Washington Hts.

Forest Hill Cemetery

Prairie

Geddes

Entrance

East Medical Center Dr.

Huron RiverU-M Hospitals

Main Valley

Peony Garden

Gateway Garden

Nichols DriveEntrance

Gallup Park Trail

Nichols Drive

Geddes Road

Magnolia Glen

Washington Hts. Entrance Visitor Center &

Classrooms

HawthornValley

Sassafras

Yellowwood

Ginkgo

White Pine

Cedar of Lebanon

White Oak

Black Cherry

CottonwoodTuliptree

White Willow

Shagbark HickoryJapanese Weeping Cherry

The evolution of sign design...

Meredith Burke, Communications & Marketing Intern

Supervisors: Joseph Mooney, Catriona Mortell-Windecker

Special thanks to members for funding this internship

As 2017 approaches, preparations are underway all across

campus to celebrate the University of Michigan’s

bicentennial. Planned bicentennial activities range from

academic colloquia to live entertainment. Here at

Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum, we

have chosen to commemorate U-M’s growing history

through The Grandmother Tree Walk.

The walk will be a living exhibit in Nichols Arboretum that

will feature twelve trees and highlight events happening

on campus while the trees began to grow. Each

“Grandmother Tree” will be paired with an informational

sign, which is the product of my summer internship. This

past summer, I have been working with the marketing

and education teams to research, design, and create the

materials for The Grandmother Tree Walk.

Map of The Grandmother Tree Walk

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Home for Hawks

• For X years, this pine grove has

supported a hawk’s nest

• Baby hawks hatch each spring

and explore the Arboretum’s

*Michigan’s state tree

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University expedition to Greendland to explore polar wind

patterns.

Hobbs led expeditions to Greenland in 1926, 1927, and 1928 to

weather.

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For X years, this pine grove has supported a hawk’s nest. Baby hawks hatch each spring and eventually venture into the Arbo’s Main Valley to learn

The same year this pine grove was planted...

Greenland ResearchGeology Professor William H Hobbs embarks on a three-month University expedition to Greendland to explore polar wind patterns.

While at the University of Michigan, Hobbs led expeditions to Greenland in 1926, 1927, and 1928 to

ice cap on weather.

*Michigan’s state tree

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White PinePinus strobus, 90

White PinePinus strobus, ~91 years old

Home for Hawks• This pine grove supports a hawk’s nest

most years.

• Chicks hatch each spring and explore the

State Tree• The white pine is Michigan’s state tree.

Greenland Research

Also in 1926, Geology Professor William H.

Hobbs embarks on a three-month University

expedition to Greenland to explore polar wind

patterns.

Hobbs led expeditions to Greenland in 1926,

1927, and 1928 to research his theories on the Planted in 1926

Photo courtesy of Bentley Historical Library

Shagbark Hickory, 131 years old

Cottonwood, 79 years old

Tuliptree, 167 years old

Behind the “Grandmother Trees”