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Coniferous forests contain cone-bearing, evergreen trees. Illinois has about 72,000 acres of coniferous forest, most of it in the southern one-third of the state. Pope County alone has 36 percent of Illinois’ coniferous forest. Fourteen Illinois counties have no coniferous woodland. This forest type has little understory.
17 Αυγ 2023 · There are over six hundred species of conifer trees that are divided into eight families. The most popular types of conifer trees are: pine trees such as the Scots pine, Douglas fir, and the Eastern white pine. Spruce trees such as the black spruce, Colorado blue spruce, and the Norway Spruce.
Maps of Native Trees and Plants in Illinois. Acer negundo - Boxelder Native Range Map. Acer nigrum - Black maple Native Range Map. Acer rubrum - Red maple Native Range Map. Acer saccharinum - Silver maple Native Range Map. Acer saccharum - Sugar maple Native Range Map. Aesculus glabra - Ohio buckeye Native Range Map.
Basic highlights of this tree checklist include the listing of 29 native hawthorns (Crataegus), 21 native oaks (Quercus), 11 native willows (Salix), 10 native hickories (Carya), eight native conifers, and seven native maples (Acer).
Across 22 acres, the Conifer Collection displays the immense diversity among the many conifers that can grow in this region. Explore the Conifer Walk or venture off the path to view different types of conifers up close.
The following list describes trees that grow well in northern Illinois, with recommendations on best planting sites for each species. Pay attention to the trees commonly planted in your neighborhood and choose something different. For example, maple trees are the most common genus planted in many neighborhoods.
established trees, and represent all four distinctive forest types in Illinois: bottomland forest; upland deciduous forest; coniferous forest; and southern Illinois lowland
