\n

Snowbell Family:<\/strong>
\nCarolina Silverbell, Halesia tetraptera<\/em><\/p>\n

Olive Family:<\/strong>
\nWhite Ash, Fraxinus americana<\/em>
\nFringe tree, Chionanthus virginicus<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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12\/1\/2017: Added Sugar Maple, Bitternut Hickory, and Slippery Elm reported by certified arborist Mike Rolli, and Willow Oak planted on National Public Lands Day in September<\/p>\n

1\/30\/2016: Added Apple, mapped at our Winter Tree Mapping day!<\/em>
\n10\/29\/2015: Added Pagoda Dogwood, Yellow Birch, Pawpaw, and Hawthorne – planted this year on National Public Lands Day<\/a>.<\/em>
\n5\/16\/2015: Added Black Oak, Boxelder, and Red Pine – mapped at the kick-off to our 2015 Citizen Science project!<\/em>
\n4\/17\/2015:<\/em> Added trees we have planted at our volunteer days, and others we have identified in the park, bringing total species to 46.<\/em>
\n1\/28\/2014: Added Paper Mulberry, as identified on our Winter Tree Walk.<\/em>
\n10\/3\/2013: We added the <\/span>American Chestnut<\/a> <\/strong>– though to protect them, we will not tree map where they are located.<\/span><\/em>
\nTrees mapped as of 5\/25\/2012: 145 trees, 36 species<\/em>
\nTrees mapped as of 4\/28\/2012: 112 trees, 33 species<\/em>
\n Trees mapped as of 3\/7\/2012: 106 trees, 30 species<\/em>
\n Trees mapped as of  2\/28\/2012: 72 trees, 18 species<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here is a list of tree species in Glen Providence Park that we have identified so far while mapping trees on PhillyTreeMap. You can see the latest map showing Glen Providence Park on PhillyTreeMap, which has now been added to the larger OpenTreeMap database. Zoom in on the map and click on any individual tree for details, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2695,"parent":70,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3901","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3901"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3901"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7214,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3901\/revisions\/7214"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}