A team of researchers, led by MortonArboretum, spent years creating the first-ever standardized checklist and threat assessment of the nearly 900 species native U.S. trees. Their work will help build awareness, advocacy and future conservation efforts.
Bur oak is one of more than 80 oak species native to the U.S.
“I think it’s really interesting that we as a country have some really iconic, dominant tree groups,” said Westwood. “We are a country of oaks, hawthorns, willows and pines it turns out.” “We had to consult with people who knew those trees inside and out. It was a lot of literature review, it was a lot of reaching out to experts in different states,” Westwood said.
It’s not exactly a feel-good conclusion to a half-decade’s worth of work, but Westwood, senior author of the report, views the findings less as an ending and more as a beginning, in that it points the way toward where to direct conservation efforts. Morton Arboretum assembled oak experts from across the country and the group headed to Texas where, as it was recently announced, they, one of only 17 native U.S. tree species not found in any botanic garden collection.
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