Outdoor Trees

Through a collaboration with Lakehead University students Jordan Baird and Chris Culp, we are now able to provide information on a few key trees located around the perimeter of the Conservatory.

Common Name: Black Walnut
Scientific Name: Juglans nigra
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Waawiye-bagaan-ag

Common Name: American Basswood
Scientific Name: Tillia americana
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Wiigob

Common Name: White Spruce
Scientific Name: Picea glauca
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Gaawaandag

Common Name: Butternut
Scientific Name: Juglans cinerea
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Ginoozhi-bagaanaakwag

Common Name: Bur Oak
Scientific Name: Quercus macrocarpa
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Mitigomizh

Common Name: Siberian Elm
Scientific Name: Ulmus pumila
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Aniib (refers to American Elm)

Common Name: Northern Pin Oak
Scientific Name: Quercus ellipsoidalis
Anishinaabemowin Name: Mitigomizh (refers to bur oak or “oak” generally)

Common Name: Green Ash
Scientific Name: Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Emikwaansaak

Common Name: Amur Maple
Scientific Name: Acer ginnala
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Aninaatig (refers to sugar maple or “maple” generally)

Common Name: Eastern White Pine
Scientific Name: Pinus strobus
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Biisaandago-zhingwaak

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Outdoor Trees

Common Name: Black WalnutScientific Name: Juglans nigraAnishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Waawiye-bagaan-ag

Common Name: American Basswood Scientific Name: Tillia americanaAnishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Wiigob

Common Name: White Spruce Scientific Name: Picea glaucaAnishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Gaawaandag

Common Name: Butternut Scientific Name: Juglans cinereaAnishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Ginoozhi-bagaanaakwag

Common Name: Bur Oak Scientific Name: Quercus macrocarpaAnishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Mitigomizh

Common Name: Siberian Elm Scientific Name: Ulmus pumilaAnishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Aniib (refers to American Elm)

Common Name: Northern Pin Oak Scientific Name: Quercus ellipsoidalisAnishinaabemowin Name: Mitigomizh (refers to bur oak or “oak” generally)

Common Name: Green Ash ​Scientific Name: Fraxinus pennsylvanicaAnishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Emikwaansaak

Common Name: Amur Maple Scientific Name: Acer ginnalaAnishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Aninaatig (refers to sugar maple or “maple” generally)

Common Name: Eastern White Pine Scientific Name: Pinus strobusAnishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Biisaandago-zhingwaak

Common Name: Black Walnut
Scientific Name: Juglans nigra
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Waawiye-bagaan-ag

Common Name: American Basswood
Scientific Name: Tillia americana
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Wiigob

Common Name: White Spruce
Scientific Name: Picea glauca
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Gaawaandag

Common Name: Butternut
Scientific Name: Juglans cinerea
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Ginoozhi-bagaanaakwag

Common Name: Bur Oak
Scientific Name: Quercus macrocarpa
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Mitigomizh

Common Name: Siberian Elm
Scientific Name: Ulmus pumila
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Aniib (refers to American Elm)

Common Name: Northern Pin Oak
Scientific Name: Quercus ellipsoidalis
Anishinaabemowin Name: Mitigomizh (refers to bur oak or “oak” generally)

Common Name: Green Ash
Scientific Name: Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Emikwaansaak

Common Name: Amur Maple
Scientific Name: Acer ginnala
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Aninaatig (refers to sugar maple or “maple” generally)

Common Name: Eastern White Pine
Scientific Name: Pinus strobus
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Name: Biisaandago-zhingwaak