Introduction

Asherwood is a 160 acre forest (one acre is 43,560 square feet or about the size of one football field) located in the eastern deciduous forest region. Deciduous trees, also referred to as hardwoods, lose their leaves each autumn. Most of the forest east of the Mississippi River contains deciduous trees. In various forests and woodlands certain trees are more common than others, depending on a variety of environmental factors. Some of these factors include climatic conditions, precipitation, and soil types. Asherwood is in a part of Indiana called the Beech-Maple Forest Region. This means, if the forest is able to grow without disturbance, the dominant larger trees would be American beech and Sugar Maple. The understory or smaller trees, shrubs and vines would include redbud, dogwood, blue beech, ironwood, pawpaw, spicebush, elderberry, greenbriar, grapes and poison ivy.

During your walk through Asherwood in search of trees, shrubs, and vines, you will see many typical plants of a Beech-Maple Forest. Some of these plants are becoming increasingly rare in Indiana due primarily to loss of habitat. Indiana is comprised of about 23 million acres and before European settlement contained approximately 20 million acres of forest land. Today there is about four million acres of forest and woodlands remaining in our State. Of this remaining woodland acreage, only about 24% is in northern Indiana. With a shrinking woodland resource base the need is obvious for us to become more aware of the remaining woodlands to ensure their proper management and preservation.

As you search for trees at Asherwood, practice good observation skills. Keep your eyes and ears open, voices low, and always be on watch for the wide variety of wildlife that may be seen at Asherwood. All of the trees, shrubs, and vines listed are arranged by scientific classification. Happy tree hunting and have an enjoyable hike.

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING THINGS
Kingdom	Plant
Phylum (Division)	Tracheopyta
Class	Gymnospermae
Order	Coniferales
Family	Pinaceae (Pine)
Genus	Pinus
Species	strobus (together form the scientific name, White Pine) Pinus strobus
Kingdom Plant  Multicellular plants having tissues and organs: cell walls containing cellulose: food stored as starch: autotrophic Phylum (Division) Tracheophyta  Plants with vascular tissues: sporophyte plant-body prominent: highly specialized roots, stems, leaves and means of reproduction.

CLASS: GYMNOSPERMAE
 Order Coniferales
CLASS: ANGIOSPERMAE
 Order Liliales
CLASS: Dicotyledoneae
 Order Salicales
 Order Juglandales
 Order Fagales
 Order Urticales
 Order Ranales
 Order Rosales
 Order Sapindales
 Order Rhamnales
 Order Malvales
 Order Myrtales
 Order Umbellales
 Order Ebenales
 Order Oleales
 Order Polemoniales
 Order Rubiales

CLASS: GYMNOSPERMAE
Order Coniferales

Family Taxaceae

1. **Yew (Taxus Spp.)

Family Pinaceae (Pine)

2. *Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)

3. *Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana)

4. **Red Pine (Pinus resinosa)

5. *Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana)

6. **Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)

7. **Norway Spruce (Picea abies)

8. *Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)

9. **Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

10. **Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea)

11. **White Fir (Abies concolor)

Family Taxodiaceae (Redwood)

12. **Metasequoia (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)

13. *Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum)

Family Cupressaceae (Cedar)

14. **Northern White-Cedar (Thuja occidentalis)

Family Ginkgoaceae

15. **Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)

CLASS; ANGIOSPERMAE
Subclass: Monocotyledoneae
Order Liliales

Family Liliaceae

16. Common Greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia)

CLASS: Dicotyledoneae
Order Salicales

Family Salicaceae

17. Black Willow (Salix nigra)

18. Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)

19. Bigtooth Aspen (Populus grandidentata)

Order Juglandales

Family Juglandaceae (Walnut)

20. Black Walnut*(Juglans nigra)

21. Butternut or White Walnut (Juglans cinerea)

22. Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata)

23. Bitternut Hickory (Carya cordiformis)

24. Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra)

Order Fagales

Family Corylaceae (Hazelnut)

25. Eastern Hop Hornbeam or Ironwood (Ostrya virginiana)

26. American Hornbeam or Blue Beech (Carpinus caroliniana)

27. American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)

Family Fagaceae (Beech)

28. American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)

29. **Chinese Chestnut (Castanea spp.)

