The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.
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Self-Guided Tours: Green & Leafy
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Green & Leafy
Get some shade as you visit some of the trees—some very old, all very beautiful—that helped earn Lincoln Park Zoo arboretum accreditation.
American Elm
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Bald Cypress
The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.
Bur Oak
The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.
Cottonwood
The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.
Eastern Hemlock
The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.
Eastern Redbud
The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.
Eastern White Pine
The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.
Flowering Dogwood
The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.
Freeman Maple
The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.
Ginkgo
The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.
Goldenrain Tree
The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.
Horse Chestnut
The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.
Katsura Tree
The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.
London Plane Tree
The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.
Prairifire Flowering Crabapple
The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.
Purple Fountain European Beech
The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.
River Birch
The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.
Thorny Honey Locust
The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.
Tulip Poplar
The horse chestnut’s leaves are palmately compound, meaning that its large leaflets sprout from one central point like fingers. In late
spring, it blooms upright clusters of white flowers.