USDA's PLANTS Database
VirginiaTech Department of Forestry
Wisconsin DNR
Silvics of North America
Winter Injury
In a year when we have had record cold temperatures (-30˚F wind chills) some species and cultivars of woody plants will be injured due to temperatures falling below their tolerance level. Southern species planted in northern regions may have survived several mild winters only to be severely damaged in an extreme cold snap this year. Plants native to more northern climates tolerate lower temperatures and are generally not injured under these conditions.
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TREEcago
If you are on the Dan Ryan, passing 66th and Lafayette in Chicago next spring, you might notice something new... Green... Trees!
This planting site is one Chicago Gateway Green developed through the Expressway Partnership program in which the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois, along with Chicago’s corporate community and volunteers to transform our Expressways into Parkways. Distinct from traditional ‘adopt-a-highway’ programs in other states, Gateway Green develops and maintains sweeping landscapes, creating green ribbons throughout the city and in places where trees and greening are much needed.
In October 2008, Gateway Green and their corporate sponsors planted a vacant lot in a neighborhood along the expressway with 50 native trees from Glacier Oaks/McHenry County Nursery.
Congratulations Chicago Gateway Green for putting these trees to work for TREEcago!
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