This is an unofficial list of plants along Naperville's Riverwalk, prepared for the Park District's Riverwalk Safari program. This is very much a work in progress; please send any corrections or other comments to Peter Chen. Thank you!
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West
Bridge to CarillonSouth Side
Ailanthus altissima?
Ginkgo biloba female
Carillon
Bridge to CarillonNorth Side
Acer negundo (Boxelder) female
Acer negundo (Boxelder) male
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)
Morus (Mulberry)
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)
Rhamnus?
Morus (Mulberry)
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)Rhamnus?
H sapling
Aesculus glabra Buckeye?
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)
Acer negundo (Boxelder) female
LoniceraPinus strobus (White Pine)
Lonicera
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)Rhamnus
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)?
Pinus strobus (White Pine)
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)
RhamnusPinus strobus (White Pine)
Lonicera
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)AG
Pavillion
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)
Lonicera
Morus (Mulberry) female
SS?
SSPinus strobus (White Pine)
Rhus copallina (Shining Sumac)Pinus strobus (White Pine)
TiliaMorus alba (Mulberry)
Morus alba (Mulberry)S?
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)
thorny vine, black berry?Morus alba (Mulberry)Shrubs
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)Viburnum
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)
Rhamnus
Acer platanoides (Norway Maple)
Prunus virginiana (Choke Cherry)?nipple galls, white raceme
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)
Morus alba (Mulberry) female(more leaves)
Benches
Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)
Morus alba (Mulberry) maleJuniperus virginiana (Red Cedar)
Thuja occidentalis 2
H
Quercus macrocarpa
Ulmus
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry) (2)
Ulmus (dead)
PiceaPopulous deltoides (Cottonwood)
Bridge to CBNorth Side, South Path(Lower)
Ulmus (stump)
Ulmus americana (dead)
Populous deltoides (Cottonwood)Ulmus: double teeth
Cornus
Robinia?
Tilia
?
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)huge Tilia
Aesculus parviflora (Bottlebrush buckeye)Viburnum starting bloom 030530
3 Benches
Liquidambar styraciflua
Viburnum dentatum
Bridge to CBNorth Side, North Path(Upper)
Morus alba (Mulberry) maleGleditsia (Honey Locust)
Pinus strobus (White Pine) (5)Tilia
Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust)
Rhus copallina (Shining Sumac)
Stairs?
Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine)
Ulmus
Acer negundo (Boxelder)
Fraxinus
huge TiliaAcer saccharinum
Pinus nigra (Austrian Pine)
pavillion, Viburnum dentatum 2
Acer saccharinum (Silver Maple)
Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine)Pinus nigra (Austrian Pine)
TiliaTilia
Tilia
TiliaSculpture
Pinus nigra (Austrian Pine) (2)Tilia (2)Tilia
Fraxinus (Ash)
Bridge to CBSouth Side
Pinus nigra (Austrian Pine) (2)
Fraxinus (Ash)
Acer platanoides (Norway Maple)Fraxinus (Ash)
ShackAcer negundo (Boxelder)
Acer negundo (Boxelder) female
Acer negundo (Boxelder)
Fraxinus (Ash)Pinus strobus (White Pine) (3)
Ailanthus altissima (2)Fraxinus (Ash)
Fraxinus (Ash)
Ulmus
Pinus strobus (White Pine) (4)
Populous deltoides (Cottonwood)Ulmus
PavillionStairs
Pinus strobus (White Pine)
Ulmus
Rhus (Sumac)
Ailanthus altissima
Fraxinus (Ash)
Fraxinus (Ash)Fraxinus (Ash)
Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)
Ulmus
Morus (Mulberry)
Rhus (Sumac)Populous deltoides (Cottonwood)
Stairs
Ailanthus altissima (catkins)
Morus alba (Mulberry): male
(catkins before leaves)
Gymnocladus dioicus
Hydrangea quercifoliaUlmus
Rudbeckia laciniata (Green-headed Coneflower, Goldenglow)
Populous deltoides (Cottonwood)
Acer negundo (Boxelder)
Kerria japonica zigzag stems, texture
Hydrangea quercifolia
Amelanchier alnifolia? Juneberry
StairFraxinus (Ash) male
multiple trunk
Fraxinus (Ash)
Fraxinus (Ash) male
Fraxinus (Ash) male (gall)
Fraxinus (Ash)Fraxinus (Ash)
Acer saccharinum (Silver Maple)Pinus nigra (Austrian Pine) (3)
Eagle bridgeSouth Side
Tilia cordata (Little Leaf Linden)
Eagle bridgeNorth Side
Picea pungens (Colorado Green Spruce)
Acer saccharinum (Silver Maple)
Viburnum opulus (European cranberrybush)
MorusSorbus Americana Mountain Ash?
Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine)
Syringa amurensis japonica (Japanese Tree Lilac) paired end budsPinus nigra (Austrian Pine) (3)
Dandelion FountainNorth Side
Main bridgeNorth Side

Compiled by Peter Chen, from data provided by Karen Hofstra of Naperville Park District.