30. White Oak (Quercus alba)

31. Chinquapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)

32. Northern Read Oak (Quercus rubra)

Order Urticales

Family Ulmaceae (Elm)

33. American Elm (Ulmus americana)

34. Slippery Elm or Red Elm (Ulmus rubra)

35. Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)

Family Moraceae (Mulberry)

36. Red Mulberry (Morus rubra)

37. **Osage-Orange (Maclura pomifera)

Order Ranales

Family Menispermaceae (Moonseed)

38. Canada Moonseed (Menispermum canadense)

Family Magnoliaceae (Magnolia)

39. Yellow-Poplar or Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera)

Family Annonaceae (Custard-Apple)

40. Paw Paw (Asimina triloba)

Family Lauraceae (Laurel)

41. Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)

42. Common Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)

Order Rosales

Family Grossulariaceae (Gooseberry)

43. Pasture Wild Gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati)

Family Hydrangeaceae

44. Wild Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens)

Family Hamamelidaceae (Witch-Hazel)

45. *Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)

46. *Witch-Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

Family Platanaceae (Sycamore)

47. American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)

Family Rosaceae (Rose)

48. **Domestic Apple (Pyrus malus)

49. **Domestic Pear (Pyrus communis)

50. Native Crabapple (Pyrus spp.)

51. Hawthorns (Crataegus spp.)

52. Blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis)

53. Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis)

54. Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera)

55. Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora)

56. Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)

Family Leguminosae (Legume)

57. Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)

58. Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioica)

59. Honeylocust )Gleditsia triacanthos)

60. *Yellowwood (Cladrastis lutea)

61. *Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)

62. *Leadplant (Amorpha canescens)

Order Sapindales

Family Anacardiaceae (Sumac or Cashew)

63. Poison sumac (Rhus vernix)

64. Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra)

65. Poison Ivy (Rhus radicans)

Family Celastraceae (Euonymus)

66. Running Euonymus (Euonymus obovatus)

67. American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens)

Family Staphylaceae (Bladdernut)

68. Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia)

Family Aceraceae (Maple)

69. Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)

70. Black maple (Acer nigrum)

71. Red Maple (Acer rubrum)

72. Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)

73. Boxelder (Acer negundo)

Family Hippocastanaceae (Buckeye)

74. Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra)

Order Rhamnales

Family Vitaceae (Grape)

75. Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

76. Fox Grape (Vitis labrusca)

77. Riverbank Grape (Vitis riparia)

78. Cat Grape (Vitis palmata)

Order Malvales

Family Tiliaceae (Linden)

79. American Basswood (Tilia americana)

Order Myrtales

Family Elaeagnaceae

80. **Autumn-Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)

Family Nyssaceae (Tupelo)

81. *Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica)

Order Umbellales

Family Cornaceae (Dogwood)

82. Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)

83. Alternate -Leaf Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)

84. Gray Dogwood (Cornus paniculata)

85. Red-Osier Dogwood (Cornus stolonifera)

Order Ebenales

Family Ebenaceae (Ebony)

86. *Common Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)

Order Oleales

Family Oleaceae (Olive)

87. White Ash (Fraxinus americana)

88. Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)

89. Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra)

90. Blue Ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata)

Order Polemoniales

Family Bignoniaceae

91. Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans)

Order Rubiales

Family Caprifoliaceae

92. Hobblebush (Viburnum alnifolium)

93. Mapleleaf Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)

94. Common Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)

95. Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago)

96. Southern Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum)

* Indicates a tree indigenous to Indiana but not to Asherwood
** Indicates a tree not indigenous to Asherwood or Indiana

REFERENCES

1. Brockman, Frank C., l968. Trees of North America. Golden Press, New York. Western Publishing Co. Racine, Wisconsin

2. Deam, Charles C., l924. Shrubs of Indiana. William B. Burford, Contractor for State Printing and Binding

3. Deam. Charles C., l952. Trees of Indiana. The Bookwalter Company, Inc.

4. Petrides, George A., l972. A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts