Trees of Stanford
Horticultural
Information
Chronicle/Features
- 19 June 2008. Time has come for Stanford's last officially certified historic tree. Stanford Report.
- 28 Mar 2007. Saving a family's trees. By Connie Skiptares / Mercury News, 1B. Phoenix canariensis moved from Los Altos to Stanford.
- 31
July 2006. 'Tree
Bob,' grounds services veteran, bids farewell to the Farm.
- 18 Jan 2006. Volunteers
plant Calif. native species, care for Farm’s grounds.
- 27 May 2005. Foothills
Restored to Former Glory. [What became of this restoration project?]
- 23 May 2005. Stanford's sylvan splendor revealed. By Lisa M. Krieger / Mercury
News. "A little-known Stanford University museum was
on exhibit Sunday afternoon, displaying things as dear to the campus founding
father as any book or building. ... that adorn the campus, are dozens of antique
trees." (MercuryNews.com)
Fulltext is available to Stanford IP addresses via America's
Newspapers.
- 2 March 2005. Rare,
storied camellias to replace lawns near Memorial Church. Stanford Report.
- 20 Oct. 2004. Demolition
delayed for decaying radio antenna farm with glorious past. "Ron
Bracewell . . ."
- 24 Sept. 2004. Alumni
couple donates $3 million to establish new education, community center.
"The project also will integrate several mature trees,
including a rare cypress, that surround the old bookstore."
- Jan/Feb 2003. He
Changed the Landscape. The campus was overrun with automobiles
and 'backyard junk.' Then Thomas Church came along and dreamed up a peripatetic's
paradise. Stanford Magazine.
- Jan/Feb 2003. New Garden
Installed.
- 15 Jan 2003. Sun
again shines on century-old cactus garden. Stanford Report.
- 13 Nov. 2002. First
Big Storm of the Season. Stanford Report.
- 21 Feb. 2001. More
trees to grow in shopping center. Stanford Report.
- 9 Aug. 2000. Cardinal Chronicle: GROUNDS MANAGER HERB
FONG reports that a giant bottlebrush tree planted by Stanford's first
president, DAVID STARR JORDAN, recently fell victim to the Bio-X construction
project on Campus Drive. "We tried to save the tree and move it, but because
of a utility line under and near the tree the move was not possible," Fong
says. The 55-foot-tall bottlebrush, planted in 1893, was the largest Callistemon
viminalis specimen Fong had ever seen. "A little history lost to
development," he laments. Although Jordan's tree got the ax, grounds staff
managed to save a smaller bottlebrush nearby. It's not known whether the second
tree had famous roots as well, but it certainly kept good company. Stanford
Report.
- 8 May 2000. Magnificent
Old Centenarian Has Expired. Stanford Report.
- 28 Feb. 2000. Cardinal
Chronicle: Thomas Church. Stanford Report.
- 28 July 1999. Caring
for 50,000 trees: Not a tall order for Bob Garner. Stanford Report.
- 14 April 1999. Weaving
the campus' visual tapestry: Judy Chan. Stanford Report.
- 16 July 1997. Stanford
through a nature lover's eyes. Stanford Report.
- May/June 1997. Where
the Wild Things Are." Stanford Magazine.
- 9 April 1997. Tending
the Farm Chief Groundskeeper Herb Fong. Stanford Magazine.
- October 1980. To the rescue: ancient avocado trees
saved by faculty. Stanford Observer. When Dirk
Schroeder, who used to tend the roses along the mile-long fence on El Camino
Real, called up Prof. Ronald Bracewell, he said in effect: "I seem to
recall that the avocado trees behind the President's office were planted about
the same time as the circles on Inner Quad."
Brief Chronology of Stanford's Early Landscaping
Archives (mostly unpublished material including manuscripts and maps)
Ronald Bracwell Collection
- Bracewell, Ronald. 1970-2006. Heliopolis [Eucalyptus] Planting map and tree list.
- Bracewell, Ronald. 1971. California
Report on Eucalyptus.
- Bracewell, Ronald. 1996. College Terrace Tree Walk.
- Bracewell, Ronald. 2000. Eucalyptus
Walk.
- Bracewell, Ronald. 1997. Inner
Quad Trees.
- Bracewell, Ronald. 2002. Inner
Quad Trees.
- Bracewell, Ronald. 1981. Mausoleum
Tree Walk, May 20, 1981.
- Bracewell, Ronald. 1977. Stanford
Museum/Old Chemistry Tree Walk. Based on an earlier walk by William Parker,
1973.
- Bracewell, Ronald. 1981. Trees of Stanford, 1981: A Calendar presented by Stanford Word Graphics.
- Bracewell, Ronald. 1984. Trees on the Stanford campus. [3rd photocopy ed.]
- Bracewell, Ronald. 1980. Trees on the Stanford Campus: an invitation to
contribute data. [2nd photocopy ed.]
- Bracewell, Ronald. 1973. Trees on the Stanford Campus: an invitation to
contribute data. [Original photocopy ed.]
- Bracewell, Ronald and Douglas Marx. 1977. Wilbur
Hall Tree Walk
- Parker, William. 1977. Some
Stanford Heritage Trees. Annotated by Ron Bracewell, 2000.
- Parker, William. 1977. Some
Stanford Heritage Trees. Compiled by William E. Parker, Arborist, May,
1977. Updated by Karen Stidd, Arborist, Carol Sweetapple, Horticulturalist,
October, 2001.
John Thomas/Division
of Systematic Botany Papers
Arboretum folder
(see also Plant list folder)
Plant list folder
- Abrams, L.R. 1913. The Gymnosperms
Growing on the Grounds of Stanford University. Stanford Univ. Publ. Univ.
Series.
- Anon. 195? The Gymnosperms Growing
on the Grounds of Stanford University, after L. R. Abrams, Stanford Univ.
Publ. Univ. Ser. 1913; nomenclature revised according to L. H. Bailey, Man.
Cultivated Plants, 1949. Appears only nomenclature revised.
- Anon. undated. Planting chart of
the Inner Quad.
- MacDonald, W. M. 1955. Check List
of the Trees and Shrubs of the Inner Quad.
- MacDonald, W. M. 1956. A
Preliminary Check List of the Cultivated Woody Plants of Frost Amphitheater,
Stanford University.
- Mayer, J. and M. Posten. 1971. Revised
Check List of the Inner Quad.
- Parker, William. 1973. Planting chart
of the Inner Quad.
Albert Wilson Papers
University Archives
- Abrams, Leroy. The University
Grounds. Stanford Illustrated Review 20 (Feb., 1919):232-233.
- Arboretum Record Group. SC 125.
- Dudley, W. R. Olmsted's
Original Plans of Stanford University Grounds. The Stanford Alumus
8 (Dec., 1906):129-135.
- Douglas, Thomas H. 1889-1991. Daily Journals. SC 195, SUA.
- Koskovich, Gerard. 1982. Frederick Law Olmsted and the original Landscape
Plans for Stanford University. Unpublished seminar paper. SUA.
- Mumford, Lewis. [1947]. Memorandum
on Planning.
- Mumford, Lewis. March 6, 1947. Memorandum
on Planning II.
- Palo Alto Stock Farm, Letterbooks, 1883-1885. SC6, SUA.
- Price, Donald. 2001. The
Stanford Arboretum. Electronic text file supplied by D. Price. Printed
version with photocopies of cited maps: sGW 403.
- Sketch of Ranch Shewing Farm Operations, 1878 to 1879. M-153, SUA.
- The Stanford Lands. Feb., 1967. A four-page supplement to The
Stanford Observer by News and Publications Service, with financial support
from the University Relations Office. SC486 89-215 Box 1/3
- SU. Arboretum
Region Plan. April 1992. (1.3 MB)
- Timby, Sara. 1988. The landscape of the Palo Alto area in the early Spanish
Period: observations of the vegetation cover from original sources. Map reproductions
with original SU Special Collections MISC 0034 Manuscript Collection.
- Topographical Map of All Lands Situated in Santa Clara County Belonging
to Leland Stanford Junior University. Surveyed at the request of F.L. Olmsted.
J.G. Gould, 1886-1887. M203, SUA.
- Turner, Paul et al. 1976. The Founders and the Architects. Stanford
Dept of Art.
Other sources
- Bartholomew, Karen. 1984. From
avocados to zelkovas: A sampler of Stanford trees. Campus Report,
Nov. 14. [1.87M. printed full size this PDF is 23" wide x 18" high]
- Cain, Julie. 2003. "Every Tree, Shrub, and Vine: Leland Stanford's
Arboretum, 1879-1905." Sandstone
& Tile 27 (Spring/Summer): 15-29. Fulltext available online from
the Stanford Historical
Society.
- Cain, Julie. 2003. "A Few Select Trees of the Arboretum." Sandstone
& Tile 27 (Spring/Summer): 31-32. Fulltext available online from
the Stanford Historical
Society.
- Cain, Julie. 2003. "Rudolph Ulrich and the Stanford Arizona Garden."
Sandstone &
Tile 27 (Spring/Summer): 1-14. Fulltext available online from the
Stanford Historical
Society.
- Docktor, Dave. 1999. The El
Palo Alto Redwood Tree–Arborist Report and Appraisal. For City Council
review as Attachment A of City Managers Report, Heritage Tree Designation
dated October 25, 1999.
- Docktor, Dave, et al. 1964-2005. Max
Watson's Vasona Eucalyptus Grove.
- General Botany, Fall Qt. 2002. Key
to selected conifer species on campus.
- Graeve, Ingrid. Jan., 2004. Bonair
340 Planting Plan (PDF)
- Health Improvement Program. 1984. Tiptoe
through the Trees. (PDF). A walking guide to campus trees.
- Rawlings, John and Julie Cain. 2003. Checklist
of trees and woody shrubs growing in the Cactus Garden/Mausoleum/Angel of
Grief area in 1909 and 2003
- Rawlings, John. 2003. Preliminary
checklist of species lost from central campus and arboretum area.
- Ritter, Matt. May, 2006. Stanford
Eucalyptus Report.
-
- Stanford Grounds Services. Significant
Trees
- Watson, Max, et al. 1964-2005. Max
Watson's Vasona Eucalyptus Grove.
maps
Bibliography
for additional online tree books try
The
Core Literature of Agriculture (Cornell U.)
The
Online Book Page
texts are available to licensing institutions and individuals
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Dictionaries/Manuals/North
America
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Indies. The Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA)
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the islands of the western Pacific; including local and native names, occurence,
descriptions of the trees, and characteristics of their woods.
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Other US Regional/City
Folklore/Cookery
Taxonomy
For current news on family standings: Angiosperm Phylogeny Group at http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/welcome.html
For current news on California taxa on the species level: Index to California
Plant Names http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/about_ICPN.html
Notes on selected genera and species
Trees.stanford.edu