https://www.meet-the-trees.org/home daily 1.0 2020-08-26 https://www.meet-the-trees.org/bur-oak daily 0.75 2020-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e791f0b5c559933dbc12166/1584997845816-Z20TU5M94S5BIH5DYGAJ/47638119051_4f76bc0641_k.jpg Bur_Oak Did you know that 30% of oak ecosystems in Illinois are held in trust for the public by local, county, state, and federal organizations? Click HERE to learn more. My latin name is Quercus macrocarpa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e791f0b5c559933dbc12166/1590765954537-5QNWDL1TEELTH1Q95TP4/2016_brenna_anstett_leaf-_bur_oak_flower_4_opt.jpg Bur_Oak Photo credit: 2016 Brenna Anstett https://www.meet-the-trees.org/american-sycamore daily 0.75 2022-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e791f0b5c559933dbc12166/1585672515797-42BRLVKQZUHPOUJKL5U8/Platanus_occidentalis_credit+-+Jeff+Hart.jpg American_Sycamore - Platanus Occidentalis Trees like me live in Jackson Park. ‘This genus has survived for 100 million years, since the late Cretaceous Period.” “The cerulean warbler, a once-abundant migratory bird, preferred nesting in old sycamore trees. Habitat destruction helped endanger sycamores and cerulean warblers.” Learn more about the American Sycamore in Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees — Gardening Alternatives to Nonnative Species: An Illustrated Guide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e791f0b5c559933dbc12166/1595691821798-VQ9GYWWWIBRDIQJN97TB/Aro%2BHa_0010.jpg American_Sycamore Learn more about me and other trees at the Biodiversity Heritage Library https://www.meet-the-trees.org/common-honeylocust daily 0.75 2020-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e791f0b5c559933dbc12166/1585066442671-XJMNYQY4KKR3MPYRTHWP/33992442818_c1a09bb32d_k.jpg Common_Honeylocust - aka Gleditsia triacanthos Each mature tree like me provides the cooling effect of twelve air conditioners. In this way, I can help you reduce your ComEd bill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e791f0b5c559933dbc12166/1597414734974-S9P1Z25IHQPRRJS01MKP/IMG_5117.jpg Common_Honeylocust - Our fallen family All across the city. In parks, along neighborhood streets, and in residential backyards, the derecho that blew through earlier this week left many of our extended tree family injured, broken, and uprooted. Learn more about how trees fight climate change. Then ask your alderwoman/alderman to plant more trees in your ward. https://www.meet-the-trees.org/silver-maple daily 0.75 2022-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e791f0b5c559933dbc12166/1585344811594-DE0TYDCZEDTD48AVZ3B6/dscf3873.jpg Silver_Maple - aka Acer Saccarinum Trees like me live in Jackson Park. Did you know that the park is part of the Mississippi Flyway, the region’s largest bird migration path? Learn more HERE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e791f0b5c559933dbc12166/1587656165040-ME14V7CAUAPDZ7RN6GCN/Brwn-Crper%252C-Blackhawk-Sprin.jpg Silver_Maple - Considered endangered in Illinois, the Brown Creeper occupies deciduous and mixed woodlands, cypress swamps and floodplain forest. Silver maples like me are high value habitat for these migrating and overwintering birds. Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://www.meet-the-trees.org/hackberry daily 0.75 2022-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e791f0b5c559933dbc12166/1585066176435-49JDW2AL8V9CZRTCS0K6/33992670868_6fc40766e2_k.jpg Hackberry - American Nettle Tree is my other common name. Trees in Chicago regional parks provide habitat for millions of migrating birds each year. The Wood Warbler bird family prefers to forage in Hackberry and Oak trees and mid-may is the peak of Warbler migration across the Great Lakes. Jackson Park is one of the top three places in the city to experience this first hand. Gather some birding tips from The Audubon Society and check out the Chicago Ornithological Society for some virtual birding events. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e791f0b5c559933dbc12166/1595696623533-Q701T4GMN9QDB66MHJZN/1024px-Celtis_occidentalis_20090606.jpg Hackberry - aka Celtis occidentalis We trees would like to thank the thousands of treekeepers across Chicago-land who take care of our extended tree family. With official programming on hold due to Covid-19, we found this hopeful post about volunteers looking after trees in their neighborhoods. We agree, the need to look after each other is strong. Thanks for looking out for us! https://www.meet-the-trees.org/downy-hawthorn daily 0.75 2022-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e791f0b5c559933dbc12166/1585237902445-M9N6ZM410E8Z69WP31QO/1024px-P1000548_Cratageus_mollis_%28Downy_Hawthorn%29_%28Rosaceae%29_Plant.JPG Downy_Hawthorn - aka Crataegus mollis Migrating birds use us for shelter, nesting, and food. https://www.meet-the-trees.org/easternpoplar daily 0.75 2022-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e791f0b5c559933dbc12166/1585241510818-NVBJTMAO9WJJGILJP3E0/pode3_024_pvp.jpg Eastern_Cottonwood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e791f0b5c559933dbc12166/1585241592974-2ZUUUJR33SN422QGWRW3/pode3_009_pvp.jpg Eastern_Cottonwood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e791f0b5c559933dbc12166/1585241428635-HRMD8IVG7B40LKZSRUPM/pode3_013_pvp.jpg Eastern_Cottonwood https://www.meet-the-trees.org/tulip-tree daily 0.75 2020-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e791f0b5c559933dbc12166/1585243560573-ET5CJGOI44MFK7WVPNML/litu_009_php.jpg Tulip_Tree - My latin name is Liriodendron tulipifera Trees like me living in Jackson Park provide critical habitat for bees and hummingbirds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e791f0b5c559933dbc12166/1585243577344-NUUDJ1NA7Q36P1N8557D/litu_021_pvp.jpg Tulip_Tree - My family is a native species in Chicago Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://www.meet-the-trees.org/photo-credits daily 0.75 2020-05-29